Evidence-Based Practice and Evaluation of the Project Through Measureable Goals

Overview: Dr. Marcia Stanhope (2016) explained that evidence-based ;public health practice refers to those decisions made by using the best ;available evidence, data and information systems and program frameworks; ;engaging community stakeholders in the decision-making process; ;evaluating the results; and then disseminating that information to those ;who can use the information.

Practicum Discussion: This week, your assignment will be to ;incorporate all of the information you have gathered from the ;community—including the population itself, health data, ;interviews/conversations with interested community members, and your ;community assessment, including your Windshield Survey—as well as what ;you have gathered from scholarly literature to propose measureable ;interventions. Measureable interventions mean that the results can be ;measured through some data that could be collected (Stanhope, 2016). ;This requires thinking in terms of actions and then measuring results. ;An evaluation of interventions is important to see whether or not they ;are effective in solving a health care problem. Remember, you will need ;to use the data you gathered to determine whether or not a problem ;exists in your community and to then determine whether your ;interventions might be effective.

Please discuss the following points in your Practicum Discussion: Identify one evidence-based behavior change that would promote health in your selected population. Suggest one specific culturally sensitive, evidence-based, ;measureable intervention to address the health problem for your selected ;population. Think in terms of measuring outcomes. What outcomes would you expect to see once the intervention(s) are in place? Be specific.