A Evidence Based Web sites
E-Road Map to Evidence-based Public Health Practice
A step by step guide to evidence-based public health
concepts, skills, and practice.
Assess Now
Provides public health staff with information, tools, and
resources to improve the practice of community health
assessment. The website includes links to assessment
toolkits, data, and community health publications from
across Washington State.
Health Evidence Canada
An online registry of systematic reviews on the
effectiveness of public health and health promotion
interventions.
Best Practice Initiative
from the HHS Assistant Secretary for Health
Showcasing best practices in public health from around the
country.
Cancer Control PLANET
Links to comprehensive cancer control resources for public
health professionals. Browse by topic area or explore their
5 step system for developing a comprehensive cancer control
plan or program.
Cochrane Library
Consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based
medicine databases. Access to full text is restricted to
those affiliated with the UW Health Sciences Libraries.
Cochrane Reviews of
Relevance to Health Promotion and Public Health
Promotes the production and use of systematic reviews of
effectiveness of health promotion and public health
interventions, and directs individuals to other sources of
systematic reviews when topics have not been covered in the
Cochrane Library.
Database of Abstracts of
Reviews of Effects (DARE)
DARE, contains summaries of systematic reviews on a broad range of
health and social care topics.
The Effective Public Health
Practice Project
Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) is a key
initiative of the Public Health Research, Education and
Development Program (PHRED) in Ontario, Canada. The website
lists a number of summaries and reviews on effective public
health interventions.
EPPI (Evidence for Policy
and Practice Information)
Addresses the need for a systematic approach to the
organization and review of evidence-based work on social
interventions. They provide links to reviews, tools, and
databases related to health education and promotion.
Evidence Based Health
Promotion
Contains
evidence-based health promotion planning
resources; topics include oral health, fall prevention, and
child injury prevention.
Evidenced Based Medicine
Glossary
A useful glossary of evidence based medicine terms.
Guide to Clinical Preventive
Services
Preventive measures, including screening tests, counseling,
immunizations, and preventive medications, evaluated by the
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Clinical categories
include cancer, injury and violence, mental health
conditions and substance abuse, among others.
Guide to Community
Preventive Services
Provides a summary of what is known about the effectiveness,
economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to
promote community health and prevent disease.
HP2010 Information Access
Project
Provides one-click, pre-formulated searches of PubMed for
selected Healthy People 2010 focus areas. Topics include
maternal, infant and child health, immunization and
infectious diseases, injury and violence prevention, and
many others.
MMRW Recommendations and
Reports
The MMWR Recommendations and Reports contains in-depth
articles that relay policy statements for prevention and
treatment across the entire range of CDC's scope of
responsibility.
Model Practices Database
(National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO):
This NACCHO database highlights model public health
practices organized by state and topic area.
National Institute for
Health and Clinical Excellence Public Health Evidence
Briefings
Includes evidence briefings on topics such as accidental
injury, HIV prevention, physical activity, and prevention of
sexually transmitted infections.
National Quality Measures
Clearinghouse
A public repository for evidence-based quality measures and
measure sets.
PubMed Clinical Queries
(National Library of Medicine)
Search for Systematic Reviews indexed by PubMed.
PubMed Health Services
Research (HSR) Queries (National Library of Medicine)
PubMed searches on healthcare quality and costs.
Quality Tools
A clearinghouse for practical, ready-to-use tools for
measuring and improving the quality of health care. Featured
resources include the 2005 The National Healthcare
Disparities Report.
State Snapshots Tool 2005 (AHRQ)
View and compare health care quality performance of states
across the nation, including Washington’s.
Professional
Organizations
National
American
Academy of Health Behavior
(AAHB)
American
Association for Health Education
(AAHE-AAHPERD)
American
College Health Association, Health Promotion Section
(ACHA-HPS)
American
Public Health Association, Public Health Education and
Health Promotion Section
(APHA-PHEHP)
American
Public Health Association, School Health Education and
Services Section
(APHA-SHES)
American
School Health Association
(ASHA)
Directors of Health Promotion & Education
(DHPE) Eta
Sigma Gamma
The National Professional Health Education Honorary
(ESG)
Society
for Public Health Education
(SOPHE)
Society
of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and
Recreation
(SSDHPER)
National
Commission for Health Education Credentialing
International Union for Health Promotion and Education
Society of State Directors of Health and Physical
Education and Recreation
Texas
Texas
Society for Public Health Education
Texas
Public Health Association
Texas
Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance
Texas
School Health Association
The
mission of TSHA is to protect and improve the well-being of
children and youth in Texas by supporting comprehensive
school health programs, and is the only organization in
Texas that focuses exclusively on school health issues.
Other/Misc.
“Framework for
Program Evaluation in Public Health”
Additional information can be found at CDC
Evaluation Working Group:
The Guide to Community Preventive Services
Provides recommendations for populations-based
interventions to promote health and to prevent disease,
injury, disability and premature death and to reduce
environmental hazards
Health Education Publications and Resources (HEPR)
Healthy People 2010 Toolkit: A Field Guide to Health
Planning
The toolkit contains practical guidance, technical tools and
resources for those involved in Healthy People planning. To order a printed copy
for $39 call Public Health Foundation 1-877-252-1200
(toll-free)
or
http://bookstore.phf.org
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Educational
Materials Catalog
Provides a wealth of information on publications and
educational materials available from the NHLBI Information
Center.
National Resource Center on Aging and Injury (NRCAI)
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health
Workforce
The Surgeon General's Prescription for Health
The interactive prescription allows the Web site
visitor to choose up to 4 recommendations for good health
and receive selected Web resources to support behavior
change.
TrainingFinder
A free, searchable, comprehensive online distance
learning clearinghouse.
