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Evidence Based Health Practice

Evidence-based health practice applies the scientific method to use the best available evidence—from physical exams, diagnostic reviews, medical research, and known risks and benefits of treatment options—when making medical decisions. RAND has investigated the impact of adopting evidence-based health practices on patient care and health care policies, and the greater implications of using a national quality measurement and reporting system.

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Evidence-Based Practices in Child and Family Services

This document provides an overview of evidence-based practices in child and family services, including definitions and criteria for identifying them. It was originally published online as part of the Promising Practices Network Issue Brief series.

Sep 26, 2014
Journal Article

Examining the Sustainment of the Adolescent-Community Reinforcement Approach in Community Addiction Treatment Settings: Protocol for a Longitudinal Mixed Method Study

Gaining a better understanding of the factors that influence the evidence-based treatment sustainment may lead to more effective dissemination strategies and ultimately improve the quality of care being delivered in community-based addiction treatment settings.

Aug 1, 2014
Brochure

Fact Sheet: European Platform for Investing in Children

This fact sheet aims to introduce the European Platform for Investing in Children through a Q&A section, and a diagram illustrating how EPIC operates and reviews practices in the field of child and family wellbeing.

Jul 25, 2014
Journal Article

Reporting of Context and Implementation in Studies of Global Health Interventions: A Pilot Study

We performed a pilot study to assess the current state of reporting of context and implementation in studies of global health interventions.

May 1, 2014
Report

Workshops Develop Community-Driven Strategies for Use of ARVs to Prevent HIV

To consider recent developments in ARV-based HIV prevention strategies, Mapping Pathways held Knowledge Exchange Workshops in three U.S. cities. The workshops devised future scenarios and potential tailored strategies using stakeholders' knowledge alongside the project results.

Mar 31, 2014
Report

UK Should Pilot Interventions to Improve Employment Outcomes for People with Common Mental Health Problems

The benefits system and employment services in England are under pressure from an increasing number of clients with anxiety and depression. Piloting four interventions that address mental health and employment outcomes together would provide much-needed evidence on what works best.

Jan 30, 2014
News Release

UK Government Should Pilot Four Interventions to Improve Employment Outcomes for People with Common Mental Health ...

The benefits system and employment services in England are under pressure from an increasing number of clients with anxiety and depression. Piloting four interventions that address mental health and employment outcomes together would provide much-needed evidence on what works best.

Jan 20, 2014
Commentary

Support for Implementing Home Visiting Under the Affordable Care Act

One groundbreaking provision of the Affordable Care Act is its funding for home visiting programs that match the parents of young children with trained specialists who provide information, social support, parental skill instruction, and more.

Jan 8, 2014
Journal Article

A Patient-Centered Primary Care Practice Approach Using Evidence-Based Quality Improvement: Rationale, Methods, and Early Assessment of Implementation

Healthcare systems and their primary care practices are redesigning to achieve goals identified in Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) models such as Veterans Affairs (VA)'s Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT).

Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article

The Vietnam Multicomponent Collaborative Care for Depression Program: Development of Depression Care for Low- and Middle-Income Nations

A collaborative care mental health initiative in Vietnam triumphed over social, cultural and system barriers.

Jan 1, 2014
Tool

Getting to Outcomes® (GTO) Toolkit

The Getting To Outcomes®: Improving Community-Based Substance-Use Prevention project assesses the effectiveness of participatory methods meant to assist community coalitions in preventing substance abuse and to improve community health.

Jan 1, 2014
Commentary

The Time Is Ripe for Evidence

Earlier this year, the European Commission renewed its commitment to promoting child well-being. One of the guidelines was to strengthen the use of evidence-based policy. This is noteworthy because it represents one of the first times that the EC has specifically advocated the use of evidence in policy making.

Dec 2, 2013
Journal Article

A Surveillance System to Assess the Need for Updating Systematic Reviews

This report describes the development and initial results of a surveillance system to assess produced by the Agency for Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program.

Nov 1, 2013
Commentary

How to Improve the Way Medical Research Is Applied in Frontline Care

Many people assume that it is enough to present clinicians and managers with the results of medical research for them to adopt those techniques that work best. This is quite untrue. The scale and pace of medical advance poses a continual challenge, and there is often a gap between recommended care and actual care received.

Oct 7, 2013
Brochure

The time is ripe for evidence-based child policy in the EU

This note provides an overview of the reasons for greater demand for evidence-based child policy in Europe, and things to take into account in using evidence-based information in this area.

Aug 21, 2013
Report

International Report on HIV Prevention Urges Localised ARV Strategies

To make an impact on new HIV infections globally, antiretroviral (ARV)-based HIV prevention strategies need to be closely tailored to local contexts and cultures.

Jun 19, 2013
Research Brief

Mapping pathways to HIV prevention: Developing evidence-based, people-centred strategies for the use of antiretrovirals

Mapping Pathways is the first integrated, research-driven and community-led project to synthesise scientific evidence and local perspectives about antiretroviral drug-based HIV prevention strategies, in South Africa, India and the United States.

Jun 19, 2013
News Release

New International Report on HIV Prevention Urges Localised Consideration of Antiretroviral Strategies

To make an impact on new HIV infections globally, antiretroviral (ARV)-based HIV prevention strategies need to be closely tailored to local contexts and cultures.

Jun 19, 2013
Multimedia

Mapping Pathways to HIV Prevention

Molly Morgan Jones, a Research Leader in RAND Europe, discusses how antiretroviral (ARV)-based HIV prevention strategies need to be closely tailored to local contexts and cultures in order to make an impact on new HIV infections globally.

Jun 19, 2013
Journal Article

Options for Effective Mechanisms to Support Evidence-Informed Policymaking in RMNCH in Asia and the Pacific

This RAND Europe report looks at providing timely, reliable and high-quality evidence to inform decision-making to improve women's and children's health.

May 1, 2013

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RAND Topic:
Evidence Based Health Practice

Topic Synonyms:
EBP;
Evidence-Based Practice

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