Evaluating Public and Community Health Programs

Evaluating Public and Community Health Programs Evaluating Public and Community Health Programs combines anintroduction to public and community health program evaluation witha detailed survey of methods in community assessment, planning, program design, quantitative and qualitative data collection, dataanalysis, and reporting of findings. The book presents an approachbuilt on the two primary evaluation frameworks that are most commonin public and community health: the Donaldson three-step programtheory-driven evaluation model and CDC's six-step Framework forProgram Evaluation in Public Health. The author emphasizespractical, ongoing evaluation strategies that involve all programstakeholders, not just evaluation experts, and presents a simpleand effective standards-based four-step model that will producerich and useful results. The book's resources (scenarios, worksheets, and guidelines) can be used throughout the planning, implementation, and evaluation process. In addition, each chapterincludes a list of learning objectives, key terms, and ideas forreview, as well as summaries and discussion questions that canreinforce each chapter's lessons.