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Identifying Evidence-Based Best Practices In Maternal And Child Health, Sharon L. Telleen, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine Russo Martin

E. Hatheway Simpson

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Information Center has funded a medical library project to develop an electronic resource of current, evidence-based public health best practices identified in the journal literature. This resource will assist university faculty and federal, state and local public health department personnel in identifying evidence-based best practices in maternal and child health. The results to date include a project website; lists of public health journals and bibliographic databases; a chart of public health sources, knowledge domains, and sub-domains; current evidence-based best practices identified in maternal and child health; and a table of public health journals …