Assignment
Length: 3-4 pages.
Submit a 3- to 4-page paper describing the following:
Population: Native American Indian public health problem: cancer and diabetes
• One evidence-based solution you might use to address the public health problem you identified for your Scholar-Practitioner Project community health assessment
• A rationale for your choice of this solution
• An explanation of how you could determine the feasibility of this solution
• An explanation of how this evidence-based solution might be integrated into your Scholar-Practitioner Project
Support your Scholar-Practitioner Project Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.
Resources:
Littell, J. H. (2008). Evidence-based or biased? The quality of published reviews of evidence-based practices. Children and Youth Services Review, 30(11), 1299-1317.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Stoto, M. A., Straus, S. G., Bohn, C., & Irani, P. A. (2009). A web-based tool for assessing and improving the usefulness of community health assessments. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 15(1), 10-17.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Optional Resources
Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School. (2011). Evidence-based practice for public health. Worcester, MA: Author.
Victora, C.G., Habicht, J-P., and Bryce, J. (2004). Evidence-Based Public Health: Moving Beyond Randomized Trials. Am. J. Public Health. 94:400-405.
Shelton, J.D. (2014). Evidence-based public health: not only whether it works, but how it can be made to work practicably at scale. Global Health: Science and Practice 2(3):253-258.