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Development Of A Quantitative Measure Of Community Readiness For Change, Drew Hicks
Development Of A Quantitative Measure Of Community Readiness For Change, Drew Hicks
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Introduction: Recruiting community involvement in public health interventions is often met with varying degrees of success. Attitudes, resources, and leadership all impact a community’s ability to effect change. Being able to assess community readiness for change is vital to the successful adoption of any health or wellness initiative. Past efforts in measuring community readiness have been largely limited. This study reports on the development and validation of a survey measuring community readiness to change for health and wellness in the college campus community.
Objective: To develop an instrument capable of measuring the attitudes and ability of a college campus …