12. Evaluating the Initiative | Community Tool Box

This toolkit aids in developing an evaluation of a community program or initiative.

Example 1: Model for Evaluating for a Community Program

FIVE PHASES OF EVALUATION

Example 2: Evaluation for a Comprehensive Community Initiative - The School/Community Initiative to Reduce Risk for Adolescent Pregnancy in Three Kansas Communities

BACKGROUND AND CONTENT

Example 3: Depression Self-Management for Rural Women with Disabilities

The Center for Research on Women with Disabilities designed and implemented this project at nine centers for independent living.

Example 4: "Tai Chi in the Parks" - Participatory Evaluation in Lima, Peru

The “Tai Chi in the Parks” initiative was implemented in the 1990s as a public health strategy in the municipality of Miraflores in Lima, Peru.

Example 5: An Evaluation of the Quality of Diabetes Care in the Caribbean by PAHO

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of care for people with diabetes mellitus (DM) in four outpatient clinics in The Bahamas, one specialized clinic in Jamaica, and two hospitals in Saint Lucia.

Example 6: The North Karelia Project

In the late 1960s and into the '70s, Finland had the world's highest death rate due to cardiovascular disease (CVD).