Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #110530

Elaine T. Jurkowski, PhD, School of Social Work, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Quigley 4, M/C 4329, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, (618) 453-2243, etjurkow@siu.edu

This paper helps social work professionals understand the realm of evidence based sources which can be useful in advocating for policy and program development. Social work professionals working in public health and health settings are often keenly aware of the agency statistics and anecdotal evidence available and useful in shaping program and policy development. This session expands this repertoire and presents a range of secondary data sources which can be useful in dovetailing the current strategies often used by our profession. The paper also provides several case based examples which showcase the triangulation of secondary data as a strategy for evidence based program and policy development. The paper concludes with a model which can be integrated into practice and will provide a series of data sources and strategies useful in the process of evidence based program and policy development.

Learning Objectives: At the end of the session participants will

• Become familiar with a series of data sources which can be used to provide an evidence base to public health policy decisions.
• Be aware of data sources which can help shape baseline measures when designing community based interventions.
• Be familiar with at least three evidence based strategies which can be used in the advocacy process.

Keywords: Community Planning, Evidence Based Practice

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.