PS282 Chapter 10: PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH II
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Steps for selecting program: assess setting, clarify goals, review available programs to select one appropriate for goals and setting. Goal of evidence based programs is to provide clear info to as wide an audience as possible and bridge gap b/w research and practice by synthesizing dense/complex info to present to public. Efficacy: beneficial efforts delivered by program under optimal conditions. Effectiveness: effects of the program when delivered in real world settings. Important to select program that has demonstrated both. Those implementing program must know what core components of it are and maintain fidelity to those. Everything else is open to adaptation to setting context (adaptive components/key characteristics) ex specific activities or delivery methods. Assessing the fit between the program and the setting: If the values espoused by the potential preventation program do not fit w the values of the setting or funding organization there is little chance that the program will be successfully implemented.
