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Background <p>Practice-oriented approaches to outcome and impact evaluation of municipal prevention and health-promotion projects are gaining importance and are leading to calls for evidence-based action. In addition, because financial resources are limited, policy-makers increasingly demand proof of efficacy and demonstrable impacts. To give evaluation and impact considerations greater prominence in future municipal prevention and health-promotion projects, practical and participatory impact-research methods are required.</p> Methods and practical part <p>This article introduces the Impact Radar, an empirical toolbox that enables an impact-oriented mode of working in prevention and health-promotion projects within municipal settings. The individual steps of the Impact Radar are explained and their practical application is illustrated with project examples. Building on the concept of Realistic Evaluation, the Impact Radar combines five steps: (1)&#xa0;conduct an impact workshop; (2)&#xa0;develop an impact model participatively; (3)&#xa0;capture effects through impact monitoring; (4)&#xa0;provide evidence or plausibility for effects and impacts; and (5) analyze the underlying effects and impact mechanisms.</p> Conclusions <p>The Impact Radar is a&#xa0;participatory, practice-oriented instrument that helps municipal stakeholders implement prevention and health-promotion projects with a&#xa0;clear focus on effects and impacts. Consistent and wherever possible early consideration of impact aspects throughout the project lifecycle can enhance quality assurance and legitimation of prevention and health-promotion projects in the municipal context.</p>

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Evaluation in der kommunalen Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung: Der Wirkungsradar als partizipatives Praxistool zur Wirkungsforschung

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年9月23日

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  • Dennis John,
  • Martina Tyrach,
  • Sebastian Ottmann

摘要

Background

Practice-oriented approaches to outcome and impact evaluation of municipal prevention and health-promotion projects are gaining importance and are leading to calls for evidence-based action. In addition, because financial resources are limited, policy-makers increasingly demand proof of efficacy and demonstrable impacts. To give evaluation and impact considerations greater prominence in future municipal prevention and health-promotion projects, practical and participatory impact-research methods are required.

Methods and practical part

This article introduces the Impact Radar, an empirical toolbox that enables an impact-oriented mode of working in prevention and health-promotion projects within municipal settings. The individual steps of the Impact Radar are explained and their practical application is illustrated with project examples. Building on the concept of Realistic Evaluation, the Impact Radar combines five steps: (1) conduct an impact workshop; (2) develop an impact model participatively; (3) capture effects through impact monitoring; (4) provide evidence or plausibility for effects and impacts; and (5) analyze the underlying effects and impact mechanisms.

Conclusions

The Impact Radar is a participatory, practice-oriented instrument that helps municipal stakeholders implement prevention and health-promotion projects with a clear focus on effects and impacts. Consistent and wherever possible early consideration of impact aspects throughout the project lifecycle can enhance quality assurance and legitimation of prevention and health-promotion projects in the municipal context.