SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). NREPP was developed to help the public learn more about evidence-based interventions that are available for implementation.
Created and maintained by Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce, (collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries), the Healthy People 2020 Structured Evidence Queries is a list of pre-formulated PubMed search strategies to find published literature to support achieving Healthy People 2020 objectives.
When searching for scientific research evidence look for:
Type of studies to consider:
Evidence Based Practice (EBP) is a prominent concept in the health sciences. It involves the delivery of optimal individual patient care, through the integration of, current best research evidence, and clinical expertise/knowledge. In Public Health, Evidence Based Practice involves, integrating scientifically-based research evidence, and community preferences (instead of individual patient) for improved healthcare outcomes. As Brownson stated, it involves "the development, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs and policies in public health through utilization of principles of scientific reasoning, including systematic uses of data and information systems, and appropriate use of behavioral science theory and program planning models."
The following Databases are ideal for finding evidence based literature: