Evidence-Based Public Health

2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-539789-5
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 583 g

There are at least three ways in which a public health program or policy may not reach stated goals for success:

1) Choosing an intervention approach whose effectiveness is not established in the scientific literature;
2) Selecting a potentially effective program or policy yet achieving only weak, incomplete implementation or "reach," thereby failing to attain objectives;

3) Conducting an inadequate or incorrect evaluation that results in a lack of generalizable knowledge on the effectiveness of a program or policy; and
4) Paying inadequate attention to adapting an intervention to the population and context of interest

To enhance evidence-based practice, this book addresses all four possibilities and attempts to provide practical guidance on how to choose, carry out, and evaluate evidence-based programs and policies in public health settings. It also begins to address a fifth, overarching need for a highly trained public health workforce. This book deals not only with finding and using scientific evidence, but also with implementation and evaluation of interventions that generate new evidence on
effectiveness. Because all these topics are broad and require multi-disciplinary skills and perspectives, each chapter covers the basic issues and provides multiple examples to illustrate important concepts. In addition, each chapter provides links to the diverse literature and selected websites for readers
wanting more detailed information. An indispensable volume for professionals, students, and researchers in the public health sciences and preventative medicine, this new and updated edition of Evidence-Based Public Health aims to bridge research and evidence with policies and the practice of public health.

Zielgruppe

Public health professionals with and without extensive formal training in the public health sciences (behavioral science, biostatistics, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, health management and policy) and for students in public health and preventive medicine.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brownson, Ross C.

Baker, Elizabeth A.

Left, Terry L.

Gillespie, Kathleen N.

True, William R.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Mathematik & Informatik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Epidemiologie, Medizinische Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.: 1. The Need for Evidence-Based Public Health
1.: 2. Assessing Scientific Evidence for Public Health Action
1.: 3. Understanding and Applying Analytic Tools
1.: 4. Community Assessment
1.: 5. Developing an Initial Statement of the Issue
1.: 6. Quantifying the Issue
1.: 7. Searching the Scientific Literature and Organizing Information
1.: 8. Developing and Prioritizing Intervention Options
1.: 9. Developing an Action Plan and Implementing Interventions
1.: 10. Evaluating the Program or Policy
1.: 11. Emerging Issues in Evidence-Based Public Health
Glossary
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ross C. Brownson, Ph.D. is Professor of Epidemiology, Co-Director, Prevention Research Center in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Department of Surgery and Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.
Elizabeth A. Baker, Ph.D., M.P.H. is Director, Division of Behavioral Science and Health Education, School of Public Health, St. Louis University.

Terry L. Leet, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Epidemiology.

Kathleen N. Gillespie, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Health Management, St. Louis University School of Public Health, St. Louis.
William R. True, Ph.D., M.P.H. is Research Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis.