LibGuides: PBHL-S500 Social & Behavioral Science in Public Health: Evidence Based Programs &amp; Interventions

Evidence Clearinghouses

Evidence clearinghouses are collections of programs, policies, and interventions that have been reviewed, organized, and sometimes rated in terms of levels of evidence . Ratings reflect whether and to what extent the impact of a program is supported by evidence (usually collected for a systematic review). Evidence clearinghouses will also indicate which populations, health outcomes, and settings the programs were designed for.

When selecting an intervention or program, consider:

Population alignment: is it relevant to your population of interest?
Scale: was the study done locally or is it nationally representative?
Outcomes: a program may only be effective for the outcomes specified, and could have unintended consequences on other outcomes not measured.

Source: Research2policy.org

Try this tool to determine whether or not to start or stop a public health program:

Assessing the Applicability and Transferability of Evidence Tool

Strategies

Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide)
Interventions, programs and strategies on health topics; United States
What Works for Health
Evidence-informed policies, programs, and system changes for health topics; United States

Programs

Aging and Disability Evidence-Based Programs and Practices initiative (ADEPP)
Evidence-based programs and practices in the areas of aging and disability. Current through 2015. United States.
Best Practices Registry for Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention; United States
California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
Child welfare system; United States
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy (CEBP) – Programs That Work
Social programs on topics such as child and maternal health, employment, chronic disease prevention, suicide prevention, health care financing, etc.; United States
Compendium of Evidence-based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention
HIV prevention and treatment; United States
Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP)
Programs for cancer prevention; United States
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
Interventions for substance abuse treatment and prevention; United States
Results First Clearinghouse
Online resource that brings together information on the effectiveness of social policy programs from nine national clearinghouses

Policy & Law

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Poverty policy lessons; Global
CDC Public Health Law
Includes training, resources, and publications on public health law topics
Network for Public Health Law
Resources including policy briefs, reports, webinars and guidance, on many public health law topics.
Public Health Law Center
Contains toolkits, reports, and fact checks on various public health law topics, including health equity, tobacco control, tribal health, food justice, physical activity, and climate justice.

Systematic Reviews and Guidelines

Campbell Collaboration
Systematic reviews and evidence gap summaries on a variety of topics: crime, disability, education, social welfare, and knowledge translation; Global
Health Evidence
Systematic reviews on public health topics; Canada

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews This link opens in a new window
Leading resource for systematic reviews in health care; Global

Health Systems Evidence
Research evidence about governance, financial and delivery arrangements within health systems, and about implementation strategies that can support change in health systems. Endorsed by WHO as a key resource for research evidence about health systems.
Trip Medical Database
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. This a link to the free version of TRIP.
Rapid Reviews on Public Health Topics
Canada's National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools' Rapid Evidence Service for Public Health
Registry of Knowledge Translation Methods and Tools for Public Health
Collection to tools to assist public health practitioners with knowledge translation

Learn more about Evidence Based Public Health

Community Tool Box (Center for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas)
"The Community Tool Box is a free, online resource for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change. It offers thousands of pages of tips and tools for taking action in communities."
Evidence-Based Public Health Training Series
Highly recommended series from the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
Evidence Based Behavioral Practice Training Modules
Series of modules on different aspects of EBBP.
Evidence-Informed Decision Making in Public Health
From Canada's National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools