The Need for Evidence-Based Public Health
The Need for Evidence-Based Public Health
This chapter includes five sections which cover the following topics: (1) the relevant background issues, including definitions, providing an overview of evidence-based medicine, and other concepts underlying evidence-based public health (EBPH); (2) several key characteristics of an evidence-based process; (3) analytic tools to enhance the uptake of EBPH; (4) a brief sketch of a framework for EBPH in public health practice; and (5) a summary of barriers and opportunities for widespread implementation of evidence-based approaches. A big goal of this introductory chapter is to move the process of decision making toward a proactive approach that incorporates effective use of scientific evidence and data.
Keywords: public health practice, evidence-based medicine, evidence-based process, evidence-based approaches
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