Evidence-Based Public Health Practice

Chapter 1. Public Health Practice and the Best Available Evidence Chapter 2. Community Health and Health Service Needs and Evidence-Based Programs Chapter 3. Finding the Best Available Evidence: Questions, Practical Concerns and Ethics Chapter 4. Research Design, Validity and Best Available Evidence Chapter 5. Wanted! Valid and Meaningful Data as Proof of Best Available Evidence Chapter 6. The Best Available Evidence: Quality, Strength, Implementation and Evaluation

"Its emphasis on "evidence-based" is extremely important and relevant, given that funding agencies at all levels are demanding evidence-based practices and sound methods to evaluate public health programs. The end-of-chapter questions and exercises are a great addition to the text that will allow students to critically apply the knowledge gained from the chapters." -- Deric R. Kenne "It covers a very important topic for the future of public health. There are few very other texts in print that cover this material." -- W. Douglas Evans