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Community Prevention Study
Pages 81-84

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From page 81...
... Concept Review Document to develop practical community-based strategies needed to achieve many national goals for women's health. NTH representatives discussed plans for the CPS during the committee's June 1993 meeting, but no firm plans or cost estimate were provided.
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From page 82...
... was premature, and that methods to achieve change in various components of a broad multifactor community trial needed development before they were placed in a formal randomized design. DESIGN AND METHODS The rather sketchy June 1993 design of the CPS suggests a similarity to its CRT predecessor in its language regarding the overall method of community intervention.
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From page 83...
... In addition, projects should include attention to regulatory and environmental changes when feasible; however, more limited and often single-factor projects may provide useful information yet be lacking in the environmental or regulatory change dimension. The CPS should also emphasize projects that promote the creation of culturally appropriate strategies at low cost.
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From page 84...
... These projects should adequately encompass needs related to diversity of health topic; intended recipients of interventions; geographic regions of varied cultures; and approach or strategy. Within the eight-year project, three years of funding is recommended in order to focus on strengthening infrastructure development and dissemination techniques.
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