The Community Readiness Model: evaluating local smoke-free policy development.
The purpose of this article is to review the literature on community readiness and assess the utility of the community readiness model (CRM) for understanding and affecting smoke-free policy development and implementation. The CRM evaluates a community's capacity for successfully developing and implementing prevention or treatment interventions. The purposes of evaluating a community's readiness are to: (a) identify the stage of readiness for policy change, and (b) determine stage-specific strategies to advance a community toward policy change.
York
Nancy L
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University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Nursing, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Hahn
Ellen J
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000379:methods*; D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011050:Policy Making; D011340:Problem Solving; D016730:Program Development / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D011633:Public Facilities; D012107:Research Design; D012940:Social Problems; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*
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