Overcoming Inertia

Increasing Public Health Departments’ Access to Evidence-Based Information and Promoting Usage to Inform Practice

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ID11039552
AuthorsNancy R LaPelle (Nancy R. LaPelle is with the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester. Karen Dahlen is an independent consultant based in Fort Collins, CO. Barbara A. Gabella and Ashley L. Juhl are with the Prevention Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver. Elaine Martin is with the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.), Karen Dahlen (Nancy R. LaPelle is with the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester. Karen Dahlen is an independent consultant based in Fort Collins, CO. Barbara A. Gabella and Ashley L. Juhl are with the Prevention Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver. Elaine Martin is with the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.), Barbara A Gabella (Nancy R. LaPelle is with the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester. Karen Dahlen is an independent consultant based in Fort Collins, CO. Barbara A. Gabella and Ashley L. Juhl are with the Prevention Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver. Elaine Martin is with the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.), Barbara Gabella (0000-0001-6301-116X, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School), Ashley L Juhl (Nancy R. LaPelle is with the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester. Karen Dahlen is an independent consultant based in Fort Collins, CO. Barbara A. Gabella and Ashley L. Juhl are with the Prevention Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver. Elaine Martin is with the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.), Elaine Martins (0000-0003-0693-9572, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School), DA Elaine Martin (Nancy R. LaPelle is with the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester. Karen Dahlen is an independent consultant based in Fort Collins, CO. Barbara A. Gabella and Ashley L. Juhl are with the Prevention Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver. Elaine Martin is with the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.)
Year2014
Volume104
Issue1
Pages77-79
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2013.301404
PMID24228662
PMCIDPMC3910033
OpenAlexW2050152317
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

In 2010, the New England Region–National Network of Libraries of Medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School received funding to improve information access for public health departments in 6 New England states and Colorado. Public health departments were provided with desktop digital access to licensed e-resources available through special pricing. In January through mid-April 2012, we evaluated the effectiveness of providing access to and training for using e-resources to public health department staff to motivate usage in practice. We found that additional strategies are needed to accomplish this

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