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About the Established Evidence Database

Welcome to the Established Evidence database, your one-stop shop to seminal and recent peer-reviewed research articles that build the MCH evidence base. These articles provide the science behind "what works" for advancing MCH National Performance Measures (NPMs) and Standardized Measures (SMs).

The database summarizes over 2,500 articles that have met our rigorous review criteria, based on the Institute of Education Sciences’ Procedures and Standards Handbook and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) Approach. Over 200,000 research articles have been reviewed since 2015. These articles directly support the evidence-based/informed strategies that comprise the Evidence Accelerators, MCHbest database, and Evidence Toolkits. Links are provided to electronic access, as available. Not all articles are available freely online, but detailed summaries of the intervention components, methodology, results, conclusions, and other study parameters are presented.

The Established Evidence database aims to provide a comprehensive catalog of scientific research articles focused on MCH measures. As such, it includes both current research findings (within the past five years) as well as a significant collection of older articles, which are preserved for their historical value and to demonstrate the evolution of scientific thought and methodologies over time. While these older articles can offer valuable context and foundational knowledge to advance MCH, research is an ongoing endeavor that advances the MCH evidence base. Therefore, if you are seeking the latest research on a strategy or MCH topic area, prioritize reviewing more recently published studies within the database.

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There are two ways to find strategies; you can refine your search on the next page.

1. By Performance Measure

Choose which measure you want to find strategies for.

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2. By Keyword

Use a keyword to search across all measures to find strategies.^*

^* Often a common strategy (e.g., provider education) has shown utility across multiple topic areas, population groups, or settings.^1,2 The keyword search will find strategies across all measures (you can see which measure the strategy relates to on the next page). Use this search to find strategies that have been shown to be effective and can be adapted from another measure for use in your topic area, population group, or setting.³

References

¹ Movsisyan, A., Arnold, L., Evans, R. et al. Adapting evidence-informed complex population health interventions for new contexts: a systematic review of guidance. Implementation Sci 14, 105 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-019-0956-5

² Escoffery, C., Lebow-Skelley, E., Haardoerfer, R. et al. A systematic review of adaptations of evidence-based public health interventions globally. Implementation Sci 13, 125 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-018-0815-9

³ See Making Adaptations to Evidence-Based Programs tip sheet, developd by the Connecticut Family and Youth Services Bureau with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for guidance on how to adapt strategies.