Display options
Cite
McQueen DV. Strengthening the evidence base for health promotion. Health Promot Int. 2001;16(3):261-8doi: 10.1093/heapro/16.3.261.
McQueen, D. V. (2001). Strengthening the evidence base for health promotion. Health promotion international, 16(3), 261-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/16.3.261
McQueen, D V. "Strengthening the evidence base for health promotion." Health promotion international vol. 16,3 (2001): 261-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/16.3.261
McQueen DV. Strengthening the evidence base for health promotion. Health Promot Int. 2001 Sep;16(3):261-8. doi: 10.1093/heapro/16.3.261. PMID: 11509462.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

Health Promot Int. 2001 Sep;16(3):261-8. doi: 10.1093/heapro/16.3.261.

Strengthening the evidence base for health promotion.

Health promotion international

D V McQueen

Affiliations

  1. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 11509462 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/16.3.261

Abstract

This paper describes the evidence debate from the many players currently attempting to define best practices in health promotion. Expert opinions on the purpose of collecting evidence range from those who view evidence as a western notion of little use in the developing world to those who choose to focus on opportunities to demonstrate the effectiveness of health promotion. There is also much disagreement on what constitutes evidence. Some view evidence as strict outcomes of randomized clinical trials (RCT) and others place greater value on other unpublished sources, not traditionally viewed as valuable information. A challenge for health promotion in the new century is to foster and develop high quality, widely recognized and acceptable standards for evidence-based evaluation.

MeSH terms

Publication Types