title: The Community Readiness Model: evaluating local smoke-free policy development.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Nursing, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: York
authors.forename: Ellen J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution