From Problem to Prevention: Evidence-Based Public Health

For more information or to schedule this course, please contact the NNLM Training Office at nto@utah.edu.

Curious about evidence-based public health (EBPH) but not sure where to start? This class will explore the basics of EBPH and highlight essentials of the EBPH process such as identifying the problem, forming a question, searching the literature, and evaluating the intervention. The purpose of this class is to provide an introduction to the world of evidence based public health and to give those already familiar with EBPH useful information that can be applied in their practices.

Learning Objectives

1. Define and describe evidence-based public health
2. Identify a public health need and formulate an answerable question
3. Locate and search applicable literature and resources

Resource URL: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/problem-prevention-evidence-based-public-health 

Agenda

Welcome/Introductions
Overview of EBPH
Community Assessment
Formulating the Question/Statement
Finding & Searching the Literature
Evaluations of Interventions
Questions/Wrap-up/Evaluation

MLA CE Credits: 1