EvidenceBased Public Health Practice: Additional Resources

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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.
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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

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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?

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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

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Household Products Database

• Includes
• Auto
• Home
• Pesticides
• Landscape/Yard
• Pet Care
• Personal Care

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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

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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

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Partners Literature Guidelines

• Many of same resource from EBPH site
• Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness
• Reports of the Surgeon General

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Partners Education Training

• CDCynergy
• Health communication planning
• TRAIN.org (Public Health Foundation)
• Journal Self-Study (SOPHE)

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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!

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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)

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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!

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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

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Questions?

• Helena VonVille
• 713-500-9131
• Helena.M.VonVille_at_uth.tmc.edu