Question

Provide an example of dissemination of evidence that influenced health policy. Provide a detailed analysis of the evidence presented and the impact to our public health system.

Answer 1

The dissemination is the targeted distribution of information and intervention materials to specific public health or clinical practices audience. The intent is to spread knowledge and the associated audience based interventions.

3 phases of dissemination including ,

the dissemination efforts need to take into account the message, source, audience, and channel.

3 domains of evidence based health policy including,

1) process to understand approaches to enhance the likelihood of policy adoption

2) content, to identify the specific policy elements that are likely to be effective

3) outcomes to document the potential impact of policy.

Policy has had and will continue to have a vast impact on our daily lives and on public health indicators in part because of its long term effects and relative low cost .

The evidence based health or public health methods and intervention are practices, procedures, programs or policies that have been proven effective.

The evidence based public health practices is the development, implementation, and evaluation of of effective products and policies in public health through applications of principle of scientific reasoning, including systemic use of data and information systems and appropriate use of behavioral secience theory and programs.

7 steps of evidence based health policy practices,

1) assess the patient

2) ask the focused clinical question

3) acquire evidence to answer the questions

4) appraise the quality of the evidence

5) apply the evidence to the patient care

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