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 acclaimed textbook for navigating the practice and challenges of public health, now
updated and completely revised" It should be recommended or assigned to all students in …

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 …

Debate is ongoing about the nature and use of evidence in public health decision making,
and there seems to be an emerging consensus that the “hierarchy of evidence” may be …

We explore the notion that the public health community could learn lessons from the success
of evidence based medicine (EBM) and develop a public health counterpart called …

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 …

Evidence-based approaches (those explicitly linked to the best available scientific evidence
and reflecting community preferences and feasibility) are increasingly used to inform health …

This paper examines how the concept of the 'evidence‐based'approach has transferred from
clinical medicine to public health and has been applied to health promotion and policy …

Evidence-based public health (EBPH) has been proposed as a practice model that builds
upon the success of evidence-based medicine (EBM). EBM has been described as a more …

The use (or non-use) of evidence in health policy is an issue of growing interest and concern
among both academic researchers and policy makers. Most public health research is …