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Session Title: Strategically Planning for Evaluation in Statewide Programs: Opportunities and Drawbacks
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Panel Session 706 to be held in Pacific B on Friday, Nov 4, 2:50 PM to 4:20 PM
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Sponsored by the Evaluation Policy TIG
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| Chair(s): |
| Paul Garbe, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, plg2@cdc.gov
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| Discussant(s):
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| Hallie Preskill, FSG Social Impact Consultants, hallie.preskill@fsg.org
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| Abstract:
Since 2009, the National Asthma Control Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has required funded state asthma programs to develop strategic evaluation plans that encompass multi-year evaluation portfolios. These strategic plans are intended to help programs plan, implement, and use evaluation to build program and evaluation capacity sequentially and systematically. Well conceptualized evaluations can support program improvement and maximize value from limited evaluation resources. If developed through a strategic process, planning for evaluation is also a key factor in building evaluation capacity. In this session we explore our approach to applying strategy to development of evaluation portfolios. During this panel, presenters will orient attendees to the rationale behind this new strategy, describe what makes strategic evaluation planning unique, share information about the strengths and weaknesses of this process, and offer examples of how strategic evaluation plans can facilitate comprehensive evaluation efforts in large programs.
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Strategic Evaluation Planning: Guiding Federal Grantees Through Unchartered Waters
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| Carlyn Orians, Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, orians@battelle.org
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| Maureen Wilce, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, muw9@cdc.gov
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| Leslie Fierro, Claremont Graduate University, Leslie.Fierro@cgu.edu
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| Shyanika Rose, Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, rosesw@battelle.org
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| Joanne Abed, Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, abedj@battelle.org
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| Linda Winges, Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, winges@battelle.org
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Strategic evaluation planning holds great potential for comprehensively examining the performance of large, multi-faceted social service program performance over time. In this presentation we will describe what strategic evaluation planning is and how it differs from traditional evaluation planning. The process developed by CDC's Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch to create strategic evaluation plans within state asthma programs will be shared in detail, along with our hopes for how the resulting strategic evaluation plans may lead to more effective public health program management will be provided. By describing the original expectations for strategic evaluation planning, we will set the stage for other presenters on the panel to discuss the lessons learned to date in implementing the processes described.
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Planning it out: Successes and Struggles in Creating Quality Strategic Evaluation Plans
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| Leslie Fierro, Claremont Graduate University, Leslie.Fierro@cgu.edu
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| Sarah Gill, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sgill@cdc.gov
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| Robin Shrestha-Kuwahara, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rbk5@cdc.gov
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During their first year of a five-year cooperative agreement, state asthma programs that are Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective were asked to articulate their vision for implementing multiple evaluations of their programmatic processes and outcomes. The strategic evaluation planning process and final products submitted by state asthma programs varied substantially. During this time we will present findings from a systematic review of the content and quality of strategic evaluation plans submitted by state asthma programs. These findings will be interpreted in light of insights provided to the presenters about the strategic evaluation planning process compiled from interviews conducted with a subset of state asthma program representatives.
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Making It Happen: Reflections From States on Implementing Strategic Evaluation Plans
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| Sheri Disler, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sdisler@cdc.gov
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| Amanda Savage Brown, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, abrown2@cdc.gov
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As of November 2011, state asthma programs Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective will be entering their third year of a five-year cooperative agreement lifecycle. In their second year of programmatic funding, states began implementing their strategic evaluation plans, and this presentation will describe the breadth of evaluations implemented during this second year of funding. The presenters will use examples of how states successfully used timelines and capacity building strategies as tools to move from their strategic evaluation plans to creating and implementing plans focusing on specific evaluations. Challenges and barriers encountered by state programs in transitioning to the implementation process will also be shared, along with solutions. Examples of how states revisited the strategic evaluation planning process based on their experiences will also be highlighted.
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