Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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Evidence-based Models
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Management of Bronchiolitis in the Emergency Department
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
No significant changes were seen in management of bronchiolitis after guidelines recommended against medications and x-rays for infants and toddlers.
Translation of Evidence-Based Clinical Standards into a New Prehospital Resuscitation Policy in Los Angeles
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
In an example of "community-partnered participatory research," an EMS agency and a research team collaborated to rapidly develop and implement changes to long-established guidelines regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation, demonstrating how evidence-based research can influence policy and benefit patients.
Impact, Insights, and Implications of the Systematic Screening and Assessment Method
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines the impact of using the Systematic Screening and Assessment (SSA) Method as applied to the Early Assessment of Programs and Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity project.
The Policy Debate Over Public Investment in Comparative Effectiveness Research
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article considers the current debate relating to the need to compare the same or different medical treatments and measure outcomes to control health care costs and to provide patients with an improved service from health care professionals.
Resident Work Duty Hour Requirements
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Institute of Medicine and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education have proposed changes to the “Common Program Requirements” for residents’ work duty hour requirements.
Making Evidence from Research More Relevant, Useful, and Actionable in Policy, Program Planning and Practice
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This commentary examines the gap between peer-reviewed research and practice. The authors provide suggestions to help research journals improve the relevance of research and speed the utilization of evidence-based practice.
Helping Public Health Institutes Become a Key Player in the "New" Public Health
October 1, 2010 | Program Result
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) fosters networking and collaboration among public health institutes and their governmental and other partners. It launched this project to strengthen the nation's public health institutes.
Neighborhood Social Capital and Adult Health
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Most studies investigating links between social capital and health have relied on work by Robert Putnam who conceptualized social capital as features of social organization, such as interpersonal trust, reciprocity norms, and engagements with commun ...
Toward a Neighborhood Resource-Based Theory of Social Capital for Health
January 1, 2006 | Journal Article
A collection of recent public health research has turned to the relationship of social capital and its impact on health and well being. Criticism of this work focuses on lack of theoretical support and use of flawed methodology. This paper addresses ...