Public Health Librarian
Kate Nyhan, MLS
Research and Education Librarian for Public Health
Upcoming Office Hours
Upcoming Events
- Public Health Ask-A-Librarian Hours
10:00am - 11:00am, Friday, March 21, 2025 - Public Health Ask-A-Librarian Hours
2:00pm - 2:30pm, Friday, March 21, 2025
Public Health & Policy News Sources
- KFF Health News
- MindSite News
- Public Health Watch
- The Examination
- Global Health Now
- The Sick Times
- ProPublica
- Your Local Epidemiologist
- Tradeoffs (podcast)
- Death Panel (podcast)
View a list of news subscriptions provided by Yale Library (including New York Times, STAT+, and Washington Post)
Evidence-Based Public Health
How do librarians support the evidence-based public health process?
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*Community assessment - Librarians help you find data about community strengths and needs
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Identify the issue
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*Search the literature - Librarians help you find and appraise relevant literature
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Develop and implement the intervention
- *Evaluate the information - Librarians help you write up and disseminate your findings
Adapted from "Evidence-based public health: a fundamental concept for public health practice"