Wellness AcademyReading Evidence Without a Research Degree
Judge whether a health claim is strong enough to change what you tell people.
Who this is for
- Practitioners fielding questions about new claims
- Program leads selecting interventions
- Educators building trustworthy course content
Prerequisites: No statistics background required.
What you will be able to do
- 01
Read an abstract and identify what it does not establish
- 02
Separate effect size from statistical significance in plain terms
- 03
Spot the four failure modes behind most overstated health claims
- 04
Explain your judgment to a non-specialist in two sentences
Module preview
- 01
Orient: the decisions evidence should inform
Framing appraisal around practice choices.
- 02
Learn: study designs and what each can claim
Short segments with worked examples.
- 03
Notice: the four common overstatements
Paired claim-and-source comparisons.
- 04
Practice: appraise three live claims
Structured appraisal tasks with feedback.
Practice and assessment
Each module includes a knowledge check and one appraisal task using a current published source.
Instructor
Dr. Priya Anand
Faculty, research methods
Epidemiologist and long-time teacher of applied appraisal for clinical and community teams.
Credential
Skill badge issued on passing the final appraisal task.