Open AccessChronic disease prevention evaluation in Ontario’s public health system: a qualitative needs assessment
Author(s) -
Andrea LaMarre,
Barbara Riley,
Ruchika Jain,
Barbara Zupko,
David Buetti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-020-00317-2
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , public health , context (archaeology) , capacity building , public relations , focus group , work (physics) , qualitative research , qualitative property , medicine , knowledge management , political science , business , sociology , nursing , engineering , computer science , marketing , geography , law , mechanical engineering , social science , archaeology , machine learning
Building evaluation capacity for chronic disease prevention (CDP) is a critical step in ensuring the effectiveness of CDP programming over time. In this article, we highlight the findings of the qualitative arm of a mixed-methods needs assessment designed to assess the gaps and areas of strength within Ontario's public health system with respect to CDP evaluation.