Evidence-based public health

Abstract

The need for evidence-based public health -- Building capacity for evidence-based public health -- Assessing scientific evidence for public health action -- Understanding and applying economic evaluation and other analytic tools -- Conducting community assessment -- Developing an initial statement of the issue -- Quantifying the issue -- Searching the scientific literature and using systematic reviews -- Developing and prioritizing intervention options -- Developing an action plan and implementing interventions -- Evaluating the program or policy -- Opportunities for advancing evidence-based public health