The acclaimed textbook for navigating the practice and challenges of public health, now
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Despite the many accomplishments of public health, a greater attention to evidence-based
approaches is warranted. This article reviews the concepts of evidence-based public health …

Gathering scientific information for decision making in the United States dates back to the
mid-1800s when, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln established the National Academy of …

This glossary seeks to define and explain some of the main concepts underpinning
evidence based public health. It draws on the published literature, experience gained over …

The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) is being developed under
the leadership of the independent, nonfederal Task Force on Community Preventive …

A stronger focus on evidence-based decision making in day-to-day public health practice is
needed. This article describes the rationale for this need, including (1) the inter-relationships …

Timely implementation of principles of evidence-based public health (EBPH) is critical for
bridging the gap between discovery of new knowledge and its application. Public health …

The most threatening public health challenges today are chronic and complex and require
joint effort from academic researchers in partnership with clinical and public health …

How can we encourage ongoing development, refinement, and evaluation of practices to
identify and build an evidence base for best practices? On the basis of a review of the …

Increasing disease rates, limited funding, and the ever-growing scientific basis for
intervention demand the use of proven strategies to improve population health. Public health …