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In Brief Evidence-based public health is a decision-making process To determine the best intervention approach for addressing a particular health issue, population, and setting. The decision-making process involves the identification and evaluation of criteria supporting or Refuting use of intervention approaches based on previous work in the field. Objective The purpose of this article is to describe the identification and evaluation of Research- and practice-based evidence criteria. Methods These criteria were derived through literature Review and expert panel interviews. Results and conclusions These evidence criteria provide the foundation for the translation and dissemination of evidence-based intervention planning processes through a Web-based technical advisement system for public healthcare practitioners. Limitations and future directions are considered. Through literature Review and expert panel interviews, this article describes the evaluation of Research- and practice-based evidence criteria that provide the foundation for the translation and dissemination of intervention planning processes through a Web-based technical advisement system for public healthcare practitioners.
Baker et al. (2008) studied this question.