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September 01, 2002
Evidence-Based Public Health
Authors: Ross C. Brownson, Elizabeth A. Baker, Terry L. Leet and Kathleen N. Gillespie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: Sep 2002
ISBN13: 9780195143768
ISBN10: 0195143760
Price: $45.00 (05) Hardback, 256 pp;
29 line illus; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4;
Description: Public health decisions are often based on short-term demands rather than long-term study, and policies and programs are sometimes developed from anecdotal evidence. To enhance evidence-based practice, this book provides practical guidance on how to choose, carry out, and evaluate evidence-based programs and policies in public health settings.
Reviews
“I was looking for a book that was grounded in the familiar territory of evidence based medicine much documented in the pages of the BMJ in recent years. I was not disappointed. I then looked for sensible application of this territory to public health practice and for an easily understood and systematic approach to making it happen. Again, I was pleased to see precisely this emerge.”
- Phil Ayres, Leeds Teaching Hospitals
“…a wealth of information and know-how, backed up by good practical illustrations of real-life evidence, issues, situations and decisions.”
- J R Coll Physicians
About the Author(s)
Ross C. Brownson, Professor of Epidemiology, and Director of the Prevention Research Center , Elizabeth A. Baker, Associate Professor of Behavioral Science and Health Education , Terry L. Leet, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology , and Kathleen N. Gillespie, Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy, All at St.Louis University School of Public Health, MO
