Open AccessAssessment/evaluation. A participatory evaluation model for healthier communities: developing indicators for New Mexico
Author(s) -
Nina Wallerstein
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
public health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.202
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1468-2877
pISSN - 0033-3549
DOI - 10.1093/phr/115.2.199
Subject(s) - citizen journalism , participatory evaluation , community based participatory research , baseline (sea) , community participation , participatory action research , program evaluation , community health , process (computing) , population , environmental planning , public health , political science , environmental resource management , environmental health , sociology , geography , medicine , computer science , socioeconomics , public administration , nursing , environmental science , anthropology , law , operating system
Participatory evaluation models that invite community coalitions to take an active role in developing evaluations of their programs are a natural fit with Healthy Communities initiatives. The author describes the development of a participatory evaluation model for New Mexico's Healthier Communities program. She describes evaluation principles, research questions, and baseline findings. The evaluation model shows the links between process, community-level system impacts, and population health changes.