The case for including reach as a key element of program theory

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 177-183

  Montague, Steve ^a   Porteous, Nancy L ^b  

^a Performance Management Network   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equity; Health inequities; Logic models; Program theory; Public health; Reach

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; MODELING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL THEORY;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84878052066     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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