TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Tools for Implementing an Evidence-Based Approach in Public Health Practice
This Venn diagram shows the relationships among 5 concepts. Three circles in the middle of the graphic overlap with each other: 1) “Best available research evidence,” 2) “Resources, including practitioner expertise,” and 3) “Populations characteristics, needs, values, and preferences.” Overlapping these 3 circles and in the center is the circle “Decision-making.” This group of 4 circles is surrounded by “Environment and organizational context.”
Figure. Domains that influence evidence-based decision making. Source: Satterfield JM et al (2).
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