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Evidence-based Public Health resources
Health Evidence Canada
An online registry of systematic reviews on the effectiveness of public health and health promotion interventions.
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National Guideline Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Search for public health oriented topics, related to bioterrorism, food safety, injury, or infectious diseases, or see Frequently Requested Searches for guidelines related to Healthy People 2010 initiatives.
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What is evidence-based Public Health?
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- AHRQ Innovations Exchange
The AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange offers opportunities to share, learn about, and ultimately adopt evidence-based innovations and tools suitable for a range of health care settings and populations.
- Cancer Control PLANET
Links to comprehensive cancer control resources for public health professionals. Browse by topic area or explore their 5 step system for developing a comprehensive cancer control plan or program.
- Cochrane Library
Consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases. Access to full text is restricted to those affiliated with the UW Health Sciences Libraries.
- Cochrane Reviews of Relevance to Health Promotion and Public Health
Promotes the production and use of systematic reviews of effectiveness of health promotion and public health interventions, and directs individuals to other sources of systematic reviews when topics have not been covered in the Cochrane Library.
- The Community Toolbox
Information on what works in addressing specific problems or goals related to community health and development.
- Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
DARE, one of the databases included on the Cochrane Library, contains summaries of systematic reviews on a broad range of health and social care topics.
- The Effective Public Health Practice Project
Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) is a key initiative of the Public Health Research, Education and Development Program (PHRED) in Ontario, Canada. The website lists a number of summaries and reviews on effective public health interventions.
- EPPI (Evidence for Policy and Practice Information)
Addresses the need for a systematic approach to the organization and review of evidence-based work on social interventions. They provide links to reviews, tools, and databases related to health education and promotion.
- Evidence Base
A resource to provide an account of the state of the evidence, identify gaps in the research base, and make recommendations for future research.
- Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
Preventive measures, including screening tests, counseling, immunizations, and preventive medications, evaluated by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Clinical categories include cancer, injury and violence, mental health conditions and substance abuse, among others.
- Guide to Community Preventive Services
Provides a summary of what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to promote community health and prevent disease.
- Kellogg Library Resources for Evidence-based Health Care
- MMRW Recommendations and Reports
The MMWR Recommendations and Reports contains in-depth articles that relay policy statements for prevention and treatment across the entire range of CDC's scope of responsibility (e.g., recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices).
- Model Practices Database (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
This NACCHO database highlights model public health practices organized by state and topic area.
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Public Health
Includes evidence briefings on topics such as accidental injury, HIV prevention, physical activity, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections.
- National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
A public repository for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets.
- National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
Searchable online registry of more than 210 interventions supporting mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and substance abuse treatment.
- Promising Practices Network
Offers research-based information on what works to improve the lives of children and families.
- Public Health +
Public Health + is a searchable database of over 140 critically appraised articles from a wide range of medical and allied health academic journals. Articles that are determined to be methodologically sound are then rated by clinicians for relevance and newsworthiness.
- Turning Research into Practice (TRIP) Database
The TRIP Database is a clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice.
- University of Washington Healthlinks Evidence-based Practice
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