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Informed Decision Making

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: National Institutes of Health

Last Reviewed: October 2020

Workgroups: Cancer Workgroup, Health Communication and Health Information Technology Workgroup

This National Institutes of Health database of informed decision-making programs helps program planners find evidence-based programs for different settings, population groups, and community types. Examples include:    

  • Breast Cancer Risk & Genetic Testing, a computer-based decision aid that teaches women about breast cancer, heredity, and benefits and limits of testing
  • Impact of a Decision Aid on Colorectal Cancer Screening, a web-based intervention to help 50- to 75-year-olds make decisions about colorectal cancer screening 
  • Improving Knowledge, Risk Perception, and Risk Communication Among Colorectal Adenoma Patients, an intervention for people whose adenomatous polyps were found during a colonoscopy
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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Reduce the overall cancer death rate — C‑01
Improving
Increase the health literacy of the population — HC/HIT‑R01
Research

Suggested Citation

1.

National Cancer Institute. (n.d.). Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP), Informed Decision Making Evidence-Based Programs Listing. Retrieved from https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/topicPrograms.do?topicId=102267&choice=default