Implementing an Outcomes Model in the Participatory Evaluation of Community Initiatives

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 5-20

  Suarez Balcazar, Yolanda ^a,c   Orellana Damacela, Lucía ^b   Portillo, Nelson ^b   Sharma, Aparna ^b   Lanum, Mindy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Community partnerships for participatory evaluation; Outcomes model

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SKILL;

EID: 0347545260     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v26n02_02     Document Type: Review

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