Assessing evidence to improve population health and wellbeing /

Written to support practitioners undertaking a masters in public health, this text considers the main concepts, issues and methodologies of the second core competence of the Public Health Skills and Career Framework.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Aceijas, Carmen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Exeter : Learning Matters, 2011
Series:Transforming public health practice.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • What is Meant by Evidence? / Amino Dilmohamed
  • What are Sources of Evidence? / Mahwish Hayee
  • Making Sense of the Evidential Hierarchy Used to Judge Research Evidence / Nena Foster
  • Act/Art of Assessing: Critical Appraisal and its Relevance in Public Health / Nena Foster
  • Assessing Evidence
  • the Quality of Primary and Secondary Research / Mahwish Hayee
  • Assessing Evidence
  • the Strengths and Weaknesses of Various Ways of Assessing Public Health Outcomes / Krishna Regmi
  • Assessing Evidence
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis / Gary Ginsberg
  • Principles and Methods of Programme Evaluation / Carmen Aceijas
  • Assessing Quality and Effectiveness to Improve Public Health and Wellbeing / Krishna Regmi.