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Evidence-based public health resources (UT School of Public Health Library)
All of the resources listed below can be found from this site.

Evidence Based Practice Centers Evidence Reports (US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Five-year contracts are awarded to institutions in the United States and Canada to serve as Evidence-based Practice Centers. The EPCs review all relevant scientific literature on clinical, behavioral, and organization and financing topics to produce evidence reports and technology assessments. These reports are used for informing and developing coverage decisions, quality measures, educational materials and tools, guidelines, and research agendas. The EPCs also conduct research on methodology of systematic reviews.

Cochrane Reviews (Cochrane Collaboration; abstracts free to public)

EPPI-Centre (Social Science Research Centre, University of London)

• Search for Reviews 
  In this section, you can search for a systematic review by broad topic areas, population focus, health promotion keywords, and more.

Campbell Collaboration Register of Interventions and Policy Evaluations 
"The Campbell Collaboration was founded on the principle that systematic reviews on the effects of interventions will inform and help improve policy and services. C2 offers excellent editorial and methodological support to review authors throughout the process of producing a systematic review. "

• Crime and Justice Systematic Reviews 
• Education Systematic Reviews 
• Social Welfare Systematic Reviews 

The Community Guide

• Developing and Using the Community Guide Preventive Services: Lessons Learned about Evidence-based Public Health (pdf)

Clinical Practice Guidelines  (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

• National Guideline Clearinghouse 

Using What Works: Adapting Evidence-Based Programs to Fit Your Needs (National Cancer Institute)

Last updated 9/23/2008