Publication Date:
Thursday, July 25, 2013Learn to make informed decisions when preventing violence, using a new online tool from the National Injury Center. Join UNITY Manager Annie Lyles and other presenters as they discuss different types of evidence, including context, experience and research. Register for the webinar, co-hosted by Safe States Alliance, UNITY and Prevention Institute.
Understanding Evidence for Youth Violence Prevention:
A Demonstration of CDC's Interactive Web Tool to
Support Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Thursday, July 25, 2013
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT / 2 to 3 p.m. ET
Presenters include:
- Annie Lyles, Program Manager, Prevention Institute
- Sally Thigpen, Health Scientist, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Natalie Wilkins, Behavioral Scientist, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Learning Objectives
As a result of this training participants will be able to:
- Define the multiple forms of evidence involved in evidence-based decision making
- Identify standards of rigor for best available research evidence
- Identify sources of and ways to collect best available research evidence, contextual evidence, and experiential evidence
- Identify key stages and characteristics of an evidence-based decision making process