Just be careful about the kinds of "evidence" that is deemed acceptable.
See
Davies, J. & Macdonald, G. (1998). Quality, Evidence, and Effectiveness In
Health Promotion: Striving For Certainties. London UK: Routledge.
The following book is available FREE at the URL below.
Evaluation in health promotion: Principles and perspectives
Edited by Irving Rootman, Michael Goodstadt, Brian Hyndman, David V. McQueen,
Louise Potvin, Jane Springett and Erio Ziglio
WHO Regional Publications
European Series, No. 92
2001, xxvi + 533 pages
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Policy-makers, professionals of all kinds and the general public increasingly
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they can play an increasingly valuable role in protecting and improving
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sources increasingly demand evidence that initiatives give value for money.
Health promotion initiatives need
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http://www.who.dk/eprise/main/WHO/InformationSources/Publications/Catalogue/20010911_43
and
Raphael, D. (2000). The question of evidence in health promotion. Health
Promotion International, 15, 355-367.
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