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#2As Robinson et al. (2021) states, “Evidence-based research is the use of prior research in a systematic and transparent way to inform a new study so that it is answering questions that matter in a valid, efficient, and accessible manner.” Evidence-based research goes hand in hand with a capstone project; a successful capstone project must include evidence-based research. As I posted in in Module 1 discussion last week, I believe that a capstone project should successfully capture my ideas and knowledge while adding something to the public health world. If a student is to add to existing knowledge, they will need to take evidence-based research and apply it to their way of thinking or their knowledge base to produce something new.
How I plan on integrating evidence-based research into my APE work is straight forward: my APE project consists of me producing a comprehensive literature review for the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Office of Drinking Water on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The literature review will them be used as part of VDH’s package on PFAS that the agency presents to the Virginia General Assembly to aid to development of PFAS regulations for the state. The literature review must stem from multiple sources of evidence-based research, otherwise it will be incomplete and perhaps leave out crucial research or knowledge surrounding the topic. I will have to incorporate evidence-based research from peer-reviewed sources, state, and federal sources, as well as international sources to accurately capture all the research surrounding PFAS.