Using the theory of change to support an evaluation of a health promotion intervention

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Warwick-Booth, Louise author

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There is the need for further exploration of the way in which health champions work and the effectiveness of programmes that use them as a mechanism to try to achieve positive health changes. There...

There is the need for further exploration of the way in which health champions work and the effectiveness of programmes that use them as a mechanism to try to achieve positive health changes. Therefore, Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust commissioned independent researchers, staff from the Centre for Health Promotion Research at Leeds Metropolitan University, to evaluate their Health Champions Programme. This case study provides an account of the evaluation, taking the reader through the methods that were used and in particular focusing upon the use of a theory of change approach that is associated with realistic evaluation as a specific approach. The case sheds light upon the challenges of evaluating practice initiatives as well as highlighting the usefulness of theory of change as an evaluation tool.

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