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- Title
Results From the Data & Democracy Initiative to Enhance Community-Based Organization Data and Research Capacity.
- Authors
Carroll-Scott, Amy; Toy, Peggy; Wyn, Roberta; Zane, Jazmin I.; Wallace, Steven P.
- Abstract
Objectives. In an era of community-based participatory research and increased expectations for evidence-based practice, we evaluated an initiative designed to increase community-based organizations' data and research capacity through a 3-day train-the-trainer course on community health assessments. Methods. We employed a mixed method pre-post course evaluation design. Various data sources collected from 171 participants captured individual and organizational characteristics and pre-post course self-efficacy on 19 core skills, as well as behavior change 1 year later among a subsample of participants. Results. Before the course, participants reported limited previous experience with data and low self-efficacy in basic research skills. Immediately after the course, participants demonstrated statistically significant increases in data and research self-efficacy. The subsample reported application of community assessment skills to their work and increased use of data 1 year later.Conclusions. Results suggest that an intensive, short-term training program can achieve large immediate gains in data and research self-efficacy in community- based organization staff. In addition, they demonstrate initial evidence of longer-term behavior change related to use of data and research skills to support their community work.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; HEALTH risk assessment; COMMUNITY health services; ABILITY; ACTION research; BEHAVIOR modification; STATISTICAL correlation; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; SELF-efficacy; SURVEYS; TRAINING; SOCIAL learning theory; PRE-tests &; post-tests; EDUCATIONAL outcomes; CONTENT mining; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2012, Vol 102, Issue 7, p1384
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2011.300457