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Evidence-Based Public Health Practice: Additional Resources & Wrap-Up

Evidence-Based Public Health Practice: Additional Resources & Wrap-Up. Helena VonVille Library Director University of Texas School of Public Health.

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Evidence-Based Public Health Practice: Additional Resources & Wrap-Up

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  1. Evidence-Based Public Health Practice: Additional Resources & Wrap-Up Helena VonVille Library Director University of Texas School of Public Health This project has been funded in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No NO1-LM-6-3505.

  2. Week 2, Pt. 2: Additional Resources & Wrap-Up • Web resources • MedlinePlus • ToxMap • Household Products Database • Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce • Steps 4, 5, & 6 recap • Questions

  3. MedlinePlus • From the National Library of Medicine • Consumer health web site • Vetted by information professionals • MedlinePlus includes: • Health topics • Drug information • Medical Encyclopedia • Health news • Directories • Go Local • Are your services listed?

  4. ToxMap • From the National Library of Medicine • Environmental releases information • Includes Toxic Release Inventory • Includes Superfund sites • Links to health risk information • NJ Hazardous Substances Fact Sheets • ToxFAQs (CDC) • CA Prop 65

  5. Household Products Database • Includes: • Auto • Home • Pesticides • Landscape/Yard • Pet Care • Personal Care

  6. Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce • Main topics • Health Promotion and Health Education • Literature and Guidelines • Health Data Tools and Statistics • Grants and Funding • Education and Training • Legislation and Policy • Conferences and Meetings • Finding People • Discussion and E-mail Lists • Jobs and Careers

  7. Partners: Health Promotion & Health Education • Resources from wide variety of groups • APHA • SOPHE • AHRQ • University of Iowa • FDA • Healthy Roads Media • Multi-language handouts, audio, Web documents

  8. Partners: Literature & Guidelines • Many of same resource from EBPH site • Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness • Reports of the Surgeon General

  9. Partners: Education & Training • CDCynergy • Health communication planning • TRAIN.org (Public Health Foundation) • Journal Self-Study (SOPHE)

  10. Review of EBPH Steps • Step 1: Define the issue • Step 2: Gather the data • Step 3: Review the literature • Step 4: Develop program or policy options • Step 5: Create an implementation plan • Step 6: Evaluate and determine next steps!

  11. Step 4: Develop program or policy options • Review what you know about public health programs • Determine criteria to prioritize options • Evaluate potential costs (cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit)

  12. Step 5: Create an implementation plan • Refine your description of the issue • Go back to your logic model • Add inputs • Expand activities • Refine outcomes • Which behavior theory most appropriate? • Theory at a Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice • Implement!

  13. Step 6: Evaluate the program or policy • CDC Evaluation Working Group • Framework for Program Evaluation • WK Kellogg Foundation • Evaluation Handbook • Association for Community Health Improvement • Outcomes Measurements

  14. Questions? Helena VonVille 713-500-9131 Helena.M.VonVille@uth.tmc.edu

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