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Community Wise: A formative evaluation of a community based health intervention.

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: processes and outcomes. Analysis showed significantly lower post-intervention number of cigarettes smoked per day, days using an illicit drug, money spent on illegal drugs, and rearrests. Based on the evaluation, the research team made the following changes: 1) added a session on sexuality; 2) increased the number of sessions from 12 to 15; and 3) modified strategies to help participants develop and implement capacity building projects.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Liliane Cambraia Windsor, Lauren Jessell, Teri Lassiter, Ellen Benoit

Institutions: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, National Development and Research Institutes

Language: English

Topic: Community Health and Development

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health

Awards: HIV Intervention Science Training Program for Underrepresented Investigators, Advanced Center for Mental Health Services and Criminal Justice Research