Translational formative evaluation': Critical in up-scaling public health programmes

Health Promotion International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-46

  Ohara, Blythe J ^a   Phongsavan, Philayrath ^a   King, Lesley ^a   Develin, Elizabeth ^b   Milat, Andrew J ^a,b   Eggins, Dianne ^c   King, Elizabeth ^d   Smith, Joanne ^b   Bauman, Adrian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^c CANCER INSTITUTE NSW   (Australia)

^d Cancer Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

formative evaluation; practice; theory; translational research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FORMATIVE EVALUATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION; THEORY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

FORMATIVE EVALUATION; PRACTICE; THEORY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84894240677     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dat025     Document Type: Article

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