Essentials of public health research methods
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- The Essential Public Health Series -- Foreword -- Editor's Preface -- Authors' Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 Shaping Public Health Through Research and Practice -- Overview -- How Are Research and Practice Interdependent and Reciprocal? -- What Type of Research Has Immediate and Direct Implications for Practice? -- What Is Evidence-Based Practice? -- How Does Research Inform Policy-Level Interventions? -- Think About It! -- Take Home Points -- Key Terms -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- For Further Reading -- Chapter 2 Framing the Research Question -- Overview -- What Is a Targeted Literature Review? -- How Do I Systematically Look for Gaps? -- What Is the Four-Step Method All About? -- What Is Secondary Research and When Is It Appropriate? -- Sticking with the Research Question: The Ethics of a Study -- Think About It! -- Take Home Points -- Key Terms -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- For Further Reading -- Chapter 3 Ethical Standards and Practice for Public Health Research -- Overview -- Why Is History Important in This Chapter? -- What Are the Key Issues Defining Ethical Recruiting Practices? -- What Is Autonomy, Justice, and Beneficence? -- What Is the Difference Between Exempt, Expedited, and Full-Committee Reviews? -- What Data Security Options Exist to Protect Study Volunteers? -- How Do I Prepare an IRB Application? -- Think About It! -- Take Home Points -- Key Terms -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- For Further Reading -- Chapter 4 Community-Based Participatory Research -- Overview -- How Does CBPR Result in Better Sustainability? -- Do All CBPR Objectives Need to Be Met? -- What Are the Nine Principles of CBPR?.