This webinar was presented on May 17, 2017.
Join Dr. Susan Snelling and Mr. Daniel Fong for a practice-oriented discussion of how public health professionals can adapt information and implement and evaluate policy change.
This webinar draws on the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) seven-step process for evidence-informed public health, with a focus on the process by which research evidence can be adapted to local context and then implemented and evaluated.
As an example, the discussion draws on a collaboration between the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH) and Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) that aimed to protect vulnerable residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) from the adverse health effects of chronic carbon monoxide (CO) exposure. The SHR CO monitoring policy was examined in consultation with stakeholders to promote a health-protective CO management strategy in LTCFs, followed by an evaluation of its implementation and utility in identifying elevated indoor CO.
Finally, experience and knowledge gained from this process was distilled into the Carbon Monoxide (CO) Monitoring and Response Framework and tools were developed for implementing and evaluating the framework in LTCFs across Canada.
The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools is funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada and affiliated with McMaster University. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
NCCMT is one of six National Collaborating Centres (NCCs) for Public Health. The Centres promote and improve the use of scientific research and other knowledge to strengthen public health practices and policies in Canada.
