Assessing the Health of Communities: Indicator Projects and Their Impacts
Author: Jim Frankish, Brenda Kwan, Julieta Flores
Date: 2002
Abstract: There remains a lack of systematic validation and use of community-level indicators of health and quality of life. There appear to be no consistent standards for defining success for a given indicator. There is a clear need for a multidimensional model of health that has potential for a comprehensive "mapping", linking and assessment of a host of community-level indicators of health and quality of life. Even within a given "category" (i.e., livability) and "element" (green space/open space) one finds a host of diverse indicators in use. There is a need for more consistent and coherent construct validation of specific aspects of community health. Many communities/decision makers are predisposed toward using community-level indicators in policy and practice decisions. There is an evident need for development of practical and technical supportive resources. A sufficient number of projects exist across Canada so as to allow for potential sharing of resources and contrasting/comparing indicators across jurisdictions.
Tags: Children & families, Environment, Evaluation, Health, Housing, Impact, Urban planning, Wellbeing,
Link to Resource: http://blogs.ubc.ca/frankish/files/2014/04/frankish-cphifinal-v4a.pdf
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Date: 2002
Abstract: There remains a lack of systematic validation and use of community-level indicators of health and quality of life. There appear to be no consistent standards for defining success for a given indicator. There is a clear need for a multidimensional model of health that has potential for a comprehensive "mapping", linking and assessment of a host of community-level indicators of health and quality of life. Even within a given "category" (i.e., livability) and "element" (green space/open space) one finds a host of diverse indicators in use. There is a need for more consistent and coherent construct validation of specific aspects of community health. Many communities/decision makers are predisposed toward using community-level indicators in policy and practice decisions. There is an evident need for development of practical and technical supportive resources. A sufficient number of projects exist across Canada so as to allow for potential sharing of resources and contrasting/comparing indicators across jurisdictions.
Tags: Children & families, Environment, Evaluation, Health, Housing, Impact, Urban planning, Wellbeing,
Link to Resource: http://blogs.ubc.ca/frankish/files/2014/04/frankish-cphifinal-v4a.pdf
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