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   Part J. Evaluating Community Programs and Initiatives
      Chapter 38. Some Methods for Evaluating Comprehensive Communi... >
         Section 9. Gathering and Using Community-Level Indicators >
             Tools & Checklists - A checklist that summarizes the major points contained in the section. >

Gathering and Using Community-Level Indicators

  

Tools & Checklists

 Contributed by Aimee Whitman Edited by Bill Berkowitz and Jerry Schultz

Checklist

Here you'll find a checklist summarizing the major points contained in the text.


___You know what community-level indicators are

___You understand why you should use community-level indicators

___You know that they provide bottom-line evidence of the impact of your initiative

___You know that they help determine the effects of key components

___You know that they help push issues to the forefront of the public agenda

___You know that they can help secure more support

___You know when you should evaluate community-level indicators

___You know how to find community-level indicators

___You have selected indicators that are available

___You have contacted relevant agencies to find data

___You have compiled, summarized and graphed data

___You have presented the data to the community

___You have used the data to bring attention to your issue