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Ziam, Saliha; Gignac, Pierre; Courant, Élodie; Mc Sween-Cadieux, Esther – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2021
Background: Decisions related to the development and implementation of public health programmes or policies can benefit from more effective use of the best available knowledge. However, decision makers do not always feel sufficiently equipped or may lack the capacity to use evidence. This can lead them to overlook or set aside research results…
Descriptors: Public Health, Health Programs, Research Utilization, Evidence
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Fedewa, Alicia L.; Candelaria, Ashley; Erwin, Heather E.; Clark, Teresa P. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: Public health models have been used to address a number of school-based concerns, notably in the identification and treatment of students at-risk for academic or behavioral deficits. Significant benefits are associated with this model as, compared to a traditional approach, the focus is shifted from remediation to prevention, and from…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, School Activities, Health Programs, Public Health
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Estrada, Carlos A.; Krishnamoorthy, Periyakaruppan; Smith, Ann; Staton, Lisa; Korf, Michele J.; Allison, Jeroan J.; Houston, Thomas K. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
Introduction: CME providers may be interested in identifying effective marketing strategies to direct users to specific content. Online advertisements for recruiting participants into activities such as clinical trials, public health programs, and continuing medical education (CME) have been effective in some but not all studies. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Quasiexperimental Design, Health Programs, Hypertension