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If you pick topics from different categories
If you check "HPV" (under "Health topics") and check "Youth" (under "Age"), you'll get:
Only resources that have information about both HPV and Youth.
If you check "HPV" (under "Health topics") and check "Youth" (under "Age"), and check "Faith-based" (under "Setting"), you'll get:
Only resources that have information about all of the topics: HPV and Youth and Faith-based.
If you pick topics from the same and different categories
If you check "Tobacco" (under "Health topics") and "Youth" and "Adults" (both under "Age"), you'll get:
Resources with information about both Tobacco and Youth AND resources with information about both Tobacco and Adults.
Your search for Diet and physical activity, Children (0-10), Youth (11-18), and Massachusetts matched 9 out of 227 resources
Resources are listed below in alphabetical order by program-planning step (see the Program planning page for more information on the steps).
Step 1: Frame the issue
A 2018 report created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health with data from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for Massachusetts.
Topics addressed include:
- Sociodemographics
- Overall health measures
- Health care access and utilization
- Risk factors and preventive behaviors (including tobacco, smoking cessation alcohol, overweight/obesity, physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, cholesterol awareness, hypertension awareness)
- Immunization (Flu, HPV, HBV, and Shingles)
- Chronic conditions (diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and stroke, arthritis, cancer, and depression)
- Additional topics (sexual orientation and gender identity, HIV testing, sexual violence, seatbelt use, opioid, and marijuana use)
2017 report from the Massachusetts Health Council with data to measure and improve health and health care for individuals and populations in Massachusetts.
The ninth edition of Common Health for the Commonwealth updates data and trends on preventable health conditions and social factors affecting the health of Massachusetts residents. The report covers:
- Social determinants of health—the broad social, economic, and environmental factors, such as poverty, education, housing, and nutrition, that affect people’s health
- Health risk factors—individual behaviors or personal characteristics, such as tobacco use and alcohol use, that affect health
Preventable health conditions—the chronic conditions (for example, asthma, obesity, oral disease) whose incidence may be reduced or managed through education, prevention, accessible and affordable treatment, and other approaches
It includes information about factors that affect the health status of Massachusetts residents, such as:
- Income and poverty
- Education
- Housing and homelessness
- Nutrition and food security
- Access to and affordability of care access
- Health risk factors, such as tobacco use
- Asthma
- Obesity
- HIV/AIDS
- Hepatitis C
- Injury resulting from violence
- Substance use—opioids
- Mental illness
- Oral disease
2019 report by the Lawrence General Hospital with data on social, economic, and health indicators from a range of sources, and survey results from 630 residents and 473 health/social service providers within the Merrimack Valley.
Topics in this report include: Demographics, social and physical environment, community strengths and assets, community health issues, health care access and utilization, vision for the future, and perceptions of Lawrence General Hospital.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health website providing links to reports (until 2015) on Massachusetts youths’ health and risk behaviors, including sexual health, experiences, and behaviors for middle- and high-school students.
A 2017 report by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on a 2017-2021 strategic plan to reduce the burden of cancer in Massachusetts.
All aspects of the cancer continuum are addressed, including prevention, early detection and screening, survivorship, treatment, palliation, and end-of-life care, as well as such cross-cutting issues as advocacy and community engagement, eliminating disparities, research, and surveillance.
Step 4a: Choose an EBP
A website that provides opportunities to share, learn about, and adopt evidence-based innovations and tools suitable for a range of health care settings and populations.
A searchable online registry from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of more than 230 programs in the areas of mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Includes intervention summary reports for every program reviewed. Each intervention summary includes:
- General information about the intervention
- A description of the research outcomes reviewed
- Quality of Research and Readiness for Dissemination ratings
- A list of studies and materials reviewed
- Contact information to obtain more information about implementation or research
A website from the National Cancer Institute that allows program planners to view evidence-based programs (called research-tested intervention programs, or RTIPs) by health topic or to use specific criteria to search for programs proven effective for cancer screening (for a range of cancers), diet/nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco control.
NEP brings together 100 collaborating agencies in more than 50 Massachusetts communities to provide resources around healthy food choices, physical activity, food safety, and stretching food dollars.