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Public Health Librarian

Kate Nyhan, MLS

Research and Education Librarian for Public Health

kate.nyhan@yale.edu

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Public Health & Policy News Sources

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Evidence-Based Public Health

How do librarians support the evidence-based public health process?

  see description below  
  1. *Community assessment - Librarians help you find data about community strengths and needs
     
  2. Identify the issue 
     
  3. *Search the literature - Librarians help you find and appraise relevant literature 
     
  4. Develop and implement the intervention 
     
  5. *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"