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Community-Level Indicators: Some Examples |
Tools & Checklists | Contributed by Phil Rabinowitz Edited by Bill Berkowitz |
Checklist
Here you will find a checklist summarizing the important points of the section.
__ You understand that community-level initiatives don’t depend on the reporting by individuals of their behavior or opinions, but are measures taken from objective information, observation, or other methods that look at what actually happens.
You use community-level indicators for
__ Evaluation
__ Assessment
__ Accountability
__ Policy making
You choose community-level indicators by
__ Deciding on your goals.
__ Determining the information you need.
__ Choosing measurable community-level indicators that reflect that information.
__ Measuring indicators, and analyzing the results.
__ Continuing to use indicators, and adding others as necessary, to monitor issues, evaluate success, and change approach, methods, and focus where appropriate, based on what the indicators tell you.