Search Results - "Beery, William"

The Kaiser Permanente Community Health Initiative: Overview and Evaluation Design by CHEADLE, Allen, SCHWARTZ, Pamela M, RAUZON, Suzanne, BEERY, William L, GEE, Scott, SOLOMON, Loel

“…We provide an overview of the Kaiser Permanente Community Health Initiative--created in 2003 to promote obesity-prevention policy and environmental change in…”
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Approaches to Measuring the Extent and Impact of Environmental Change in Three California Community-Level Obesity Prevention Initiatives by CHEADLE, Allen, SAMUELS, Sarah E, RAUZON, Suzanne, YOSHIDA, Sallie C, SCHWARTZ, Pamela M, BOYLE, Maria, BEERY, William L, CRAYPO, Lisa, SOLOMON, Loel

“…Despite growing support among public health researchers and practitioners for environmental approaches to obesity prevention, there is a lack of empirical…”
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Policy-Contribution Assessment and Field-Building Analysis of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Active Living Research Program by Ottoson, Judith M., EdD, Green, Lawrence W., DrPH, Beery, William L., MPH, Senter, Sandra K., MN, MPH, Cahill, Carol L., MLS, Pearson, David C., PhD, Greenwald, Howard P., PhD, Hamre, Robin, MPH, RD, Leviton, Laura, PhD

“…Background The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation requested this utilization-focused evaluation of its Active Living Research (ALR) program. This evaluation…”
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Using the Concept of “Population Dose” in Planning and Evaluating Community-Level Obesity Prevention Initiatives by Cheadle, Allen, Schwartz, Pamela M., Rauzon, Suzanne, Bourcier, Emily, Senter, Sandra, Spring, Rebecca, Beery, William L.

“…When planning and evaluating community-level initiatives focused on policy and environment change, it is useful to have estimates of the impact on behavioral…”
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Involving Local Health Departments in Community Health Partnerships: Evaluation Results from the Partnership for the Public’s Health Initiative by Cheadle, Allen, Hsu, Clarissa, Schwartz, Pamela M., Pearson, David, Greenwald, Howard P., Beery, William L., Flores, George, Casey, Maria Campbell

“…Improving community health “from the ground up” entails a comprehensive ecological approach, deep involvement of community-based entities, and addressing…”
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CA8-02: Implementing a Community Health Initiative Using the Chronic Care Model by Cahill, Carol, Beery, William, Lewis-Smith, Karen

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A qualitative exploration of alternative strategies for building community health partnerships: collaboration- versus issue-oriented approaches by Cheadle, Allen, Senter, Sandra, Solomon, Loel, Beery, William L, Schwartz, Pamela M

“…Broad-based community partnerships are seen as an effective way of addressing many community health issues, but the partnership approach has had relatively…”
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Evaluating the Legacy of Community Health Initiatives: A Conceptual Framework and Example From the California Wellness Foundation’s Health Improvement Initiative by Beery, William L., Senter, Sandra, Cheadle, Allen, Greenwald, Howard P., Pearson, David, Brousseau, Ruth, Nelson, Gary D.

“…Community health initiatives typically involve time-limited funding from foundation or government grants to support their initial activities. But if there are…”
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Evaluating the California Wellness Foundation's Health Improvement Initiative: A Logic Model Approach by Cheadle, Allen, Beery, William L., Greenwald, Howard P., Nelson, Gary D., Pearson, David, Senter, Sandra

“…The difficulties of conducting randomized trials to evaluate community-based initiatives have led some researchers to argue in favor of a case study "logic…”
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The California Wellness Foundation's Health Improvement Initiative: Evaluation Findings and Lessons Learned by Cheadle, Allen, Senter, Sandra, Procello, Alicia, Pearson, David, Nelson, Gary D., Greenwald, Howard P., Beery, William L.

“…Purpose. To evaluate the effect of the Health Improvement Initiative (HII), a 5-year grantmaking initiative funded by The California Wellness Foundation…”
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Eliminating racial and ethnic health diparities by Beery, William L

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Polling and Policy Analysis as Resources for Advocacy by Greenwald, Howard P., Beery, William L., Pearson, Dave, Senter, Sandra, Cheadle, Allen, Nelson, Gary D., Bodenhorn, Karen, Horiuchi, Catherine

“…Between 1995 and 2001, the California Center for Health Improvement (CCHI) initiated eight large-scale surveys of public opinion and performed policy analyses…”
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Youth development, community engagement, and reducing risk behavior by Greenwald, Howard P, Pearson, David, Beery, William L, Cheadle, Allen

“…This article examines behaviors and attitudes associated with the "Youth Development Model," widely cited as a means of promoting resistance among young people…”
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The Impact of a Community-Based Chronic Disease Prevention Initiative: Evaluation Findings From Steps to "Health King County" by Cheadle, Allen, Bourcier, Emily, Krieger, James, Beery, William, Smyser, Michael, Vinh, Diana V., Lessler, Dan, Alfonsi, Lorrie

“…Steps to Health King County (Steps KC; Seattle, Washington) was one of 40 community-level initiatives funded in 2003 as part of the Steps to a HealthierUS…”
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Reducing Isolation Among Inner-City Elders: An Outcome Evaluation by Greenwald, Howard P., Beery, William L.

“…The research reported here evaluates outcomes of an intervention designed to reduce isolation and improve health and quality of life within a multiracial…”
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THE ROLE OF THE HEALTH FACILITATOR IN COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION by Salber, Eva J., Beery, William L., Jackson, Ethel J. R.

“…A community health education program has been established by the Department of Community Health Sciences of Duke University Medical Center in two target areas…”
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Polling and Policy Analysis as Resources for Advocacy by Greenwald, Howard P., Beery, William L., Pearson, Dave, Senter, Sandra, Cheadle, Allen, Nelson, Gary D., Bodenhorn, Karen, Horiuchi, Catherine

“…Between 1995 and 2001, the California Center for Health Improvement (CCHI) initiated eight large‐scale surveys of public opinion and performed policy analyses…”
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The Kaiser Family Foundation Community Health Promotion Grants Program: findings from an outcome evaluation by Wagner, E H, Wickizer, T M, Cheadle, A, Psaty, B M, Koepsell, T D, Diehr, P, Curry, S J, Von Korff, M, Anderman, C, Beery, W L, Pearson, D C, Perrin, E B

“…To present results from an outcome evaluation of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Community Health Promotion Grants Program (CHPGP) in the West, which…”
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Conference Report: Community-Based Health Promotion—State of the Art and Recommendations for the Future by Cheadle, Allen, Beery, William, Wagner, Edward, Fawcett, Stephen, Green, Lawrence, Moss, Diane, Plough, Alonzo, Wandersman, Abraham, Woods, Imani

“…The evaluators of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Community Health Promotion Grants Program in the West and the Foundation brought together 21…”
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Implementation of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Community Health Promotion Grant Program: A Process Evaluation by Wickizer, Thomas M., Wagner, Edward, Cheadle, Allen, Pearson, David, Beery, William, Maeser, Jennifer, Psaty, Bruce, Vonkorff, Michael, Koepsell, Thomas, Diehr, Paula, Perrin, Edward B.

“…The Community Health Promotion Grants Program, sponsored by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, represents a major health initiative that established 11…”
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