[Evaluation indicators of the Healthy Municipalities for Peace strategy in Colombia].
OBJECTIVE
The work that is presented is the first phase of a scale development study. The objectives are: selecting, developing and evaluating indicators for the evaluation of the healthy cities project in Colombia, in order to offer the bases for the construction of a measurement scale.


METHODS
The project was executed from January 2001 to August 2002. A validation by construct and an assessment of indicators, according to their importance, data availability and formulation were carried out. A theoretical heuristic model for evaluating the Colombian Healthy Cities Project was developed; based on these model 128 indicators were defined. A preliminary instrument was then made and evaluated by experts in the strategy. A test was carried out in five cities in order to test data availability and formulation.


RESULTS
The final results are a heuristic model for the evaluation of the project and an evaluation of each indicator.


CONCLUSIONS
The final results are not finished. A greater effort is needed for developing good heuristic models and for building instruments for assessing the healthy cities project in Colombia.
Cabarcas Montes
Fabio E
FE
municipiosaludable@hotmail.com
Agudelo Calderón
Carlos A
CA
D003105:Colombia; D040361:Healthy People Programs / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care