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	A Handbook for Participatory Community Assessments: Experience from Alameda County (4.8 MB)
	This “how-to” book describes the steps and tools used in the participatory community assessments conducted by Alameda County Public Health Department, South Hayward Neighborhood Collaborative, and Livermore Neighborhood Coalition. 142 pages.

01. Front Cover (176 KB)

02. Acknowledgements (62 KB)

03. Table of Contents (53 KB)

04. Introduction (669 KB)

05. Step 1: Building Partnerships for Community Assessment (183 KB)

06. Step 2: Initial Planning Activities (397 KB)

07. Step 3: Setting the Direction of the Community Assessment (173 KB)

08. Step 4: Developing Indicators (389 KB)

09. Step 5: Choosing Your Data Collection Methods (114 KB)

10. Step 6: Collecting the Data (1.6 MB)

11. Step 7: Sharing the Results (145 KB)

12. Step 8: Writing a Community Action Plan (416 KB)

13. Step 9: Evaluating the Community Assessment (417 KB)

14. Conclusion (84 KB)

15. Appendices (1.3 MB)

16. Back Cover (39 KB)