Community Quality of Life

How to Carry Out a Community Quality of Life Project

A Community Quality of Life Manual

The purpose of this manual is to provide a guide for carrying out community quality of life projects. The approach emphasizes the perceptions of community members of what community factors support and inhibit quality of life. This information is supplemented with those of service providers and elected representatives.

The manual is based upon the development and implementation of two Community Quality of Life Projects in the Toronto communities of Riverdale and Lawrence Heights from the Fall of 1996 through 1997.

Chapter 1: An Overview of the Community Quality of Life Approach
Chapter 2: Guiding Principles of the Community Quality of Life Approach
Chapter 3: Focusing and Planning a Community Quality of Life Project
Chapter 4: Preparing the Groundwork for a Community Quality of Life Project
Chapter 5: Collecting the Data in a Community Quality of Life Project
Chapter 6: Analyzing the Data from a Community Quality of Life Project
Chapter 7: Communicating the Results of a Community Quality of Life Project
Chapter 8: Moving on to Action
Chapter 9: Resources
Chapter 10: Sample Information Letters, Consent Forms, and Newsletters

(73 pages with appendices)