This video will show you how to search multiple library databases at once to find evidence-based programs on your topic.
Public health information tends to be multi-disciplinary, meaning you'll often need to search several databases geared toward different disciplines. For example, if you are designing a program to educate families about the signs and symptoms of depression, you may end up searching PubMed or Medline (biomedical), PsycINFO (psychology), ERIC (education), and Family Studies Abstracts (sociology).
Note that the website looks different in this video, but the searching process is the same.
Tips for finding scholarly articles on programs:
When you are searching any programs that address a particular population or issue:
- Use advanced search. Use 1 line to add terms related to population, 1 line for targeted outcomes or strategy, and 1 line using these programs/interventions terms: program* or intervention* or trial* or initiative* or policy
- The more lines/concepts you add to your search, the narrower it will become.
- Use 'OR' to connect synonyms.
- Search for systematic reviews that summarize and synthesize evidence for programs addressing particular conditions or populations. Use the reference list to identify articles about particular programs.
For African American or Black mothers, what are effective programs or interventions that prevent stillbirths or infant mortality?

This search is looking for programs using home visiting as a strategy:
