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Session Title: Finding Promising Programs and Practices: The Systematic Screening and Review Method
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Panel Session 748 to be held in Panzacola Section F4 on Saturday, Nov 14, 10:55 AM to 11:40 AM
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Sponsored by the Program Theory and Theory-driven Evaluation TIG
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| Laura Leviton, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, llevito@rwjf.org
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| Discussant(s):
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| Wendy Yallowitz, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, wyallow@rwjf.org
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| Abstract:
The Systematic Screening and Review Method (New Directions in Evaluation, in press) aims to systematize the search for effective innovations so as to reduce uncertainty about those that are worth evaluating. The method involves nomination, expert panel review and evaluability assessment. The method has now been used in several initiatives that are presented in this panel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 48 childhood obesity prevention approaches that are worth evaluating. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is using this method to identify innovations that are worth evaluating in two areas: nursing education and intimate partner violence with immigrant populations.
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The Systematic Screening and Review Method to Identify Programs and Policies on Childhood Obesity Prevention
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| Nicola Dawkins, ICF Macro, nicola.u.dawkins@orcmacro.com
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| Seraphine Pitt Barnes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spittbarnes@cdc.gov
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| Holly Wethington, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hwethington@cdc.gov
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| Diane Dunet, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ddunet@cdc.gov
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| David Cotton, ICF Macro, david.a.cotton@macrointernational.com
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| Leah Robin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ler7@cdc.gov
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| Jo Anne Grunbaum, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, jgrunbaum@cdc.gov
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| Laura Leviton, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, llevito@rwjf.org
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| Laura Kettel Khan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ldk7@cdc.gov
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This project is a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the CDC Foundation, and Macro International Inc. to identify promising programs and policies to prevent childhood obesity. In the past two years this process received over 450 nominations and identified 48 policies and programs ready for more rigorous evaluation. The process begins with a national scan of programs and policies. An expert panel reviews program and policy documentation and selects those that warrant further investigation. The selection process is guided by assessment of plausibility, feasibility, innovativeness, and potential for impact. Each selected program or policy undergoes evaluability assessment to determine whether a rigorous evaluation is feasible and merited. The project team and the expert panel review the findings of the evaluability assessments to determine the degree of promise and readiness for rigorous evaluation and synthesize the results and recommendations.
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The Systematic Screening and Review Method Applied to Intimate Partner Violence and Nursing Education
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| Laura Leviton, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, llevito@rwjf.org
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| Nathaniel Tashima, LTG Associates Inc, partners@ltgassociates.com
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| Mariana Sachse, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
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| Nancy Fishman, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, nfishma@rwjf.org
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| Michael Yedidia, Rutgers University, myedidia@ifh.rutgers.edu
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This presentation will describe how the Systematic Screening and Review Method has been adapted for use in two Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiatives, innovations in addressing Intimate Partner Violence in immigrant populations, and innovations in nursing education. For the intimate partner violence study, ethnography was a useful addition to the overall method. In the case of nursing education, evaluability assessment was conducted through a distributed network with email and telephone guidance from a central coordinating center.
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