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Evidence-Based Practice For Public Health Project: Final Report, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine R. Martin
Evidence-Based Practice For Public Health Project: Final Report, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine R. Martin
E. Hatheway Simpson
There are numerous clinically based models for finding the “best evidence” for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. This process is called evidence-based medicine or EBM, which has been defined as "the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence-based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research”.1 The need for improved access to high quality public health information has been echoed in various forums involving public health professionals, librarians, and information specialists since the mid 1990s. …
Evidence-Based Resources For Public Health Project, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine Russo Martin, Sharon Telleen, Roger S. Luckmann
Evidence-Based Resources For Public Health Project, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine Russo Martin, Sharon Telleen, Roger S. Luckmann
E. Hatheway Simpson
Introduction Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) for clinical medicine involves using the best evidence to care for individual patients. Evidence-based public health (EBPH) involves using the best evidence to develop public health policies and intervention programs. There are various EBM resources available to help clinicians sort through the vast amount of medical literature to find the best evidence for their practice needs, yet few resources are available to assist public health practitioners find high quality information relevant to their practice needs. Purpose This project is identifying and cataloging existing electronic evidence-based resources in public health and assessing possible models for effectively and …