Activating communities for health promotion: a process evaluation method.
Author(s) -
Thomas M. Wickizer,
Michael Von Korff,
Allen Cheadle,
Jennifer Maeser,
Edward H. Wagner,
Douglas C. Pearson,
William L. Beery,
Bruce M. Psaty
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.4.561
Subject(s) - health promotion , community health , community organization , promotion (chess) , process (computing) , psychology , gerontology , environmental health , public health , public relations , medicine , nursing , political science , computer science , politics , law , operating system
To date, evaluations of community-based prevention programs have focused on assessing outcomes, not the process of organizing communities for health promotion. An approach was developed to analyze community organization efforts aimed at advancing community health objectives. These organizational processes are referred to as community activation.
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