King County Navigation Bar (text navigation at bottom)
Public Health - Seattle & King County
Site Directory

Public Health Webpage Directory

Public Health Center & Office Locations

For Care Providers

Health Advisories & Resources

For Educators

Health Educators Toolbox

About Us

History & Profile

Jobs

Employee Directory

Contact Us

Public Health
Seattle & King County
401 5th Ave., Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-296-4600
TTY Relay: 711

Click here to email us

Subscribe to Free Email Alerts!

Click here to learn more

Google
WWW Public Health Digital Library
Home » Public Health Digital Library » Guidelines & Best Practices

Public Health's Digital Library
Resources, links, materials

Guidelines & Best Practices


National Guideline Clearinghouse
National Guideline Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Search for public health oriented topics, related to bioterrorism, food safety, injury, or infectious diseases, or see Frequently Requested Searches for guidelines related to Healthy People 2010 initiatives.
  • Center for Health Improvement
    The Center for Health Improvement (CHI) is “a national, independent, nonprofit health policy center dedicated to improving population health and encouraging healthy behaviors.” They provide resources on issues including children’s health, nutrition and physical activity, tobacco-related disease, and worksite wellness.

  • Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
    Preventive measures, including screening tests, counseling, immunizations, and preventive medications, evaluated by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Clinical categories include cancer, injury and violence, mental health conditions and substance abuse, among others.

  • Guide to Community Preventive Services
    Provides a summary of what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to promote community health and prevent disease.

  • MMRW Recommendations and Reports
    The MMWR Recommendations and Reports contains in-depth articles that relay policy statements for prevention and treatment across the entire range of CDC's scope of responsibility (e.g., recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices).

  • Model Practices Database - National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
    This NACCHO database highlights model public health practices organized by state and topic area.

home Digital Library Home
Ask the Librarian!

question marksHave a question or suggestion about the Digital Library? Contact us.

Updated: Monday, October 29, 2007 at 11:29 AM

All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate professional advice. For more information please call 206-296-4600 (voice) or TTY Relay: 711. Mailing address: ATTN: Communications Team, Public Health - Seattle & King County, 401 5th Ave., Suite 1300, Seattle, WA 98104 or click here to email us.

King County | Public Health | News | Services | Comments | Search

Links to external sites do not constitute endorsements by King County.
By visiting this and other King County web pages, you expressly agree to be bound by terms
and conditions of the site. The details.