EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define the basic concepts of evidence-based decision-making. Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate how to locate information on evidence-based approaches in the literature. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to public health. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe several applications within public health practice that are based on evidence. Audience: Graduate 5. Define barriers to evidence-based decision-making in public health settings Audience: Graduate 6. Discuss emerging public health issues in the context of evidence-based decision-making. Audience: Graduate 7. Develop and apply strategies to work collaboratively in small groups. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define the basic concepts of evidence-based decision-making. Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate how to locate information on evidence-based approaches in the literature. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to public health. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe several applications within public health practice that are based on evidence. Audience: Graduate 5. Define barriers to evidence-based decision-making in public health settings Audience: Graduate 6. Discuss emerging public health issues in the context of evidence-based decision-making. Audience: Graduate 7. Develop and apply strategies to work collaboratively in small groups. Audience: Graduate