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Karen E. Peters, DrPH, Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, 850 W. Jackson (M/C 275), Room 526, Chicago, IL 60607, 312-413-4944, kpeters@uic.edu, William Baldyga, DrPH, University of Illinois at Chicago, Health Research & Policy Centers, 850 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 400, (M/C 275), Chicago, IL 60607, and Edith Sternberg, MPH, CHES, Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, 850 W. Jackson (M/C 275), Chicago, IL 60607.
Local and county level public health practice should incorporate sound scientific decision-making based on the best available evidence for implementing practice activities and programs. The knowledge, skills and ability of local health department staff to locate evidence for programming efforts have been hampered by a lack of training in social and behavioral health sciences, along with difficulty in retrieving and utilizing evidence based strategies that can inform local public health practice. The aim of this presentation is to describe the content, format and evaluation of a training course focusing on chronic disease management intervention strategies developed for local health department personnel responsible for program initiation and maintenance. The approach utilizes a multi-component, modular format which includes the topics of priority setting, logic model development, systematic literature review, issue quantification, action plan creation and policy/program evaluation. The findings from this highly evaluated training activity reveal that participants have increased knowledge of evidence based principles, and systematic approaches to public health practice and chronic disease prevention, learned a comprehensive approach to program development and evaluation, and are able to access and interpret existing data systems and methods of using evidence based summaries.
Learning Objectives: At the conculsion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to
Keywords: Evidence Based Practice, Health Promotion
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.