Hi Jim!

Though I do not subscribe to his conclusions, Putnam's new book "Bowling
Alone" has about 10,000,000 references om citizen involvement and the good
things that result from it! I do recall reading something about citizen
involvement being associated with positive political change.


Dennis


On Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:31:07 -0700 jim wrote:

> From: jim <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:31:07 -0700
> Subject: IMPACT of Community Participation
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Hello:
>
> We are presently engaged in a study of "citizen" (also called lay,
> public or community) participation in health reform. We are looking for
> tools and methods for assessing the IMPACT of citizen participation on
> decision-making and decisions made. More specifically, we are interested
> in answering the often-asked question "does citizen participation make a
> difference?
>
> I would greatly appreciate receiving any information you might have
> regarding the measurement of IMPACT of citizen participation.
>
> Best regards Jim
>
> Dr. C. James Frankish, BC Health Research Scholar
> Acting Director, Institute of Health Promotion Research
> Assistant Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine & Health Promotion
> Department of Health Care & Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine
> University of British Columbia
> Room 308, LPC Building, 2206 East Mall Vancouver BC V6T 1Z3
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