@article{ref1,
title="From the ground up: building a participatory evaluation model",
journal="Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action",
year="2011",
author="Sanchez, Victoria and Carrillo, Christina and Wallerstein, Nina",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="45-52",
abstract="Background: We engaged in a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project with the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) and its 32 county-based health councils.Objectives: We report on the process of the collaborative development of an evaluation model that would identify and link council actions to intermediate system change.Methods: We used multiple data sources and interactive, iterative processes to systematically examine and document the health council system including document review, a statewide partnership survey, and multiple meetings with partners.Lessons Learned: We highlight lessons and challenges in our CBPR process, including the need for community partners to overcome the fear of evaluation, the use of multiple participatory mechanisms, the value of a linking agent, and understanding multiple data needs.Conclusion: The time and resources of this participatory evaluation process enabled successful navigation of two important issues: (1) increased attention to statewide accountability of collaborative public health initiatives, and (2) increased expectation by health councils or other community partnerships to have a recognized voice in defining measures for this accountability.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-0541",
doi="10.1353/cpr.2011.0007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2011.0007"
}