CDC Science Clips

Program Evaluation

1. Feasibility and effectiveness of basic lymphedema management in Leogane, Haiti, an area endemic for bancroftian filariasis
   Addiss DG, Louis-Charles J, Roberts J, Leconte F, Wendt JM, Milord MD, Lammie PJ, Dreyer G.
   PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010 ;4(4):e668.


2. Post-project assessment of community-supported emergency transport systems for health care services in Tanzania
   Ahluwalia IB, Robinson D, Vallely L, Myeya J, Ngitoria L, Kitambi V, Kabakama A.
   Int Electron J Health Educ. 2012 ;15:1-15.


3. Evaluation of a legislatively mandated influenza vaccination program for adults in Rhode Island, USA
   Ahmed F, Paine V, Zhang F, Gary E, Lindley MC.
   J Public Health Manag Pract. 2010 Sep-Oct;16(5):E01-8.


4. Multilevel measurement of dimensions of collaborative functioning in a network of collaboratives that promote child and family well-being
   Barile JP, Darnell AJ, Erickson SW, Weaver SR.
   Am J Community Psychol. 2012 Mar;49(1-2):270-82.


5. Program science: an initiative to improve the planning, implementation and evaluation of HIV/sexually transmitted infection prevention programmes
   Blanchard JF, Aral SO.
   Sex Transm Infect. 2011 Feb;87(1):2-3.


6. Sustained improvements in handwashing indicators more than 5 years after a cluster-randomised, community-based trial of handwashing promotion in Karachi, Pakistan
   Bowen A, Agboatwalla M, Ayers T, Tobery T, Tariq M, Luby SP.
   Trop Med Int Health. 2013 Jan 7.


7. News from the CDC: scaling up sustainable intervention delivery - lessons learned from the CDC Arthritis Program
   Brady TJ, Sniezek J, Ramsey LA.
   Transl Behav Med. 2012 March;2(1):3-5.


8. The bottom-up approach to integrative validity: a new perspective for program evaluation
   Chen HT.
   Eval Program Plann. 2009 Oct 20.


9. Formal theory versus stakeholder theory: new insights from a tobacco-focused prevention program evaluation
   Chen HT, Turner NC.
   Am J Eval. 2012 Sep;33(3):395-413.


10. Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of a school-located influenza vaccination program with third-party billing in elementary schools
    Christensen JJ, Humiston SG, Long CE, Kennedy AM, Dimattia K, Kolasa MS.
    J Sch Nurs. 2012 Oct;28(5):344-51.


11. A comparison of the Interactive Systems Framework (ISF) for Dissemination and Implementation and the CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention's Research-to-Practice model for behavioral interventions
    Collins CB, Edwards AE, Jones PL, Kay L, Cox PJ, Puddy RW.
    Am J Community Psychol. 2012 Jun 9.


12. Structural factors and best practices in implementing a linkage to HIV care program using the ARTAS model
    Craw J, Gardner L, Rossman A, Gruber D, Noreen O, Jordan D, Rapp R, Simpson C, Phillips K.
    BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 ;10:246.


13. A comprehensive approach to identifying intervention targets for patient-safety improvement in a hospital setting
    Cunningham TR, Geller ES.
    J Organ Behav Manage. 2012 ;32(3):194-220.


14. Proficiency testing of human leukocyte antigen-DR and human leukocyte antigen-DQ genetic risk assessment for type 1 diabetes using dried blood spots
    Dantonio P, Meredith-Molloy N, Hagopian WA, She JX, Akolkar B, Cordovado SK, Hendrix M, Henderson LO, Hannon WH, Vogt RF.
    J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2010 ;4(4):929-941.


15. Improving the implementation of a condom availability program in urban high schools
    De Rosa CJ, Jeffries RA, Afifi AA, Cumberland WG, Chung EQ, Kerndt PR, Ethier KA, Martinez E, Loya RV, Dittus PJ.
    J Adolesc Health. 2012 Dec;51(6):572-9.


16. Challenges and strategies in applying performance measurement to federal public health programs
    Degroff A, Schooley M, Chapel T, Poister TH.
    Eval Program Plann. 2010 Feb 26.


17. Evaluating local and state food and water safety programs
    Delea K.
    J Environ Health. 2012 Mar;74(7):32-3.


18. Computer availability and principals' perceptions of online surveys
    Eaton DK, Brener ND, Kann L, Roberts AM, Kyle TM, Flint KH, Ross AL.
    J Sch Health. 2011 Jul;81(7):365-373.


19. Evaluation of an innovative internet-based partner notification program for early syphilis case management, Washington, DC, January 2007-June 2008
    Ehlman DC, Jackson M, Saenz G, Novak DS, Kachur R, Heath JT, Furness BW.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jun 9.


20. Quality of spirometry performed by 13,599 participants in the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program
    Enright PL, Skloot GS, Cox-Ganser JM, Udasin IG, Herbert R.
    Respir Care. 2010 Mar;55(3):303-9.


21. Characteristics of HIV care and treatment in PEPFAR-supported sites
    Filler S, Berruti AA, Menzies N, Berzon R, Ellerbrock TV, Ferris R, Blandford JM.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Feb 21.


22. Meaningful, measurable, and manageable approaches to evaluating healthy food financing initiatives: an overview of resources and approaches
    Fleischhacker SE, Flournoy R, Moore LV.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 Oct 12.


23. A review of positive youth development programs that promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health
    Gavin LE, Catalano RF, David-Ferdon C, Gloppen KM, Markham CM.
    J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S75-91.


24. Evaluation of targeted influenza vaccination strategies via population modeling
    Glasser J, Taneri D, Feng Z, Chuang JH, Tull P, Thompson W, Mason McCauley M, Alexander J.
    PloS One. 2010 ;5(9).


25. Identifying chronic conditions in Medicare claims data: evaluating the Chronic Condition Data Warehouse algorithm
    Gorina Y, Kramarow EA.
    Health Serv Res. 2011 Jun 7.


26. Obstetric providers' knowledge, awareness, and use of CDC'S HIV testing recommendations and One Test. Two Lives.
    Green DR, Anderson BL, Burke MF, Griffith J, Schulkin J.
    Matern Child Health J. 2012 Jul;16(5):1113-9.


27. Qualitative analysis of immunization programs with most improved childhood vaccination coverage from 2001 to 2004
    Groom H, Kennedy A, Evans V, Fasano N.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2010 January/February;16(1):E1-E8.


28. The impact of an emergency hiring plan on the shortage and distribution of nurses in Kenya: the importance of information systems
    Gross J, Riley P, Rakuom C, Willy R, Kamenju A, Oywer E, Wambua D, Waudo A, Rogers M.
    Bull World Health Organ. 2010 ;88(11):824-830.


29. Lessons learned after 10 years of IPAQ use in Brazil and Colombia
    Hallal PC, Gomez LF, Parra DC, Lobelo F, Mosquera J, Florindo AA, Reis RS, Pratt M, Sarmiento OL.
    J Phys Act Health. 2010 Jul;7 Suppl 2:S259-64.


30. Evaluating the sustained health impact of household chlorination of drinking water in rural Haiti
    Harshfield E, Lantagne D, Turbes A, Null C.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Sep 17.


31. Reduced sexual risk behaviors among people living with HIV: results from the Healthy Relationships Outcome Monitoring Project
    Heitgerd JL, Kalayil EJ, Patel-Larson A, Uhl G, Williams WO, Griffin T, Smith BD.
    AIDS Behav. 2011 Mar 9.


32. A model-driven approach to qualitatively assessing the added value of community coalitions
    Herman EJ, Keller A, Davis A, Ehrensberger R, Telleen S, Kurz R, Nesvold JH, Findley S, Bryant-Stephens T, Benson M, Fierro L.
    J Urban Health. 2011 Feb;88 Suppl 1:130-43.


33. Estimated effects of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program on breast cancer mortality
    Hoerger TJ, Ekwueme DU, Miller JW, Uzunangelov V, Hall IJ, Segel J, Royalty J, Gardner JG, Smith JL, Li C.
    Am J Prev Med. 2011 Apr;40(4):397-404.


34. PEPFAR'S past and future efforts to cut costs, improve efficiency, and increase the impact of global HIV programs
    Holmes CB, Blandford JM, Sangrujee N, Stewart SR, Dubois A, Smith TR, Martin JC, Gavaghan A, Ryan CA, Goosby EP.
    Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Jul;31(7):1553-60.


35. Costs, consequences and feasibility of strategies for achieving the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy in the United States: a closing window for success?
    Holtgrave DR, Hall HI, Wehrmeyer L, Maulsby C.
    AIDS Behav. 2012 Aug;16(6):1365-72.


36. Utilization of HIV voluntary counseling and testing in Vietnam: an evaluation of 5 years of routine program data for national response
    Hong NT, Wolfe MI, Dat TT, McFarland DA, Lamb ML, Thang NT, Thai HN, Del Rio C.
    AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Jun;23(3 Suppl):30-48.


37. The impact of a national program to provide free mammograms to low-income, uninsured women on breast cancer mortality rates
    Howard DH, Ekwueme DU, Gardner JG, Tangka FK, Li C, Miller JW.
    Cancer. 2010 Oct 1;116(19):4456-62.


38. Proficiency testing performance in US laboratories: results reported to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 1994 through 2006
    Howerton D, Krolak JM, Manasterski A, Handsfield JH.
    Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010 May;134(5):751-8.


39. The problems of eligibility and endogenous confounders when assessing the mortality impact of a nationwide disease-prevention programme: the case of insecticide-treated nets in Togo
    Ishida K, Stupp P, Erskine M, Goldberg H, Morgah K.
    Popul Stud (Camb). 2011 Feb 2:1-15.


40. Evaluation of fire-safety programs that use 10-year smoke alarms
    Jackson M, Wilson J, Akoto J, Dixon S, Jacobs DE, Ballesteros MF.
    J Community Health. 2010 Feb 24.


41. Public health and clinical impact of increasing emergency department-based HIV testing: perspectives from the 2007 conference of the National Emergency Department HIV Testing Consortium
    Kecojevic A, Lindsell CJ, Lyons MS, Holtgrave D, Torres G, Heffelfinger J, Brown J, Couture E, Jung J, Connell S, Rothman RE.
    Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jul;58 Suppl 1:S151-S159 e1.


42. A qualitative analysis of immunization programs with sustained high coverage, 2000-2005
    Kennedy A, Groom H, Evans V, Fasano N.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2010 January/February;16(1):E9-E17.


43. Evaluation of a comprehensive refresher training program in malaria microscopy covering four districts of Uganda
    Kiggundu M, Nsobya SL, Kamya MR, Filler S, Nasr S, Dorsey G, Yeka A.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 May;84(5):820-4.


44. Improving community participation to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa
    King JD, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Pa'au M, Lammie P.
    Acta Trop. 2010 Oct 10.


45. Evaluation of a well-established task-shifting initiative: the lay counselor cadre in Botswana
    Ledikwe JH, Kejelepula M, Maupo K, Sebetso S, Thekiso M, Smith M, Mbayi B, Houghton N, Thankane K, O'Malley G, Semo BW.
    PLoS One. 2013 ;8(4):e61601.


46. Quality assessment of colonoscopy reporting: results from a statewide cancer screening program
    Li J, Nadel MR, Poppell CF, Dwyer DM, Lieberman DA, Steinberger EK.
    Diagn Ther Endosc. 2010 ;2010.


47. "What took you so long?" The impact of PEPFAR on the expansion of HIV testing and counseling services in Africa
    Marum E, Taegtmeyer M, Parekh B, Mugo N, Lembariti S, Phiri M, Moore J, Cheng AS.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15;60 Suppl 3:S63-9.


48. Evaluating the awareness, access, and use of the State Indicator Report on Physical Activity, 2010
    Mattran K, Harris C, Jernigan J, Fulton J.
    J Phys Act Health. 2012 Oct 9.


49. An analysis of content in comprehensive cancer control plans that address chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections as major risk factors for liver cancer
    Momin B, Richardson L.
    J Community Health. 2012 Aug;37(4):912-6.


50. Evaluation of HIV incidence surveillance in New York City, 2006
    Nair HP, Torian LV, Forgione L, Begier EM.
    Public Health Rep. 2011 Jan-Feb;126(1):28-38.


51. Evaluation of a toolkit to introduce standing orders for influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in adults: a multimodal pilot project
    Nowalk MP, Nutini J, Raymund M, Ahmed F, Albert SM, Zimmerman RK.
    Vaccine. 2012 Sep 7;30(41):5978-82.


52. Saving lives for a lifetime: supporting orphans and vulnerable children impacted by HIV/AIDS
    Nyberg BJ, Yates DD, Lovich R, Coulibaly-Traore D, Sherr L, Thurman TR, Sampson A, Howard B.
    JAIDS. 2012 Aug;60:S127-S135.


53. Evaluation of an international training course to build programmatic capacity for tuberculosis control
    Ohkado A, Pevzner E, Sugiyama T, Murakami K, Yamada N, Cavanaugh S, Ishikawa N, Harries AD.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Mar;14(3):371-3.


54. Strategies used by community-based organizations to evaluate their locally developed HIV prevention interventions: lessons learned from the CDC's innovative interventions project
    Painter TM, Ngalame PM, Lucas B, Lauby JL, Herbst JH.
    AIDS Educ Prev. 2010 Oct;22(5):387-401.


55. Sexually transmitted diseases program performance measures: how are they performing?
    Peterman TA, Newman DR, Collins DE, Doshi SR, Berman SM.
    Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Jan 27.


56. Evaluation of program performance and expenditures in a report of performance measures (RPM) via a case study of two Florida county tuberculosis programs
    Phillips VL, Teweldemedhin B, Ahmedov S, Cobb J, McNabb SJ.
    Eval Program Plann. 2010 Jan 15.


57. Beyond indicators: advances in global HIV monitoring and evaluation during the PEPFAR era
    Porter LE, Bouey PD, Curtis S, Hochgesang M, Idele P, Jefferson B, Lemma W, Myrick R, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Prybylski D, Souteyrand Y, Tulli T.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15;60 Suppl 3:S120-6.


58. Piloting performance measurement for comprehensive cancer control programs
    Rochester P, Porterfield DS, Richardson LC, McAleer K, Adams E, Holden D.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2011 May-Jun;17(3):275-82.


59. Implementation and evaluation of the Reaching Every District (RED) strategy in Assam, India, 2005-2008
    Ryman TK, Trakroo A, Wallace A, Gupta SK, Wilkins K, Mehta P, Dietz V.
    Vaccine. 2011 Feb 4.


60. Evaluation of an HIV prevention intervention designed for African American women: results from the SISTA community-based organization behavioral outcomes project
    Sapiano TN, Moore A, Kalayil EJ, Zhang X, Chen B, Uhl G, Patel-Larson A, Williams W.
    AIDS Behav. 2012 Sep 19.


61. Evaluation of field triage decision scheme educational resources: audience research with emergency medical service personnel
    Sarmiento K, Eckstein D, Zambon A.
    Health Promot Pract. 2013 Mar;14(2):174-80.


62. Assessing sustainability of Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP)
    Saunders RP, Pate RR, Dowda M, Ward DS, Epping JN, Dishman RK.
    Health Educ Res. 2012 Apr;27(2):319-30.


63. Fax referrals, academic detailing, and tobacco quitline use: a randomized trial
    Sheffer MA, Baker TB, Fraser DL, Adsit RT, McAfee TA, Fiore MC.
    Am J Prev Med. 2012 Jan;42(1):21-8.


64. Retaining clients in an outcome monitoring evaluation study: HIV prevention efforts in community settings
    Smith BD, Kalayil EJ, Patel-Larson A, Chen B, Vaughan M.
    Eval Program Plann. 2012 Feb;35(1):16-24.


65. Evaluation of a federally funded workforce development program: the Centers for Public Health Preparedness
    Sobelson RK, Young AC.
    Eval Program Plann. 2013 Jan 16;37C:50-57.


66. Training and technical assistance to enhance capacity building between prevention research centers and their partners
    Spadaro AJ, Grunbaum JA, Dawkins NU, Wright DS, Rubel SK, Green DC, Simoes EJ.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 May;8(3):A65.


67. Reducing barriers to breast cancer care through Avon patient navigation programs
    Stanley S, Arriola KJ, Smith S, Hurlbert M, Ricci C, Escoffery C.
    J Public Health Manag Pract. 2012 Dec 21.


68. Introduction to special supplement: monitoring and evaluation of HIV counseling, testing and referral (CTR) and HIV testing services
    Stein R, Grimes TS, Malow R, Stratford D, Spielberg F, Holtgrave DR.
    AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Jun;23(3 Suppl):1-6.


69. Clinical and programmatic costs of implementing colorectal cancer screening: evaluation of five programs
    Subramanian S, Tangka FK, Hoover S, Degroff A, Royalty J, Seeff LC.
    Eval Program Plann. 2011 May;34(2):147-53.


70. Newborn screening system Performance Evaluation Assessment Scheme (PEAS)
    Therrell BL, Schwartz M, Southard C, Williams D, Hannon WH, Mann MY.
    Semin Perinatol. 2010 Apr;34(2):105-20.


71. HIV screening programs in US emergency departments: a cross-site comparison of structure, process, and outcomes
    Torres GW, Heffelfinger JD, Pollack HA, Barrera SG, Rothman RE.
    Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jul;58 Suppl 1:S104-13.


72. HIV screening in an urban emergency department: comparison of screening using an opt-in versus an opt-out approach
    White DA, Scribner AN, Vahidnia F, Dideum PJ, Gordon DM, Frazee BW, Voetsch AC, Heffelfinger JD.
    Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jul;58 Suppl 1:S89-95.


73. The evolution of early hearing detection and intervention programs in the United States
    White KR, Forsman I, Eichwald J, Munoz K.
    Semin Perinatol. 2010 Apr;34(2):170-9.