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The environmental assessment instrument: harnessing the environment for programmatic success.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19372279     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article describes the Environmental Assessment Instrument (EAI), a tool designed to help public health professionals analyze and then engage the environment in which programs operate. The prevailing environment is an important force that must be considered in an integrated systems approach when implementing programs and policies. The Division of Oral Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed the EAI to facilitate the ability of a state oral health program to understand their environment and the impact it has on the achievement of performance objectives. EAI results are plotted on a four-quadrant grid that depicts four types of change-stagnant, disruptive, continuous, and sporadic. General strategies are suggested based on these categories of change. By assessing environmental influences, program and policy planners can determine salient leverage points within their environment, identify strategies to address barriers to success, and build on supportive features in the environment.
Authors:
S René Lavinghouze; Ann W Price; Beverly Parsons
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health promotion practice     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1524-8399     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Promot Pract     Publication Date:  2009 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-17     Completed Date:  2009-07-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100890609     Medline TA:  Health Promot Pract     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  176-85     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Evaluation Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Oral Health, 4770 Buford Hwy F-10, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. rlavinghouze@cdc.gov
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Community Networks*
Community-Institutional Relations*
Fluoridation / psychology
Health Promotion / organization & administration*
Humans
Needs Assessment
Planning Techniques
Program Development / methods*
Public Opinion

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