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• Evaluation resources
• Cultural competency resources
• Sustainability resources
• Surveillance information
• Recommended readings
• CDC-funded sites

Evaluation Manual

Introduction to Program Evaluation for Public Health Programs
Evaluating Appropriate Antibiotic Use Programs
Released April 2006

• Download Complete Evaluation Manual ( PDF 956KB)

Download Individual Sections of the Evaluation Manual

• Introduction   ( print-friendly PDF 132B)

• Step 1: Engage Stakeholders  ( print-friendly PDF 86KB)

• Step 2: Describe the Program  ( print-friendly PDF 254KB)

• Step 3: Focus the Evaluation Design   ( print-friendly PDF 196KB)

• Step 4: Gather Credible Evidence   ( print-friendly PDF 161KB)

• Step 5: Justify Conclusions  ( print-friendly PDF 69KB)

• Step 6: Ensure Use of Evaluation Findings and Share Lessons Learned  
  ( print-friendly PDF 50KB)

• Case Studies  ( print-friendly PDF 71KB)

• Glossary and Program Evaluation Resources  ( print-friendly PDF 32KB)

Other Evaluation Resources

• CDC Evaluation Working Group - comprehensive resource listing
  (http://www.cdc.gov/eval)
  Source: CDC

• CDC's Framework for Evaluation
  (http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework.htm)
  Source: CDC.  Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. MMWR 1999;48(No. RR-11).

• W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide (exit site)
  (http://www.wkkf.org/)
  Source: W.K. Kellogg Foundation

• An Evaluation Framework for Community Health Programs PDF 1.3 MB
  (http://www.cdc.gov/eval/evalcbph.pdf)
  Source: The Center for the Advancement of Community Based Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

• Physical Activity Evaluation Handbook
  (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/interventions/handbook.htm)
  Source: Nutrition and Physical Activity Program, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

• Introduction to Program Evaluation for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs
  (http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tobacco_control_programs/surveillance_evaluation/ evaluation_manual/index.htm)
  Source: Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

• The Community Tool Box (exit site) - information and resources (including evaluation) for community health and development efforts
  (http://ctb.ku.edu/)
  Source: Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas

• American Evaluation Association (exit site) - professional association of evaluators
  (http://www.eval.org/)
  Source: American Evaluation Association

• The Evaluation Exchange (exit site) - Harvard Family Research Project's evaluation periodical (http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/eval.html)
  Source: Harvard Graduate School of Education

• Enhancing Program Performance with Logic Models - (exit site) online course on logic models (http://www1.uwex.edu/ces/lmcourse)
  Source: University of Wisconsin-Extension

• Innovation Network (exit site) - nonprofit organization that provides evaluation consulting, training, and online tools
  (http://innonet.org)
  Source: Innovation Network

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National Center for Cultural Competence (exit site) - The mission of the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems.

American Institutes for Research (AIR) (exit site) - AIR strives to deliver behavioral and social science research and applications that improve people's lives and well-being, with special emphasis on the disadvantaged.

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The Center for Civic Partnerships (exit site) is a support organization that strengthens individuals, organizations, and communities by facilitating learning, leadership development, and networking.

Campaign Consultation, Inc. (exit site) works with individuals and organizations at local, state, national and international levels to achieve community development, fund raising, diversity utilization, issue advocacy, media& marketing, public policy as well as organizational and business development success.

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Surveillance Systems: The ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data. The data may lead to actions taken to prevent and control an infectious disease.

Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs)
Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs) is a core component of CDC's Emerging Infections Programs Network ( EIP ), a collaboration between CDC, state health departments, and universities. ABCs is an active laboratory- and population-based surveillance system for invasive bacterial pathogens of public health importance. For each case of invasive disease in the surveillance population, a case report with basic demographic information is completed and bacterial isolates are sent to CDC and other reference laboratories for additional laboratory evaluation, including drug resistance profiling.

ABCs data have been used to track disease trends, including the decline in pneumococcal disease following the introduction of the pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. A program to assist state and local health departments with surveillance for MRSA and drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae has been developed, based primarily on lessons learned from ABCs. ABCs reports and findings

ABCs brochure PDF 155KB (text-only)

Additional surveillance resources

• Information on specific pathogens and associated resistance issues
• Information on methodology of S. pneumoniae surveillance systems
• List of CDC surveillance systems and published data

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There are numerous articles about antibiotic resistance, appropriate antibiotic use, and other related issues. However, the Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign has developed an abbreviated list of recommended readings to introduce people to the topic of appropriate antibiotic use. Recommended readings.

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CDC distributes federal funds to state and local health departments for the development, implementation, and evaluation of local campaigns to promote appropriate antibiotic use. Beginning in 2000 with only 8 sites, CDC increased the number of funded sites to 16 in 2008. View map of CDC-funded appropriate antibiotic use programs in 2008 and links to state programs.

Sites may receive partial or full funding to hire a program coordinator. Technical assistance to support these funded sites includes: identifying resources, sharing new scientific and educational information, facilitating networking and the formation of partnerships, and conducting monthly phone calls to track progress and identify program needs. If you have questions about applying for funding, please contact getsmart@cdc.gov.

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