Defining sustainability outcomes of health programs: Illustrations from an on-line survey

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-346

  Scheirer, Mary Ann ^a   Hartling, Gretchen ^b   Hagerman, Diane ^b  

^a Scheirer Consulting   (United States)

^b New Jersey Health Initiatives   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissemination; Evaluating sustainability; Health programs; On line survey; Organizational capacity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES; PLANNING METHOD; SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FOUNDATIONS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEW JERSEY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049125621     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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