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Evaluating community‐based health programs that seek to increase community capacity
Author(s) -
Parker Edith A.,
Eng Eugenia,
Schulz Amy J.,
Israel Barbara A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.1144
Subject(s) - community health , program evaluation , capacity building , public relations , business , computer science , public health , economic growth , political science , public administration , nursing , medicine , economics
Abstract Central to most community‐based programs is the goal of improving the community's capacity to address its own problems. Evaluating changes in community capacity requires contextualized definitions that (1) respect geographic, political, academic, and community perspectives and (2) inclusive evaluation approaches.