Preventing Chronic Disease | Tailoring Community-Based Wellness Initiatives With Latent Class Analysis - Massachusetts Community Transformation Grant Projects - CDC

Community-based approaches to preventing chronic diseases are attractive because of their broad reach and low costs, and as such, are integral components of health care reform efforts. Implementing community-based initiatives across Massachusetts’ municipalities presents both programmatic and evaluation challenges. For effective delivery and evaluation of the interventions, establishing a community typology that groups similar municipalities provides a balanced and cost-effective approach.


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  • SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0215.htm
  • Syndication ID: 10141
  • Language: English
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:36 PM
  • Date Syndication Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 01:41 AM

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General: CDC health promotion Preventing Chronic Disease PCD Public Health Practice Cluster Analysis Community Health Planning residence characteristics Statistical Models Health Status Classification

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