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Capacity:
what a person, group, or organization can achieve or do; size or what a physical space or thing, such as a program, can hold or manage
CDC Original Sentences:
A successful program assessment will highlight capacities within and surrounding the participating organization, target population, and problem.
The capacity of the radiology department is a major factor in determining a hospital's capacity to provide timely care for non-critical casualties.
Plain Language Sentences:
Information about how a program works and what it achieves will be useful if it includes what organizations and people can do about a problem.
The hospital radiology department's size affects how quickly it can provide care for people without life-threatening injuries.
Entry Last Modified 4 November 2016
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