Evidence-based strategies and approaches are effective and efficient ways to achieve positive outcomes. Related terms include science-based, research-based, or proven effective. Evidence-based strategies and approaches go beyond simply proven effective programs (also known as evidence-based programs or interventions).
“Evidence” includes a variety of possible strategies and approaches:
- Using a needs and resource assessment
- Using a logic model to identify data-driven goals, behaviors, and risk and protective factors (or determinants), based on the assessment
- Using health behavior change theory/theories
- Using proven effective, evidence-based, or evidence-informed programs and interventions
- Using common characteristics of other proven effective, or evidence-based programs
- Conducting process and outcome evaluation
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A New Framework for Innovation
September 8, 2016
In this era of innovation in sexual health, many of us are trying to reach youth in new and meaningful ways, not only to improve our reach, but also to enhance the impact we have in their lives. In the last few years, sexual health education has migrated into digital settings such as websites, mobile…
Read moreAnother Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers
May 5, 2004
This report by Lorraine Klerman, DrPH, summarizes what is known about additional births to teen mothers, the dimensions of the problem, the factors that seem to increase the chances of such births occurring to teen mothers, their consequences, and the potential for prevention. The primary focus of the 49-page report is a critical review and…
Read moreAre you SMART?
March 26, 2014
The first step for designing an evaluation plan is to get a comprehensive understanding of what the program is trying to achieve and with whom. SMART Objectives, as part of the program logic model, can tell us just this information. The program logic model not only lays out a plan or a map to developing…
Read moreBDI Logic Model for Working with Young Families Resource Kit
October 8, 2014
In response to a need voiced by professionals working with young families, Healthy Teen Network designed a Behavior-Determinant-Intervention (BDI) Logic Model for Working with Young Families in collaboration with various professionals in the field.
Read moreCommunity Health Educators: Men Who Have Been in the Field
August 17, 2018
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, the future is bright for health educators: “Overall employment of health educators and community health workers is projected to grow 16 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations.” By and large, I suspect most of…
Read moreCrush (Fact Sheet)
May 30, 2018
Crush shares sexual health information with adolescent women—anywhere, anytime. It is an innovative digital tool that empowers adolescent women by sharing on-demand access to comprehensive, medically accurate sexual health information. Read more in this two-page fact sheet (download below) about Crush, designed for a professional audience. See also, our website for professionals for learning more…
Read moreCrush (Research Brief)
May 31, 2018
Crush shares sexual health information with adolescent women—anywhere, anytime. It is an innovative digital tool that empowers adolescent women by sharing on-demand access to comprehensive, medically accurate sexual health information. When Crush is paired with CrushTEXT (a series of multimedia texts that invites users to engage with Crush), it is proven effective at laying the…
Read moreEquipping Youth to Succeed: Power Through Choices (Infographic)
December 6, 2017
Evaluation on the Cheap
October 8, 2014
Conducting, managing, and reporting your evaluation efforts has become easier and more affordable thanks to many online tools available at low or no cost. Here is a list of useful online resources to help you manage your research resources, collect and analyze your data, and create beautiful diagrams to share your results with the world.…
Read moreEvidence Is the Building Block of Innovation
January 17, 2019
We talk a lot about evidence and innovation…or maybe we just hear all the time about how we need to be evidence-based and also innovative… Use what’s been proven effective—the evidence. Use an evidence-based program. Be innovative. Incorporate technical in your innovation. Build on the evidence with innovation. But what’s that mean? How does evidence…
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