 Giving the community a voice: Lessons learned from a comprehensive survey in an urban neighborhoodTamar Mott Forrest, Dawn M. Wallace-Pascoe, Michael D. Webb and Howard Goldstein Evaluation and Program Planning, 2017, vol. 60, issue C, 130-142 Abstract: Weinland Park, an urban neighborhood adjacent to The Ohio State University, has been targeted for revitalization following several decades of disinvestment. The goal of these efforts is to develop holistic solutions that break the cycle of poverty. Such an undertaking requires collecting baseline data to understand community needs, inform programming, and guide revitalization efforts. This paper describes the development and implementation of the Weinland Park Evaluation Project (WPEP) – a collaborative and comprehensive neighborhood survey and needs assessment. Using the RE-AIM framework as a conceptual model, the paper describes how the WPEP was designed to meet short-, medium-, and long-term community needs. In addition, it offers lessons learned as a guide for researchers designing neighborhood surveys and conducting community assessments. An Appendix A includes indicators measured via the survey tool. Keywords: Baseline data; Community survey; Collaborative; Comprehensive; Evaluation; Focus groups; Needs assessment; Poverty; Urban neighborhoods (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:epplan:v:60:y:2017:i:c:p:130-142 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.07.005 Access Statistics for this article Evaluation and Program Planning is currently edited by Jonathan A. Morell More articles in Evaluation and Program Planning from Elsevier |
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