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Session Title: Balancing Autonomy and Uniformity in a Multi-site Evaluation: Evaluation of Program Integration Efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Multipaper Session 107 to be held in Lone Star F on Wednesday, Nov 10, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Cluster, Multi-site and Multi-level Evaluation TIG
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| Thomas Chapel,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tchapel@cdc.gov
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On Rowing in the Right Direction: Creating an Evaluation Design for a Program Integration Effort
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| Thomas Chapel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tchapel@cdc.gov
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| Abstract:
In 2009 CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) negotiated special agreements with four pilot states which gave them more flexibility in use of their chronic disease funds and allowed them to think about optimal collaborative and integrative structures that would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their efforts. The four states offered diverse approaches to integration and collaboration but were to be held accountable to common outcomes. This session will discuss the origins, challenges, trade-offs, and final components of the evaluation approach. Common indicators were developed using the ten Essential Public Health Services as a framework. These indicators were measured in triangulated ways—objective measurement, staff surveys, key informant interviews, and social network analyses. The session will discuss the development of the framework, challenges in developing the framework, development of the indicators, and the synthesis of information from the multiple data collection sources.
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