Public Health Resources

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When you search for resources:

Think about your core concepts (exposure/outcome). Keep search terms simple, and pay attention to keywords and other terms you see referenced in relevant articles. You can use those terms if you need to revise your search.

Public health evidence may not be available within some of the top level categories of evidence. Still, there are more systematic reviews being published within the public health literature, and successful evidence based public health relies on the “best” available evidence - essentially, you want to find the literature that’s as high up on the pyramid as you can, and which is still relevant for your research question.