Evaluating health promotion: doing it by numbers
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Health promotion activities can be assessed by quantitative methods and there is increased demand for such assessments in the UK due to increased emphasis on accountability. Quantative approaches allow for measurement, but they have ceratin limitations. Bias should be examined and aims and methods should be set out clearly. A number of interpretations of data should be considered, and the interpretation selected should be justified as to why it appears the most likely.
Publication Name: Health Education Journal
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0017-8969
Year: 1995
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Understanding the commissioning process: the background to effective health promotion research and evaluation
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The commissioning process in health promotion research involves a range of relationships and processes which may not be obvious to the different groups involved. These factors include the existence of competitive tendering amongst researchers, economic factors external to the research subject, the status and interests of the senior researcher, and issues connected with ownership and dissemination of research findings.
Publication Name: Health Education Journal
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0017-8969
Year: 1998
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