Home About ATSDR Press Room A-Z Index Glossary Employment Training Contact Us CDC  
ATSDR/DHHS Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Department of Health and Human Services ATSDR en Español

Search:

Toxic Substances and Health
 
Primer Contents
En español
 
Preface
About the Primer
 
Principles & Techniques
 
Why Evaluate?
Types of Evaluation
Evaluation Design
Measure of Effectiveness
Barriers to Evaluation
 
Evaluation & Research
 
Designing and Testing
Review and Pretesting
Pretest Methods
Print Materials
Sample Survey
Group Case Study
Pretest Results
Using Pretest Results
Special Populations
Risk Message Checklist
 
Outcomes & Impacts
 
Assessment Questions
Evaluation Options
Midcourse Reviews
Evaluation Case Example
Evaluation Action Plan
Effective Program
 
Selected References
 
Risk Documents
 
Cancer Policy
Risk Assessment
Communication Primer
Methyl Parathion
Psychologial Responses
 
ATSDR Resources
 
Case Studies (CSEM)
Exposure Pathways
GATHER (GIS)
HazDat Database
Health Assessments
Health Statements
Interaction Profiles
Interactive Learning
Managing Incidents
Medical Guidelines
Minimal Risk Levels
Priority List
ToxFAQs™
ToxFAQs™ CABS
Toxicological Profiles
Toxicology Curriculum
 
External Resources
 
CDC
eLCOSH
EPA
Healthfinder®
Medline Plus
NCEH
NIEHS
NIOSH
OSHA
 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Evaluation Primer on Health Risk Communication Programs

Have We Succeeded?


(Chess and Hance 1992)

To help make adjustments, duplicate successes, and avoid repeating failures, you should plan for feedback and evaluation of your communication. This might include taking the following actions:

  • pretesting of materials before they are printed or distributed
  • handing out evaluation forms to get feedback after meetings
  • debriefing agency staff after meetings or other interactions
  • tracking news coverage
  • asking for feedback from key people outside the agency on written
  • materials, meeting agendas, and communication plans
  • documenting communication efforts through up-to-date files and summaries
  • summarizing lessons learned from communication efforts
  • conducting rigorous evaluations on large-scale efforts.

[Top of Page]