Quantitative assessment of participant knowledge and evaluation of participant satisfaction in the CARES training program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of the Community Alliance for Research Empowering Social change (CARES) training program was to (1) train community members on evidence-based public health, (2) increase their scientific literacy, and (3) develop the infrastructure for community-based participatory research (CBPR).

Objectives

We assessed participant knowledge and evaluated participant satisfaction of the CARES training program to identify learning needs, obtain valuable feedback about the training, and ensure learning objectives were met through mutually beneficial CBPR approaches.

Methods

A baseline assessment was administered before the first training session and a follow-up assessment and evaluation was administered after the final training session. At each training session a

SUBMITTER: Goodman MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4849880 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature