REFERENCES
- Beebe , T. J. , Harrison , P. A. , Sharma , A. and Hedger , S. 2001 . The Community Readiness Survey: Development and initial validation. . Evaluation Review , 25 : 55 – 71 .
- Brackley , M. , Davila , Y. , Thornton , J. , Leal , C. , Mudd , G. , Shafer , J. , Castillo , P. and Spears , W. 2003 . Community readiness to prevent intimate partner violence in Bexar County, Texas. . Journal of Transcultural Nursing , 14 : 227 – 236 .
- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's (CSAP) Central Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT). 2003 . Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training. Mounds View, MN : CSAP's Central CAPT. .
- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's (CSAP) Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT). 2001 . Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training. Reno, NV : CSAP's Western CAPT. .
- Dryfoos , J. G. 1997 . “ The prevalence of problem behaviors: Implications for programs. ” . In Healthy children 2010: Enhancing children's wellness Edited by: Weissberg , R. P. , Gullotta , T. P. , Hampton , R. L. and Adams , G. R. 17 – 46 . Newbury Park, CA : Sage. .
- Edwards , R. W. , Jumper-Thurman , P. , Plested , B. A. , Oetting , E. R. and Swanson , L. 2000 . Community readiness: Research to practice. . Journal of Community Psychology , 28 : 291 – 307 .
- Hillery , G. A. 1955 . Definitions of community: Areas of agreement. . Rural Sociology , 20 : 111 – 125 .
- Hogan , J. A. , Gabrielsen , K. R. , Luna , N. and Grothaus , D. 2003 . Substance abuse prevention: The intersection of science and practice. Boston : Pearson Education. .
- Logan , T. K. , Williams , K. and Leukefeld , C. 2001 . A statewide drug court needs assessment: Identifying target counties, assessing readiness. . Journal of Offender Rehabilitation , 33 : 1 – 25 .
- Mills , J. and Bogenschneider , K. 2001 . Can communities assess support for preventing adolescent alcohol and other drug use? Reliability and validity of a community assessment inventory. . Family Relations , 50 : 355 – 375 .
- Minnesota Institute of Public Health. 1999 . MIPH Community Readiness Survey [survey instrument] Mounds View, MN : Minnesota Institute of Public Health .
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. 1997 . Community readiness for drug abuse prevention: Issues, tips, and tools. Rockville, MD : U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. .
- Nicola , R. M. and Hatcher , M. T. 2000 . A framework for building effective public health constituencies. . Journal of Public Health Management Practice , 6 : 1 – 10 .
- Nunnally , J. C. 1967 . Psychometric theory. New York : McGraw Hill. .
- Oetting , E. R. , Donnermeyer , J. F. , Plested , B. A. , Edwards , R. W. , Kelly , K. and Beauvais , F. 1995 . Assessing community readiness for prevention. . The International Journal of the Addictions , 30 : 659 – 683 .
- Oetting , E. R. , Jumper-Thurman , P. , Plested , B. and Edwards , R. W. 2001 . Community readiness and health services. . Substance Use & Misuse , 36 : 825 – 843 .
- Paronen , O. and Oja , P. 1998 . How to understand a community-Community assessment for the promotion of health-related physical activity. . Patient Education and Counseling , 33 : S25 – S28 .
- Peyrot , M. and Smith , H. L. 1998 . Community readiness for substance abuse prevention: Toward a model of collective action. . Research in Community Sociology , 8 : 65 – 91 .
- Plested , B. , Smitham , D. M. , Jumper-Thurman , P. , Oetting , E. R. and Edwards , R. W. 1999 . Readiness for drug use prevention in rural minority communities. . Substance Use & Misuse , 34 : 521 – 544 .
- Sharma , R. K. 2003 . Putting the community back in community health assessment: A process and outcome approach with a review of some major issues for public health professionals. . Journal of Health & Social Policy , 16 : 19 – 33 .
- Stephenson , W. 1953 . The study of behavior. Chicago : University of Chicago Press. .
- United Way of America. 1982 . Needs assessment: The state of the art. VA : Alexandria .
- Williams , R. L. and Yanoshik , K. 2001 . Can you do a community assessment without talking to the community? . Journal of Community Health , 26 : 233 – 247 .