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This week's featured review

May 14, 2012

Interventions for the prevention of overweight and obesity in preschool children: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

New Paper by the Health Evidence Team!

April 18, 2012

Lee, E., Dobbins, M., DeCorby, K., McRae, L., Tirilis, D., Husson, H. (2012). An optimal search filter for retrieving systematic reviews and meta-analyses. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 12:51. Available at: www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/51

Information & Evidence on Community Water Fluoridation

January 25, 2012

Be ready to share what the evidence says – Peel Public Health has already systematically searched for and compiled the evidence on community water fluoridation. Click here for a copy of their Community Water Fluoridation Briefing Binder (12 MB, 657 pages). Thanks to Peel Public Health for sharing!

For Health Evidence’s assessment of fluoridation information, click here.

For the presentation of these findings by Dr. David Mowat, Peel Public Health’s Medical Officer of Health, watch the April 28, 2011 Region of Peel Council meeting (his presentation begins at 3hr, 11min in the recording).

Additional resources on health-evidence.ca

Go to Additional Resources > Evidence-Informed Recommendations for Reducing Breast Cancer Risk for recommendations, developed with the guidance of an expert panel, summarizing the currently available evidence about breast cancer prevention for the public health setting in Canada.

Go to Additional Resources > Evidence Related to Chronic Disease Prevention for links to reviews evaluating the effectiveness of interventions for chronic disease prevention. Reviews are categorized by: disease, audience, setting, or intervention strategy.

Go to Additional Resources > Tools to Support Evidence-Informed Decision Making for downloadable & modifiable tools to help you use research evidence in decision making and help your public health organization document and share lessons learned.

Most Frequently Downloaded Reviews for May

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Interventions for preventing obesity in children

Effects of low-carbohydrate vs low-fat diets on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Garlic for the common cold

Zinc supplements for preventing otitis media

A review of workplace interventions that promote mental wellbeing in the workplace

Behavioural and cognitive-behavioural group-based parenting programmes for early-onset conduct problems in children aged 3 to 12 years

Interventions for preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy

The clinical effectiveness of CBT-based guided self-help interventions for anxiety and depressive disorders: A systematic review

Influenza vaccination for immunocompromised patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis from a public health policy perspective

The effects of oral iron supplementation on cognition in older children and adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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