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"More Juice for the Squeeze": Developing Evaluation Indicators and Reference Materials for State Asthma Control Partnerships
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| Presenter(s):
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| Leslie Fierro,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
let6@cdc.gov
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| Carlyn Orians,
Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation,
orians@battelle.org
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| Shyanika Wijesinha Rose,
Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation,
rosesw@battelle.org
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| Linda Winges,
Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation,
winges@battelle.org
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| Abstract:
In recent years, many questions have arisen about how best to monitor and evaluate the activities and outcomes of coalitions and partnerships. Similar to other public health efforts, a primary component of the 35 state asthma control programs currently funded through the Center's for Disease Control and Prevention's Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch is the formation of statewide asthma partnerships. Partnerships across the funded states vary in structure and membership composition, but are designed to arrive at similar outcomes. This presentation will provide an overview of the process and results from a multi-state workgroup that began in June 2006 to develop cross-site evaluation indicators and resource documents specific to state asthma control program partnerships. These indicators and documents are suitable for use with CDC's Framework for Program Evaluation. Key concerns were developing indicators gathered across programs that are feasible, representative, and useful.
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Improving the Evaluation of Federally Funded Interventions Requiring the Use of Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) Instruments: A Participatory Approach
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| Presenter(s):
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| Justeen Hyde,
Institute for Community Health,
jhyde@challiance.org
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| Eileen Dryden,
Institute for Community Health,
edryden@challiance.org
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| Ayala Livny,
Cambridge Cares About AIDS,
alivny@ccaa.org
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| Karen Hacker,
Institute for Community Health,
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| Monique Tula,
Cambridge Cares About AIDS,
mtula@ccaa.org
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| Abstract:
This presentation highlights the value of utilizing a participatory evaluation approach when working with community agencies receiving federal funding for prevention and intervention services. Drawing from our experience as evaluators of a SAMHSA-funded substance abuse, HIV and Hepatitis prevention program targeting homeless young adults, we will describe the importance of and strategies for creating a participatory evaluation partnership with program implementers. By participatory evaluation we mean the active involvement of program implementers in defining the evaluation, developing instruments, collecting data, discussing findings, and disseminating results. There are a number of challenges faced when using this approach with federally funded programs that require the use of standardized measurement tools and data collection procedures. Strategies for assessing these challenges and striking a balance between federal requirements and local needs will be described. These strategies help to increase the support for evaluation requirements and the usefulness of evaluation data for program implementers.
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