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Evidence-Informed and Evidence-Based Public Health	Evidence-Informed and Evidence-Based Public Health Concepts and Considerations Developed by: NCIâ€™s Cancer Information Service Atlantic Region ______________________________________________________________________________ What is Evidence-Based Public Health? â€œâ€¦the development, implementation, and evaluation of effective cancer education and screening programs through systematic uses of data and research information, and appropriate use of theorybased program planning models.â€ Adapted from Brownson et al., J Public Health Management
PAC³ Community Engagement Strategies Guide	The Community Engagement Strategies Guide highlights top-line strategies that CBOs should consider when planning an initiative or program. It provides resources for more information about the strategies, pinpoints important how-tos, and includes helpful notes.
Promoting Health Equity—A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health	Community Health and Program Services (CHAPS) builds healthy communities and eliminates health disparities by providing national leadership in community health promotion and disease prevention through innovative programs, such as: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH U.S.), the Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant, State-Based Epidemiology for Public Health Programs (STEPPS), and YMCA's Pioneering Healthier Communities. These cross-cutting programs help expand CDC's ability to develop community-based health promotion strategies. Promoting Health Equity-A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dach/chaps/pdf/SDOHworkbook.pdf
Using the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation	EPA and CDC are sponsoring a series of Webinars based on the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. These Webinars are free and open to anyone with an interest in program evaluation. Examples will be drawn from state and local asthma intervention programs. The Webinars include a presentation, followed by a moderated question and answer session with the presenters. All Webinar materials are archived on the Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments Online Network.
Getting Started and Engaging your Stakeholders	EPA and CDC are sponsoring a series of Webinars based on the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. These Webinars are free and open to anyone with an interest in program evaluation. Examples will be drawn from state and local asthma intervention programs. The Webinars include a presentation, followed by a moderated question and answer session with the presenters. All Webinar materials are archived on the Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments Online Network . The second session in the Program Evaluation Webinar Series, Getting Started and Engaging your Stakeholders, draws upon the Framework guidance and digs deeper into the critical first steps in designing and implementing an evaluation.
Mobilizing Communities around Health Initiatives	The following are handouts from the "Mobilizing Communities around Health Initiatives" workshop. Also, please check out the Community Engagement Strategies Guide from PAC³.
Tips for Writing Successful Proposals Workshop	The following are handouts from the "Tips for Writing Successful Proposals" workshop.
The National Diabetes Education Program Evaluation Framework: How to Design an Evaluation of a Multifaceted Public Health Educat	From CDC Preventing Chronic Disease Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy Volume 5: No. 4, October 2008
Exploring the Feasibility of Combining Chronic Disease Patient Registry Data to Monitor the Status of Diabetes Care	From CDC Preventing Chronic Disease Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy Volume 5: No. 4, October 2008
CHRONIC DISEASE PROGRAM INTEGRATION: What Health Departments Want to Know!