Technical assistance as a prevention capacity-building tool: A demonstration using the getting to outcomes® framework

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 810-828

  Hunter, Sarah B ^a   Chinman, Matthew ^a   Ebener, Patricia ^a   Imm, Pam ^b   Wandersman, Abraham ^b   Ryan, Gery W ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community service; Drug abuse prevention; Technical assistance

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 67249131254     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198108329999     Document Type: Article

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