Putting Public Health Evidence in Action
Over multiple funding cycles, the CPCRN has created an interactive training curriculum to support community program planners, health educators and practitioners in developing capacity to use evidence-based approaches to improve the health of their community. This curriculum has been disseminated widely over the years, both nationally and internationally, and provides the background and tools needed for planning, implementing, and evaluating community health interventions.
See below for the resources needed to plan and deliver a “Putting Public Health Evidence in Action” training workshop with links to videos and supporting materials.
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Module 1: Introduce Evidence-Based Practice and Community Engagement
- Define evidence-based practice (EBP)
- Describe the framework for EBP that will guide the training
- Introduce community and stakeholder engagement as a foundation to EBP
Handouts, Activities, and Resources
- Handout 1: Community Engagement Case Study
- Resource: CDC’s Principles of Community Engagement
Module 2: Understand the Problem and Establish Goals for Improvement
- Determine current performance
- Identify multi-level factors contributing to a problem
- Create a process map to identify weak links
- Establish improvement goals
Handouts, Activities, and Resources
- Handout 1: Data Source and Resource List
Module 3: Find and Select Evidence-based Interventions
- Find evidence-based interventions (EBIs)
- Apply criteria to assess EBIs based on their effectiveness
- Determine potential for implementation in real-world practice
- Describe basic principles for selecting EBIs that fit your objectives, setting, and population
Handouts, Activities, and Resources
- Activity 1: Evidence Scavenger Hunt
- Activity 2: Potential for Implementation
- Activity 3: Sources for Evidence Based Interventions
- Handout 1: EBI Comparison Tool
Module 4: Adapt Evidence-based Interventions
- Define adaptation, fidelity, and core elements
- Describe the process and steps for adaptation
- Discuss which changes can be made without affecting the effectiveness vs. which cannot
Handouts, Activities, and Resources
- Handout 1: Flu-FIT Program Case Study
- Handout 2: Adaptation Guidance Tool
Module 5: Implement Evidence-based Interventions
- Describe six steps to successful program implementation
- Assess a setting’s readiness to implement an EBI
- Develop an implementation plan
Handouts, Activities, and Resources
- Handout 1: Team Charter Template
- Handout 2: Organizational Readiness Checklist
- Handout 3: List of Implementation Strategies
- Handout 4: Implementation Work Plan
- Handout 5: PDSA Cycle Tracking Form
- Handout 6: CFIR Constructs
- Handout 7: Flu-FIT Case Study
Module 6: Evaluate Evidence-based Interventions
- Define different types of evaluation
- Explain the difference between process and outcome evaluation questions
- Identify measurable outcomes related to aims, objectives, and activities
- Collect reliable and valid performance data
Handouts, Activities, and Resources
- Activity 1: Developing Evaluation Questions
- Handout 1: Evaluation Plan
- Handout 2: Logic Model
- Handout 3: Example Program and Policy Logic Models
- Handout 4: Flu-FIT Logic Model Example
This training is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of financial assistance awards (cooperative agreement numbers U48 DP006400 and U48 DP006377). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
