Eidence Based Research

In the article “Evidence-Based Decision Making in Public Health”1 by Brownson, Gurney & Land we read that the public health has proved to be quite successful in many ways. However, the authors further explain that there are more challenges that need to be faced1. Moreover, public health needs to apply evidence-based decision-making in its field. The public health sector is continuously improving and expanding1. It needs to enforce evidence-based strategies to address these emerging challenges. Evidence-based strategies must be implemented in the development, implementation, and management of policies and programs1.

In 1996, the Missouri Department of Health initiated a work group1. The primary objective of this workgroup was to develop a course of training and framework for health workers. The aim of this program was to make use of more evidence-based decision making1.

Furthermore, the authors explained the differences between evidence-based public health (EBPH) and evidence-based medicine (EBM)1. There are six stages based on this strategy: 1Stage one consists of the development of an operational statement of the problem1. It is an initial assessment and is like a foundation of other stages1. State two is related to the determination of what is known through the literature based on scientific research1. Stage three deals with the quantification of the problem1. Stage four involves the development of policy or program1. The action plan for the policy or program is developed in the fifth stage1. The evaluation of the program is carried out in Stage six1.

I chose stages 1, 5 and 6 for incorporation of faith-based perspective.

The initial or the first stage consists of the establishment of a concise statement of the problem under consideration1. The statement would include the following: the public health issue and sample population group. The public health issue can be divided into the enormity of the issue, its related risk factors, and prevention...