Editorial: Evidence-Based Public Health: Why, What and How

INTRODUCTION

In 2009, Brownson et al. (1) noted the growing consensus that evidence-based public health (EBPH) decision-making is influenced by three factors—namely, (1) best available evidence, (2) resources, and (3) population needs, values, and preferences. While this model remains both popular and plausible, we are still some way from a fulsome understanding of how its constituent parts are (or ought to be) applied in real world decision-making contexts. The articles published in this Research Topic highlight some unanswered questions with respect to the model and offer guidance for future research and practice.