Evidence-based public health: Moving beyond randomized trials.
A framework for public health action: The health impact pyramid.
Cesar et al. (2004). Evidence-based public health: Moving beyond randomized trials
- What is the difference between “efficacy” and “effectiveness”? Why is this distinction important?
- Why are RCTs considered the gold standard for clinical decision-making?
- Why is it difficult to evaluate the impact of large-scale public health programs?
- Why are RCTs often inappropriate for assessing the impact of public health interventions?
- What should “true evidence-based” public health look like?
Frieden, T. (2010). A framework for public health action: The health impact pyramid
- What are the distinguishing features of the 5 tiers?
- What are the social determinants of health? How do they affect health?
- What does it mean to make a “healthy option” a “default choice”? (591)
- Why is health education “generally the least effective type of intervention”? (592)
- What value, if any, does this 5-tier model have for conceptualizing the work of the CCE (beyond the specific activities of public health oriented student groups)?