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Evaluation Framework
Section II: CDC's Framework for Program Evaluation
Program evaluation is a systematic way of measuring the success of public
health programs. The Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program's evaluation framework
is based on CDC's evaluation framework, a practical tool designed to summarize
and organize the essential elements of any program evaluation. This framework
consists of six steps, which are depicted in Figure 1 and described briefly
below. More information regarding CDC's evaluation framework can be found on the
Internet at
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/RR/RR4811.pdf (515K) or in the CDC document "Framework
for Program Evaluation in Public Health" (CDC, 1999).
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Figure 1: Recommended framework for program evaluation.
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Engage Stakeholders: Engage those who might have an
interest or stake in the issues addressed by the program from the beginning
stages of the program.
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Describe the Program: This description should
convey the mission and objectives of the program and set the frame of reference
for evaluation decisions.
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Focus the Evaluation Design: Identify issues of
greatest concern to stakeholders, the questions to be asked in the evaluation,
and the methods used to develop the questions.
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Gather Credible Evidence: The more credible the
evidence is, the more credible will be the evaluation findings and the
recommendations that follow from them.
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Justify Conclusions: Evaluation conclusions should
be based on the evidence gathered, and program's success should be judged
against agreed–upon values or standards set by the stakeholders prior to
conducting the evaluation.
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Ensure That Lessons Learned are Shared and Applied:
Program participants should make a deliberate effort to disseminate the
evaluation processes they use and the findings of their evaluations so that
other entities conducting CVH projects can learn from their experience.
Date last reviewed:
05/12/2006
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
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