Document Type | Document Origin |
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Intervention Reviews | Health Authority level |
Health Effect Reviews | Provincial level |
Guidance Documents | Federal level |
Promising Practices | State level (e.g. New Jersey) |
Case Studies | International level |
Student Projects | |
Protocols | |
Commentaries (EH Advocacy) | |
Provincial Reports | |
University or expert review report |
Evaluation Criteria
Required | Preferred (when possible or applicable) |
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Relevance to environmental health practioners and policy-makers | Length (shorter documents preferred, but useful reviews may be extensive) |
Clearly stated purpose | Practical/Actionable |
Succinct and well- structured | Uses scientific or primary evidence |
Appropriate review of information - including balanced reporting of evidence (i.e. evidence-based vs. position papers) | Respected or known publsihing body, authority or expert committee |
Reference to other sources (i.e. citations) | Authorship noted |
Accuracy/Verifiability | Currency/Timelines |
Sources of funding/conflict of interest/bias clearly stated |