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General Program Evaluation
Check out these resources for guidance and practical
information on program evaluation in other health and social
science settings that can be applied in tobacco control programs.
Basic
Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations
with Very Limited Resources
The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits makes available
this online document on the basic planning and implementation
of an outcomes evaluation in nonprofit organizations. Prepared
for small nonprofits with limited resources, this guide is
based on and complements the United Way’s Measuring
Program Outcomes: A Practical Approach.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Evaluation Working
Group: Resources
CDC’s Evaluation Working Group web site includes a comprehensive
set of links to evaluation resources, including standards,
manuals, reports, and information on logic models.
Demonstrating
Your Program's Worth: A Primer on Evaluation for Programs
to Prevent Unintentional Injury
This practical guide prepared for the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control describes the importance of evaluation, how to
conduct simple evaluation, and how to hire and supervise consultants
for complex evaluation.
Guide to Program Evaluation
This well-organized guide points users to resources on the
Bureau of Justice Assistance Evaluation Web Site. Information
includes the basics of evaluation, as well as specifics on
logic models, performance measures, and program monitoring.
Evaluation
Cookbook: A Practical Guide to Evaluation Methods for Lecturers
Prepared by the Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative,
this guide includes "recipes" for different evaluation
methods, a framework for planning and preparing an evaluation,
and guidelines for reporting and acting on the results.
The
Healthy People 2010: The Field Guide to Health Planning
The Toolkit provides guidance, technical tools, and resources
to help states and others develop and promote successful state-specific
Healthy People 2010 plans. The chapter, Obtaining Baseline
Measures, Setting Targets, and Measuring Progress, specifically
addresses how to develop measures and identify data to monitor
an initiative.
A
Manager’s Guide to Program Evaluation
The Administration on Children, Youth, and Families developed
this guide to explain program evaluation –what it is,
how to understand it, and how to do it.
Program
Development and Evaluation Resources
The Program and Staff Development Committee with the Department
of Community and Leadership Development at the University
of Kentucky manages this comprehensive list of program evaluation
resources prepared by cooperative extension services from
around the country.
Resources
for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research
This page supported by the International Consortium for the
Advancement of Academic Publication lists resources for methods
in evaluation and social research. The focus is on "how-to"
do evaluation research and the methods used: surveys, focus
groups, sampling, and interviews.
Richard
Krueger’s Web Site
Richard Krueger, a professor of program evaluation and research
methods at the University of Minnesota, prepared this easy
to read material on program evaluation, applied research and
focus groups. The web site’s section on program evaluation
includes details on logic models, outcome evaluations, and
measuring outcomes, as well as tips on designing instruments.
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Tobacco Control Evaluation
See below for guides and examples from the tobacco control
field.
Introduction
to Program Evaluation for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on
Smoking and Health developed this "how to" guide
for planning and implementing evaluation activities. The purpose
of this manual is to assist state tobacco control program
managers and staff in the planning, design, implementation,
and use of comprehensive evaluations of tobacco control efforts.
California
Department of Health Services: Tobacco Control Section: Evaluation
The California Department of Health Services is a pioneer
in effective community tobacco control and their web site
offers explanations of evaluations conducted, links to evaluation
reports, evaluation resources, and references.
eScholarship
Repository: Surveys and Program Evaluations
The Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the
University of California San Francisco maintains this collection
of reports and studies on various state tobacco control program
evaluations and surveys.
Local Program Evaluation Planning Guide
The California Department of Health Services, Tobacco Control Section prepared this evaluation-planning guide to assist its local programs that are using objectives from the core indicators in the American Cancer Society’s Communities of Excellence in Tobacco Control: A Community Planning Guide (CX). The guide provides an introduction to CX, information on needs assessment, how to identify priority populations, and module 4 includes sample evaluation plans that can be adapted for local programs. At least one sample objective, along with a corresponding sample evaluation plan, is provided for each of the core indicators in the CX.
State
and Local Tobacco Control Programs and Evaluation
Abstracts from the 128th Annual Meeting of the American Public
Health Association on state and local tobacco control programs.
Includes contact information for those who presented the information.
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Logic Model Guides and Tools
This collection offers you logic model "how-to"
guides and tools for getting the job done.
Developing
and Using a Logic Model
This chapter of the Evaluation Guidebook prepared by the Urban
Institute includes steps for creating logic models and samples
of logic models.
Enhancing
Program Performance with Logic Models
The University of Wisconsin Extension Program offers the Enhancing
Program Performance with Logic Models online training course.
Module 1 of the program, Logic Model Basics, is a simple,
user-friendly section that covers the general purpose of,
and uses for, logic models, as well as the many types of logic
models used by organizations today.
Everything
You Wanted to Know About Logic Models But Were Afraid to Ask
This paper funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation covers common
questions about logic models, including what they are and
how they are used.
Flowcharting
Help Page (Tutorial)
This tutorial on flowcharting includes how flowcharts are
used, tips on flowcharting, and how to analyze flowcharts.
Learning
From Logic Models: An Example Of A Family/School Partnership
Program
This brief guide by the Harvard Family Research Project offers
a step-by-step approach for developing and using a logic model
as a framework for a program or organization’s evaluation.
An example of a logic model for a hypothetical program is
used to demonstrate each step.
Logic
Model Resources
The CDC Evaluation Working Group Resources includes a collection
of guides on and examples of logic models.
Program
Logic Models: Resources on the World Wide Web
These Internet resources on logic models compiled by Nathan
Garber and Associates consulting include guides to developing
logic models and examples of logic models.
Using
Logic Models to Bring Together Planning, Evaluation, and Action
Logic Model Development Guide
This guide prepared by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation describes
the development and use of the program logic model. The guide
includes examples, tips, templates, and exercises.
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Logic Model Samples
The following examples of logic models have been used
for evaluation development in various settings.
Child
Care Subsidy Logic Model
A logic model developed for a county-level project in North
Carolina
Family
Involvement Project Logic Model
This hypothetical model was developed by the Harvard Family
Research Project and is described in the guide, Learning
From Logic Models
Introducing
a Community Nutrition Education Logic Model
The University of Wisconsin Extension Program offers the Enhancing
Program Performance with Logic Models online training
course. Module 2 describes the use of a logic model for community
nutrition education.
University
of Wisconsin Extension Service: Logic Model
This web page includes the logic model, along with a description
of its use, for program development at the University of Wisconsin
Extension Service.
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Measuring Outcomes
These resources provide you with a variety of information
about measuring program outcomes and writing outcome objectives.
Measuring
Program Outcomes: A Practical Approach
The United Way prepared this comprehensive step-by-step manual
on measuring program outcomes. The manual covers specifying
program outcomes, developing measurable indicators, identifying
data sources and data collection methods, and the use of logic
models. The full manual is available in print for $5; excerpts
from the manual are included on this web site.
Outcome
Measurement Resource Network
The United Way’s Outcome Measurement Resource Network
is a comprehensive web site on outcome measurement. The site
includes a resource library of theories, case studies, tools,
strategies and methods in outcome measurement, and information
on United Way programs, and other non-profit and government
initiatives using outcome measurement.
Targeting
Outcomes of Programs
This guide describes the use of Targeting Outcomes of Programs
(TOP) as a process that focuses on outcomes in planning, implementing,
and evaluating programs. TOP is based on a framework to target
specific outcomes in program development and then to assess
the degree to which the outcome targets are reached.
Tips
for Writing Outcome Objectives
This guide was developed by the Stanford Center for Research
in Disease Prevention for the Tobacco Control Section of the
California Department of Health Services.
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