title: Evidence in public health: steps to make it real.
abstract: This study addresses the methodological trends in the development of systematic reviews in public health, and examines the reviews of the Cochrane Public Health Group in order to exemplify syntheses of evidence in public health and its implementation and impact on practice and research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Collective Health Nursing, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 419, 2o. andar, São Paulo CEP 05403-000, Brazil. Electronic address: cassiaso@usp.br.
authors.forename: Cassia Baldini
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: The Nursing Graduate Program (PPGE), School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 419, 2o. andar, São Paulo CEP 05403-000, Brazil. Electronic address: tatyonekura@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yonekura
authors.affiliation: Department of Collective Health Nursing, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 419, 2o. andar, São Paulo CEP 05403-000, Brazil.
authors.forename: Celia Maria Sivalli
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.affiliation: Center of Health Technology Assessment, Hospital do Coração/HCor, Rua Abílio Soares, 250, 11° andar, Paraiso, São Paulo CEP 04005-002, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mabel Fernandes
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Figueiro
mesh_terms: D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D011634:Public Health; D014944:World Health Organization
keywords: Health impact assessment; Literature review; Methodological studies; Public health; Social determinants of health