Information–Seeking Among Chronic Disease Prevention Staff in State Health Departments: Use of Academic Journals

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Harris, Jenine K. ; Allen, Peg ; Jacob, Rebekah R. ; Elliott, Lindsay ; Brownson, Ross C.
• Description:
  Use of scientific evidence aids in ensuring that public health interventions have the best possible health and economic return on investment. We describe use of academic journals by state health department chronic disease prevention staff to find public health evidence. We surveyed more than 900 state health department staff from all states and the District of Columbia. Participants identified top journals or barriers to journal use. We used descriptive statistics to examine individual and aggregate state health department responses. On average, 45.7% of staff per state health department use journals. Common barriers to use included lack of time, lack of access, and expense. Strategies for increasing journal use are provided.
• Subjects:
  Brief Chronic Disease Humans Information Seeking Behavior Periodicals As Topic Public Health State Government
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 11.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140201
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  25121350
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4133510
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P30 DK092950/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; R01 CA160327/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R01CA160327/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U48/DP001903/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0ec49b989fd1f7789b3b47030c9ca7e7b0a127ce405e8f61c7d973daa826118c22de55c42ae35c45f0c70c3e696b21a3d628b6b609b3e2190bbb5cea7245f7aa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24821/cdc_24821_DS1.pdf
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