Evaluating community‐based health programs that seek to increase community capacity

In: New directions for evaluation: a publication of the American Evaluation Association, Band 1999, Heft 83, S. 37-54

Abstract

AbstractCentral to most community‐based programs is the goal of improving the community's capacity to address its own problems. Evaluating changes in community capacity requires contextualized definitions that (1) respect geographic, political, academic, and community perspectives and (2) inclusive evaluation approaches.