Measuring youth development outcomes for community program evaluation and quality improvement: Findings from dissemination of the Rochester Evaluation of Asset Development for Youth (READY) tool

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2006, Pages

  Sabaratnam, Premini ^a   Klein, Jonathan D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ACT for Youth Upstate Center of Excellence   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Program evaluation; Youth development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEADERSHIP; LEISURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CONSUMER; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RECREATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NEW YORK; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RECREATION;

EID: 33750050276     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200611001-00016     Document Type: Article

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