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Public Health Resources And Outreach: National Network Of Libraries Of Medicine, New England Region, E. Hatheway Simpson
Public Health Resources And Outreach: National Network Of Libraries Of Medicine, New England Region, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
Describes the work of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, and Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce to provide outreach services and promote awareness of evidence-based information resources for public health practice.
National Library Of Medicine Health Information Resources, E. Hatheway Simpson
National Library Of Medicine Health Information Resources, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
No abstract provided.
Evidence-Based Public Health: Identifying And Using Information Resources, E. Hatheway Simpson
Evidence-Based Public Health: Identifying And Using Information Resources, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
Public health evidence-based practice involves using the best available evidence to make informed public health practice decisions. This webinar introduced the concepts of evidence-based public health (EBPH) and provided an overview of resources that are online and freely accessible to the public health workforce. Resources highlighted included evidence-based guidelines, systematic reviews, formulated literature searches, best and promising practices, and additional sources of evidence available from the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce, PHPartners.org.
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. …
Public Health Information Access Project: Providing Information Access Through A Digital Library, E. Hatheway Simpson
Public Health Information Access Project: Providing Information Access Through A Digital Library, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
Presentation on the Public Health Information Access Project, including objectives, description, challenges, and lessons learned.
Improving Access To Credible And Relevant Information For Public Health Professionals: A Qualitative Study Of Information Needs In Communicable Disease Control, Nancy R. Lapelle, E. Hatheway Simpson, Roger S. Luckmann, Elaine Russo Martin
Improving Access To Credible And Relevant Information For Public Health Professionals: A Qualitative Study Of Information Needs In Communicable Disease Control, Nancy R. Lapelle, E. Hatheway Simpson, Roger S. Luckmann, Elaine Russo Martin
E. Hatheway Simpson
In order to understand the information needs and the current and ideal approaches to information access in one major area of public health, semi-structured key informant interviews were conducted with 12 communicable disease control public health professionals in Massachusetts at their worksite. Examples of the types of information they commonly accessed and how it was accessed were solicited and/or observed where feasible. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed thematically. Information needs ranged from breaking news (e.g. epidemiology of emerging disease outbreaks) and untested programmatic ideas (e.g. how to handle prevention and treatment of West Nile Virus and SARS) to the …
Evidence-Based Public Health: Findings From A Research Project And Resources For Practice, E. Hatheway Simpson
Evidence-Based Public Health: Findings From A Research Project And Resources For Practice, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
This presentation to the University of Massachusetts Medical School Preventive Medicine Residency Program presents an introduction to evidence-based public health (EBPH), and overview of the Lamar Soutter Library’s Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health (EBPPH) project and research findings, and selected examples of EBPH information resources available from the project’s website, http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph.
Providing Evidence-Based Public Health Resources: The Librarian’S Role, E. Hatheway Simpson
Providing Evidence-Based Public Health Resources: The Librarian’S Role, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
This presentation introduces the concepts of evidence-based public health (EBPH) and provides examples of EBPH information resources available online from the Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health website, http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph and the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce website, http://PHPartners.org. Health science librarians, as information specialists and knowledge managers, have the ability to search and find the best evidence to help public health practitioners make informed practice decisions. Presented at the North Atlantic Health Science Libraries Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, September 27, 2005.
Identifying Evidence-Based Best Practices In Maternal And Child Health, Sharon L. Telleen, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine Russo Martin
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 …
Public Health Information Access -- Research And Services, E. Hatheway Simpson
Public Health Information Access -- Research And Services, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School Library, is taking part in ongoing research on public health practitioners’ access and use of information resources with an emphasis on evidence-based public health. Ms. Simpson will report on the Public Health Information Access Project and also provide examples of library outreach projects relating to public health in the New England Region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and how collaborations between libraries and their public health communities, including the research community, can help expand the work and reach of …
Identifying Strategies To Improve Access To Credible And Relevant Information For Public Health Professionals: A Qualitative Study, Nancy R. Lapelle, Roger S. Luckmann, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine Russo Martin
Identifying Strategies To Improve Access To Credible And Relevant Information For Public Health Professionals: A Qualitative Study, Nancy R. Lapelle, Roger S. Luckmann, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine Russo Martin
E. Hatheway Simpson
Background Movement towards evidence-based practices in many fields suggests that public health (PH) challenges may be better addressed if credible information about health risks and effective PH practices is readily available. However, research has shown that many PH information needs are unmet. In addition to reviewing relevant literature, this study performed a comprehensive review of existing information resources and collected data from two representative PH groups, focusing on identifying current practices, expressed information needs, and ideal systems for information access. Methods Nineteen individual interviews were conducted among employees of two domains in a state health department – communicable disease control …
Healthy People 2020 Structured Evidence Queries For Pubmed: Practice Informed By Research, E. Hatheway Simpson, Lisa A. Sedlar, Lisa A. Lang
Healthy People 2020 Structured Evidence Queries For Pubmed: Practice Informed By Research, E. Hatheway Simpson, Lisa A. Sedlar, Lisa A. Lang
E. Hatheway Simpson
Objective: Healthy People 2020 is a set of objectives with 10-year targets to guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts. Public health professionals may have limited time to identify relevant research articles on public health strategies. NLM recognized the need to reduce the time and increase the precision of finding research to support evidence-based actions to achieve HP2020 objectives. Methods: NLM collaborated with the HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion to develop pre-formulated search strategies ─ structured evidence queries (SEQs) ─ of PubMed to make research evidence related to HP2020 objectives easier to find. The queries were …
Enhancing Evidence-Based Information Access To Inform Public Health Practice, Nancy R. Lapelle, E. Hatheway Simpson, Roger S. Luckmann, Elaine Russo Martin
Enhancing Evidence-Based Information Access To Inform Public Health Practice, Nancy R. Lapelle, E. Hatheway Simpson, Roger S. Luckmann, Elaine Russo Martin
E. Hatheway Simpson
It is clear from the trend towards evidence-based practices in many fields that public health (PH) practice can be better informed if credible information about effective practices is accessible. Comparing sources of evidence-based information in clinical medicine to what is available for PH, we found fewer examples of readily accessible sources in PH. This project was conceived to identify enhancements to evidence-based information accessing needs of PH professionals. A qualitative study identified how PH professionals currently access information and what enhancements they need. Nineteen individual interviews were conducted across two state health department bureaus – communicable disease control and community …
Improving Access To Public Health Information: A Study Of Information Needs In A State Health Department, E. Hatheway Simpson, Nancy R. Lapelle, Elaine Russo Martin
Improving Access To Public Health Information: A Study Of Information Needs In A State Health Department, E. Hatheway Simpson, Nancy R. Lapelle, Elaine Russo Martin
E. Hatheway Simpson
Background: Public health challenges can be better addressed if credible information about health risks and effective public health practices is readily available. The need for improved access to evidence-based public health information has been recognized by public health practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and librarians. Objective: To understand the information needs of the public health workforce and to improve access to credible and relevant information for public health practice. Methods: A qualitative study identified how public health professionals currently access information, what barriers they face, and what improvements they need. Nineteen individual interviews were conducted in two state health bureaus – …
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 …