Evidence-Based Public Health: A Fundamental Concept for Public Health Practice
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Epidemiology & Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the 1990s, evidence-based public health (EBPH) has progressively evolved from a theoretical framework to an operational approach capable of guiding policy design, health promotion strategies, and resource allocation. The increasing complexity of health systems and the growing demand for accountability have further underscored the need to apply rigorous methods for evaluating public health interventions, measuring their outcomes, and continuously improving performance.
This Special Issue will explore the development, implementation, and validation of methods to assess performance, measure health system indicators, and translate evidence into policy and practice. The issue intends to offer an interdisciplinary perspective, bridging public health, health services research, epidemiology, and health management.
Topics of interest include the development of performance measurement systems, validation of quality and safety indicators, evaluation of complex interventions, use of real-world data to inform decision-making, and methodological innovations in evidence synthesis.
We invite high-quality contributions, including original research articles, systematic reviews, methodological papers, and policy analyses. Submissions should address, but are not limited to, the design and validation of performance indicators; the application of evidence-based frameworks to guide public health programmes; the impact assessment of interventions; and the integration of measurement and evaluation into routine practice. Comparative analyses across health systems are especially welcome.
Dr. Giovanni Gaetti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- evidence-based public health
- performance evaluation system
- value-based medicine
- triple aim
- real-world data
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