title: Community-based participatory evaluation: the healthy start approach.
abstract: The use of community-based participatory research has gained momentum as a viable approach to academic and community engagement for research over the past 20 years. This article discusses an approach for extending the process with an emphasis on evaluation of a community partnership-driven initiative and thus advances the concept of conducting community-based participatory evaluation (CBPE) through a model used by the Healthy Start project of the Augusta Partnership for Children, Inc., in Augusta, Georgia. Application of the CBPE approach advances the importance of bilateral engagements with consumers and academic evaluators. The CBPE model shows promise as a reliable and credible evaluation approach for community-level assessment of health promotion programs.
authors.affiliation: Morehouse School of Medicine, East Point, GA 30344 , USA. rbraithwaite@msm.edu
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Braithwaite
authors.forename: Robetta D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Vikki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pruitt
authors.forename: Kisha B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: Katrina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aaron
authors.forename: Chavone
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hollimon
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D005845:Georgia; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014495:Universities