Knowledge development and evaluation in, of and for Healthy Community initiatives. Part I: guiding principles

With over 375 participating communities worldwide, well-established networks in many parts of Europe, North America and Australia, and with initiatives in many developing countries, the Healthy Cities movement is widespread and, in many jurisdictions, continuing to expand. As the movement matures, interest in the evaluation of its successes and potential limitations has grown. But as yet there has been little systematic assessment of evaluation...