TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence-based community pediatrics
T2 - Building a bridge from bedside to neighborhood
AU - Sanders, Lee M.
AU - Robinson, Thomas N.
AU - Forster, Lourdes Q.
AU - Plax, Katie
AU - Brosco, Jeffrey P.
AU - Brito, Arturo
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - The American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement "The Pediatrician's Role in Community Pediatrics" encourages all pediatricians to partner with their communities to create and disseminate innovative programs that improve child health. This article describes 4 pillars of a bridge to evidence-based community pediatrics for pediatricians interested in pursuing effective community action: (1) collaborate with the community to establish a specific, short-term, health-related goal; (2) identify evidence-based best practice(s) for achieving the shared goal; (3) collaborate with the community to adapt this best practice to the community's unique assets and constraints; and (4) evaluate the project by using appropriate expertise. Practical elements of each pillar are described and illustrated by specific examples from community-based efforts of pediatricians and are accompanied by specific resources to aid pediatricians in their future community health work.
AB - The American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement "The Pediatrician's Role in Community Pediatrics" encourages all pediatricians to partner with their communities to create and disseminate innovative programs that improve child health. This article describes 4 pillars of a bridge to evidence-based community pediatrics for pediatricians interested in pursuing effective community action: (1) collaborate with the community to establish a specific, short-term, health-related goal; (2) identify evidence-based best practice(s) for achieving the shared goal; (3) collaborate with the community to adapt this best practice to the community's unique assets and constraints; and (4) evaluate the project by using appropriate expertise. Practical elements of each pillar are described and illustrated by specific examples from community-based efforts of pediatricians and are accompanied by specific resources to aid pediatricians in their future community health work.
KW - Community pediatrics
KW - Community-based participatory research
KW - Evidence-based medicine
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=18744415983&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1542/peds.2004-2825H
DO - 10.1542/peds.2004-2825H
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15821298
AN - SCOPUS:18744415983
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 115
SP - 1142
EP - 1147
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 4
ER -