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What is program evaluation? Program evaluation is the systematic investigation of the structure, activities, or outcomes of public health programs. It explores whether activities are implemented as planned and outcomes have occurred as intended, and why. Evaluation provides grantees with the evidence they need to shape effective immunization programs by helping them to:
- Manage programs effectively
- Assess and improve existing programs
- Understand reasons for performance
- Plan and implement new programs
- Demonstrate the value of their efforts
- Ensure accountability
- 2008 Grantee Topics and Contact Information (.pdf, 186 KB, 6 pages)
- IPE FAQs updated Feb 2009
- Guide to Immunization Program Evaluation for Grantees (.pdf, 429 KB, 44 pages)
Text-only version (.rtf, 456 KB, 44 pages)
Designed for state immunization grantees, the guide is organized around the six steps of the CDC Evaluation Framework. It includes examples, worksheets, and step-by-step guidance for developing an evaluation plan. - Suggested Timeline for Program Evaluation Activities (.pdf, 25 KB, 1 page)
Text-only version (.rtf, 92 KB, 2 pages) - Program Evaluation Plan Template - June 2008 (.pdf, 50 KB, 4 pages)
Text-only version (.rtf, 119 KB, 4 pages) - AFIX Sample Evaluation Plan (.pdf, 90 KB, 8 pages)
Text-only version (.rtf, 239 KB, 8 pages) - 2008 Evaluation Plan Review and Feedback Form (.pdf, 26 KB, 3 pages)
Text-only version (.rtf, 23 KB, 3 pages)
ISD staff will use this form to both review and provide feedback on each grantee’s evaluation plan(s). Grantees are encouraged to use this form as a guide when filling out each section of the evaluation plan as this may help ensure the plan’s completeness and it may reduce the amount of revisions ISD staff recommend. - Video Tutorial for Grantees: Guide to submitting the 2008 Immunization Evaluation Plan in PAPA (.wmv, Windows Media Video)
This short (~16 minutes) video provides a step-by-step guide on how to complete the 2008 evaluation plan via PAPA.
- 2009 Evaluation Presentations
- Webinar #1 - February 19, 2009 new feb 2009
- View the Recast (.wmv, Windows Media Video) Text-only version (.rtf, 124 KB, 18 pages)
Presentation #1 (Presented by Leslie Heyden) - Evaluating California’s Web-based Training for Medical Assistants (.ppt, 2.9 MB, 29 slides)
Text-only version (.rtf, 139 KB, 11 pages) - Perinatal Hepatitis B Program Evaluation Post-Vaccination Serology Testing (.ppt,1.76 MB, 21 slides)
- Webinar #1 - February 19, 2009 new feb 2009
- 2007-2008 Evaluation Presentations
- Webinar #1 - June 2007 (presented by Tom Chapel):
- Using CDC's Evaluation Framework - June 2007 (.ppt, 749 KB, 71 slides) Text-only version (.rtf, 259 KB, 24 pages)
- View the Recast (.wmv, Windows Media Video)
- Webinar #2 September 2007 (presented by Tom Chapel and Betty Apt):
- Follow-up: Working a Case Example - Sept 2007* (.ppt, 1.21 MB, 43 slides) Text-only version (.rtf, 159 KB, 13 pages)
- View the Recast (.wmv, Windows Media Video)
- Webinar #3 April 2008 (presented by Pascale Wortley):
- Process Evaluation - April 2008 (.ppt, 220 KB, 36 slides) Text-only version (.rtf, 159 KB, 9 pages)
- View the Recast (.wmv, Windows Media Video)
- Webinar #4 June 2008 (presented by Pascale Wortley and Suchita Lorick):
- Writing an Evaluation Plan - June 2008 (.ppt, 313KB, 36 slides)
screen-reader version (.ppt,115 KB, 47 slides) - View the Recast (.wmv, Windows Media Video)
- Writing an Evaluation Plan - June 2008 (.ppt, 313KB, 36 slides)
- Webinar #1 - June 2007 (presented by Tom Chapel):
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2007 Program Manager's Meeting Resources
- Practical Evaluation for Public Health Programs - Nov 2007* (2.18 MB, 86 slides)
(presented by Betty Apt)
screen-reader version (264 KB, 88 slides) - Presentation handouts (.pdf, 26 KB, 4 pages)
Text-only version (.rtf, 48 KB, 1 page) - AFIX examples (.pdf, 42 KB, 2 pages)
Text-only version (.rtf, 54 KB, 2 pages
- Practical Evaluation for Public Health Programs - Nov 2007* (2.18 MB, 86 slides)
(presented by Betty Apt)
- Archived IPE Documents
Older versions of the Immunization Program Evaluation resources including a short summary of recent updates for each document.
- CDC Evaluation Framework and Self-study Guide
Complete guide* (.pdf, 1.35 MB, 92 pages) (text-only version)
This framework guides public health professionals in program evaluation. It is a practical, non-prescriptive tool designed to summarize and organize essential elements of program evaluation. The steps and standards of this framework will provide an understanding of each program's context and improve how program evaluations are conceived and conducted.
The original can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework.htm - DASH
(Division of Adolescent and School Health)
Among other tools and resources, this website includes interactive tutorials on writing SMART objectives and developing logic models - DTBE
(Division of Tuberculosis Elimination)
One of the items included at this website is a sample TB evaluation plan: Appendix A: Sample TB Evaluation Plan - STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease program)
This website provides detailed guidance and tools for each of the six steps in the CDC evaluation Framework.- Step 3: Focus the Evaluation Design (.pdf, 56 pages) (text-only)
Includes a discussion of process and outcome evaluation and shows an example of narrowing down a list of potential evaluation questions to the most important and most feasible ones.
- Step 3: Focus the Evaluation Design (.pdf, 56 pages) (text-only)
Note: Sample state and county STD program evaluations are included in the Glossary and Appendices section of the Focus the Evaluation Design document.
- The Community Tool Box (The University of Kansas) (exit)
The Tool Box provides practical information to support work in promoting community health and development. Chapters 36 to 39 focus on program evaluation and cover many aspects of program evaluation, ranging from how to write an evaluation plan to how to conduct different types of data collection (qualitative and quantitative). - The University of Wisconsin's Program Development and Evaluation Website (exit)
This site provides a wealth of information including some practical evaluation tools and tips including "How to get a respectable response rate" and "Avoid these mistakes in your program evaluation."
Contact the IPE working group via an email form for:
- General questions about program evaluation
- General comments about the grantee guide
- Feedback regarding the IPE website
- Other
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Content last reviewed on December 18, 2008
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases