Learning Objectives and Supported Competencies

Overview

Learning Objectives

• Define evidence-based public health and distinguish it from evidence-based medicine;
  
• Become familiar with key concepts in evidence-based public health;
  
• Apply key concepts to searching and evaluating the public health literature;
  
• Learn strategies for effective retrieval of evidence-based public health resources;
  
• Identify Web-based resources that support best evidence research and practice.

Supported Competencies

The strategies and resources in this module will enhance public health workers’ competencies in:

Analytic assessment skills:

Identifies relevant and appropriate data and information sources.