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Sisyphus had it easy!

Successful searching for Public Health and friends

Exploring the might and majesty

• f Public Health evidence

Supporting Public Health through effective searching @The_Mr_Cook #itsgreatupnth

Further Reading

• Anderson, W., Cheeseman, H. and Butterworth, G. (2017). Political priorities and public health services in

English local authorities: the case of tobacco control and smoking cessation services. Journal of Public Health, 40(3), pp.e269-e274.

• Atkins, L., Kelly, M., Littleford, C., Leng, G. and Michie, S. (2017). Reversing the pipeline? Implementing public

health evidence-based guidance in english local government. Implementation Science, 12(1).

• Ayiku, L., Levay, P., Hudson, T., Craven, J., Barrett, E., Finnegan, A. and Adams, R. (2017). The medline UK

filter: development and validation of a geographic search filter to retrieve research about the UK from OVID

• medline. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 34(3), pp.200-216.
• Ayiku, L. , Levay, P. , Hudson, T. , Craven, J. , Finnegan, A. , Adams, R. and Barrett, E. (2019), The Embase UK

filter: validation of a geographic search filter to retrieve research about the UK from OVID Embase. Health Information & Libraries Journal

• Curtis, K., Fulton, E. and Brown, K. (2018). Factors influencing application of behavioural science evidence by

public health decision-makers and practitioners, and implications for practice. Preventive Medicine Reports, 12, pp.106-115.

• Kastner, M et al Age-specific search strategies for Medline. Journal of medical Internet research, 8(4), e25
• Kelly, M., Atkins, L., Littleford, C., Leng, G. and Michie, S. (2017). Evidence-based medicine meets democracy:

the role of evidence-based public health guidelines in local government. Journal of Public Health, 39(4), pp.678-684.

• Kneale, D et al (2017) The use of evidence in English local public health decision-making: a systematic

scoping review." Implementation Science 12 (1) 53-

• Lewis, S., Damarell, R., Tieman, J. and Trenerry, C. (2018). Finding the Integrated Care Evidence Base in

PubMed and Beyond: A Bibliometric Study of the Challenges. International Journal of Integrated Care, 18(3).

• van der Graaf, P., Cheetham, M., McCabe, K. and Rushmer, R. (2018). Localising and tailoring research

evidence helps public health decision making. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 35(3), pp.202-212.

By the end of today’s session…

• Examine what local Public Health is (and isn’t)
• Discover how practical Public Health evidence may or may not

differ from traditional evidence

• Share how best to find Public Health evidence

(spoiler: you already have the skills)

Who/What is Public Health

What is Public Health to you? How do you support Public Health?

What is Public Health?

Definition: “The art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting

health through the organised efforts in society” (Winfield 1920 in Gatseva & Argirova 2011)

• 3 Pillars of Public Health:
• Health Improvement;
• Health Protection;
• Healthcare Quality and Value;
• (Wider Determinants?)

Public Health has mandated services and statutory responsibilities in Local Authorities… Good public health is system-wide Public Health (but is it Population Health?)

Who are Public Health?

• Non-clinical/health-

background?

• Post 2013 turnover…
• Commissioners vs.

providers

• Wider reach
• Local Politics – local first

Public Health Evidence – Quality vs Relevance

Evidence comes in different ways Research Quality vs Research Relevance

Public Health Evidence – Quality vs Relevance

Evidence Type

• NICE Guidance on Physical Activity
• Kings Fund Report on Population Health

Interventions

• PHOF Fingertips Data Set (Walking Adults%)
• Systematic Review from Harrogate Medical Journal
• Internal local dataset linked to local Sports

Inclusion Team

• Greg Fell Blog Post on ‘What Works’ in LA-led

physical activity

• Commissioning review of physical activity offer

from statistical neighbour

• Small scale case study from voluntary group that

promotes exercise in elderly

Hierarchy of Evidence

Public Health Evidence Provision – In Information Professionals

Challenges

• Library? Evidence?
• Appraisal?
• Timeliness?

Opportunities

• Freshness!
• Advocacy!

Public Health Evidence – Sample Searches

• What are effective school-based child obesity interventions?
• Falls – What matters to patients? Who is most at risk?
• ‘What works’ in reducing (over 100) risk factors of violence?
• What methods employed in propagation, quantification & classification of

Staphylococcus Bacteriophages?

• How effective is ‘back-up’ prescribing in primary care/community settings?
• Monkey Pox – How long does it last in the environment and best practice in

decontamination…

• What is the role of nutrition on ‘healthy aging’ among older adults?
• Are community-based ‘Fibroscanners’ effective in increasing early

detection of liver problems?

Searching for Public Health - A Road Map

The evidence expert is *you* Communication is key Scoping: key terms, evidence sources, high relevance evidence? Search Strategy – PICO or Not? Key Concept approach? MESH vs Keywords? Proximity, Truncation, Wildcards Sideways Searching Think non-traditionally… Go big and screen down?

Searching for Public Healt lth - Exercise

Search:

• Can you build a PICO/SPICE out of

it?

• What key concepts can you build?
• Bonus: What 3 sources would you

use?

Searching for Public Health – Final Tips

• You are the expert
• Know your audience
• Stay ahead of the game
• Do they know what they want?
• Non-traditional resources/Google Advanced
• Nothing new in commissioning…
• Going big and screening down
• Ask me (I won't say no, how could I?)

Useful Resources

• MESH on Demand: https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/MeSHonDemand
• Pubvenn: https://pubvenn.appspot.com/
• Pubreminer: https://hgserver2.amc.nl/cgi-bin/miner/miner2.cgi
• Epistemonikos - https://www.epistemonikos.org/en/
• ISSG Filters: https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/issg-search-filters-

resource/home

Any Questions? Michael.cook@Bolton.gov.uk @The_Mr_Cook