Integrating assessment and evaluation into partnership initiatives: Lessons from the community partnerships for older adults

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 609-632

  Giunta, Nancy ^a   Thomas, M Lori ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Community partnership; Community based services; Home; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84943236567     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464813487587     Document Type: Article

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