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Evaluating a community-based homelessness prevention program: A geographic information system approach
Abstract
Introduces and illustrates the application of Geographic Information
System (GIS) technology to examine patterns of social services use in
community-based interventions. By integrating management information
system data from human service agencies and publicly accessible data
from the US Census within a spatially-referenced framework, the study
illustrates that GIS analysis could help managers and planners of
social services to assess the extent to which program implementation
reflects adherence to a program concept and identify geographical
areas with the greatest unmet service needs. The article demonstrates
the application of GIS technology, based on an analysis of a citywide
community based homelessness prevention program in Philadelphia.
(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)
Journal
(2001)
vol25
no4
pages21-45
Categories
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Evaluation and Information Management
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Information Management Systems
