TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dunklin, Samuel
AU  - Gill, Sarah
AU  - Wilce, Maureen
PY  - 2024
TI  - Evaluation Resources for Asthma Programs and Beyond
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E57
VL  - 21
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - Evaluation can ensure the quality of public health programs. Systematic efforts to identify and fully engage everyone involved with or affected by a program can provide critical information about asthma programs and the broader environment in which they operate. To assist evaluators working at programs funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (obÌåÓý's) National Asthma Control Program (NACP), we developed a package of tools that build on the obÌåÓý's 1999 Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. The resulting suite of evaluation tools guides evaluators through a structured but flexible process, engaging a diverse array of interest holders and actively involving them in evaluation planning and implementation, all while strengthening their capacity to meaningfully contribute to the evaluation process. For our newest tool, our team reviewed the recent evaluation literature to create an enhanced version of the 1999 framework that describes important elements of professional evaluation practice. Although the original framework describes the steps to take in conducting an evaluation and the standards for a high-quality evaluation, our enhanced framework includes an explanation of how evaluators should approach their work: by incorporating critical reflection, interpersonal competence, situational awareness, and cultural responsiveness. In this article, we highlight many of the evaluation resources our team has created since the NACP's inception, culminating in a free e-text called Planting the Seeds of High-Quality Program Evaluation in Public Health. Public health professionals working in many types of programs - not just asthma - may find these resources useful.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd21.240035
DO  - 10.5888/pcd21.240035
ER  -