Course Description:
Population Health and Healthy People 2020
Medline Plus: Supporting the Public With Easy-to-Read Consumer Health Information
An Introduction to PubMed: Finding Peer-Reviewed and Evidence-Based Public Health Articles Surveillance
Previewing Ongoing Research With HSRProj
Scenario Practices
There are review questions and “Try it Yourself” scenario integrated in the module to provide you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills presented in this module. In addition, section 5 is designed for you to apply the knowledge using the presented scenarios.
Intended Audience
Public health professionals interested in advancing their ability to locate reliable health information. This may include public health nurses, community health workers, academic researchers, policy makers, and epidemiologists.
Learning objectives
At the end of this training module, you will be able to:
Discuss population health and its relation to Healthy People 2020
Describe the purpose of MedlinePlus, PubMed, and HSRProj databases
Identify when to use each database based on the information need
Perform advanced searching techniques to identify more accurate results