Evidence-based Public Health Practice through Undergraduate Students, Regional Offices, and Local Health Agencies

Abstract

Color poster with text and photographs.Building on the success of a prior project where undergraduate students obtained research evidence for a community agency, this study involved an initiative with the regional public health office, an education practice liason, and local health departments around evidence-based practice. The goal of this study was to determine the student and the staff outcomes for the collaboration.University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Programs; Department of Health Services--Division of Public Health--Western Division; Division of Nursing (DN); Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr); Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)