Where in the World Is Evidence-Based Practice? March 21, 2010, was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “grew up” and left home to take on the world. When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it came with a requirement of empirical evidence. Research on EBP increased significantly. Application of EBP spread to allied health professions, education, healthcare technology, and more. Health organizations began to adopt and promote EBP. In this Discussion, you will consider this adoption. You will examine healthcare organization websites and analyze to what extent these organizations use EBP.

Where in the World Is Evidence-Based Practice? March 21, 2010, was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “grew up” and left home to take on the world. When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it came with a requirement of empirical evidence. Research on EBP increased significantly. Application of EBP spread to allied health professions, education, healthcare technology, and more. Health organizations began to adopt and promote EBP. In this Discussion, you will consider this adoption. You will examine healthcare organization websites and analyze to what extent these organizations use EBP.

I thought this was a fantastic choice to investigate for Evidence Based Practice.  The World Health Organization (WHO) is the pillar of global health.  As stated on their website, they work “worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable” by addressing various issues that affect the global population such as noncommunicable disease prevention, antimicrobial resistance, mental health promotion, and elimination of high-impact communicable diseases that pose potential threat to the masses (WHO, 2020). I have found myself referring to the WHO website for information related to health concerns, specifically the newest Coronavirus strain that has emerged. I feel that information from the WHO site is the most accurate and up-to-date with information. This site addresses healthcare issues that could affect every man, woman, and child globally. The goal of the WHO is to help combat diseases and help build a better future for people everywhere (WHO, 2020).  All of the aforementioned would require significant research and standards of processing and disseminating information.  So obviously, as you pointed out and as described in the course material, EBP is and should be an integral part, the foundation even, in the work of reliable health organizations like the WHO (Laureate, 2018). Thank you!