Evaluation of the Waitakere Community Injury Prevention Project
| Autor: | Pam Patterson, Carolyn Coggan, Rhonda Hooper, Marilyn Brewin, Elizabeth Robinson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Program evaluation medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Adolescent Poison control Pilot Projects Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Documentation Injury prevention Humans Medicine Child Health Education business.industry Process Assessment Health Care Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Human factors and ergonomics Middle Aged medicine.disease Hospitalization Logistic Models Child Preschool Family medicine Wounds and Injuries Original Article Health education Medical emergency business New Zealand Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Injury Prevention. 6:130-134 |
| ISSN: | 1353-8047 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/ip.6.2.130 |
| Popis: | Objective—To evaluate the Waitakere Community Injury Prevention Project (WCIPP). Methods—Process and outcome evaluations were conducted over a three year period. Process activities included analysis of project documentation, participant observation, key informant interviews, and two post-implementation case studies. A quasiexperimental design was used for the outcome evaluation. Three primary sources of data were collected and analysed: injury statistics; a pre-post telephone survey (n=4000); and a pre-post organisation survey (n=144). Results—Process evaluation provided a comprehensive account of the operation and activities of the WCIPP. Findings stress the pivotal role of the coordinators and highlight the value of incorporating a multicultural approach. A positive impact on changes to Waitakere City Council safety policies and practices was also evident. Outcome evaluation findings demonstrated significant reductions in rates of Waitakere child injury hospitalisations (p |
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