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Applying Community Guide Interventions

Using Evidence-Based Resources for Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation*
Step	Description	Suggested Resources
1	Identify primary health issues in your community	County Health Rankings National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPSP) Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
2	Develop measurable process and outcome objectives to assess progress in addressing these health issues	Healthy People 2010 Leading Health Indicators HEDIS® (Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set) performance measures Winnable Battles
3	Select effective interventions to help achieve these objectives	The Guide to Community Preventive Services The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services National Guideline Clearinghouse The Campbell Collaboration The Cochrane Collaboration
4	Implement selected interventions	www.PreventionInfo.org CDCynergy
5	Evaluate selected interventions based on objectives; use this information to improve program	Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health CDCynergy
1-5	All of the above	The Community Health Promotion Handbook: Action Guides to Improve Community Health Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. (Plan, Link, Act, Network with Evidence-based Tools) Community Tool Box Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) Partnership For Prevention

*Note: The types of steps that are generally used in program planning are listed in the table above, along with selected resources that may be useful at each step. Adapted from: the Community Guide, Program Planning. (2010).

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Page updated 2/17/2012.