Old Myths, New Myths
Challenging Myths in Public Health
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Myths are widely held beliefs and are frequently perpetuated through telling and retelling. We examined 10 myths in public health research and practice. Where possible, we traced their origins, interrogated their current framing in relation to the evidence, and offered possible alternative ways of thinking about them. These myths focus on the nature of public health and public health interventions, and the nature of evidence in public health. Although myths may have some value, they should not be privileged in an evidence-informed public health context
Context (archaeology) · Framing (construction) · Mythology · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public health interventions · Public relations · Relation (database) · Sociology · Health Policy Implementation Science · History · Medicine · Nursing · Public Health Policies and Education · School Health and Nursing Education
Building Capacity for Evidence-Based Public Health
Community Water Fluoridation
World Health Organization myth busters and indigenous perceptions of Covid-19
Changing the environment to improve population health
Using natural experimental studies to guide public health action
Purtle and Roman Respond
Presuppositions Underlying Health Awareness Days
Geographic Mythology and Global Health
Diffusion Theory and Knowledge Dissemination, Utilization, and Integration in Public Health
Systematic reviews from astronomy to zoology
Judging nudging
Making research relevant
Evidence-Based Public Health
Complex interventions
Practice-Based Research—“Blue Highways” on the NIH Roadmap
From Research to “Best Practices” in Other Settings and Populations
Public health evaluation
Using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions
Evidence, hierarchies, and typologies
Good intentions and received wisdom are not enough
Transcending the Known in Public Health Practice
The Dirty Dozen
Can Public Health Researchers and Agencies Reconcile the Push From Funding Bodies and the Pull From Communities
Integrating Social Theory Into Public Health Practice
National Institutes of Health Approaches to Dissemination and Implementation Science
Realist randomised controlled trials
| Citations per year | 0.73 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |