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Leading Chronic Disease Prevention With Evidence-Based Policy: The ASTHO Example
Erin Bayer, Michael R. Fraser, Marcus Plescia. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 2020-07-24
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Many S/THOs focus on improving chronic disease risk factors because of the significant human burden and cost of these conditions. It will be used as a guide for health officials and their leadership to prioritize state efforts in addressing chronic disease and will allow states to determine areas of success as well as opportunities for significant impact. Overall, the essential policies for chronic disease framework serves as a guide for health officials to use in their unique position to ensure that the greatest amount of impact is made to address the burden of chronic disease.
Key findings
- Many S/THOs focus on improving chronic disease risk factors because of the significant human burden and cost of these conditions.
- It will be used as a guide for health officials and their leadership to prioritize state efforts in addressing chronic disease and will allow states to determine areas of success as well as opportunities for significant impact.
- Overall, the essential policies for chronic disease framework serves as a guide for health officials to use in their unique position to ensure that the greatest amount of impact is made to address the burden of chronic disease.
Why it matters
This paper describes a framework to help state health officials prioritize policies addressing chronic disease risk factors. It contains no findings on treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 27/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of Public Health Management and Practice) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: journal h-index 79 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2020 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 3 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.4 citations a year over 8 year(s) since 2020 |
| Impact for its field and year | 1 / 6 | Cited 0.5× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Marcus Plescia: h-index 22 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Association of State and Territorial Health Officials: institution h-index 60 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 32732727) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 27 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Bayer, E., Fraser, M. R., & Plescia, M. (2020). Leading Chronic Disease Prevention With Evidence-Based Policy: The ASTHO Example. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/phh.0000000000001242
Vancouver
Bayer E, Fraser MR, Plescia M. Leading Chronic Disease Prevention With Evidence-Based Policy: The ASTHO Example. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2020. doi:10.1097/phh.0000000000001242. PMID: 32732727.
BibTeX
@article{bayer2020-32732727,
author = {Bayer, Erin and Fraser, Michael R. and Plescia, Marcus},
title = {{Leading Chronic Disease Prevention With Evidence-Based Policy: The ASTHO Example}},
journal = {Journal of Public Health Management and Practice},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.1097/phh.0000000000001242},
pmid = {32732727},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/phh.0000000000001242}
}
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