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The practice of health program evaluation / David Grembowski.
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Title:The practice of health program evaluation / David Grembowski.
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Author/Creator:Grembowski, David, author.
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Published/Created:Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2016]
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WA525 .G744 2016
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Call Number: WA525 .G744 2016
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Library of Congress Subjects:Public health--Evaluation.
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Medical Subjects: Program Evaluation--methods.
Cost-Benefit Analysis.
Evaluation Studies as Topic.
Health Care Surveys--methods.
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Edition:Second edition.
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Description:xxi, 324 pages ; 24 cm
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9781483376370 paperback alkaline paper
1483376370 paperback alkaline paper
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Health Program Evaluation: Is It Worth it?
Growth of Health Program Evaluation
Types of Health Program Evaluation
Evaluation of Health Programs
Evaluation of Health Systems
Summary
List of Terms
Study Questions
2. Evaluation Process as a Three-Act Play
Evaluation as a Three-Act Play
Act I Asking the Questions
Act II Answering the Questions
Act III Using the Answers in Decision Making
Roles of the Evaluator
Evaluation in a Cultural Context
Ethical Issues
Evaluation Standards
Summary
List of Terms
Study Questions
ACT I ASKING THE QUESTIONS
3. Developing Evaluation Questions
Step 1 Specify Program Theory
Conceptual Models: Theory of Cause and Effect
Conceptual Models: Theory of Implementation
Step 2 Specify Program Objectives
Step 3 Translate Program Theory and Objectives Into Evaluation Questions
Step 4 Select Key Questions
Age of the Program
Budget
Logistics
Knowledge and Values
Consensus
Result Scenarios
Funding
Evaluation Theory and Practice
Assessment of Fit
Summary
List of Terms
Study Questions
ACT II ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS
Scene 1 Developing the Evaluation Design to Answer the Questions
4. Evaluation of Program Impacts
Quasi-Experimental Study Designs
One-Group Posttest-Only Design
One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design
Posttest-Only Comparison Group Design
Recurrent Institutional Cycle ("Patched-Up") Design
Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Comparison Group Design
Single Time-Series Design
Repeated Treatment Design
Multiple Time-Series Design
Regression Discontinuity Design
Summary: Quasi-Experimental Study Designs and Internal Validity
Counterfactuals and Experimental Study Designs
Counterfactuals and Causal Inference
Prestest-Posttest Control Group Design
Posttest-Only Control Group Design
Solomon Four-Group Design
Randomized Study Designs for Population-Based Interventions
When to Randomize
Closing Remarks
Statistical Threats to Validity
Generalizability of Impact Evaluation Results
Construct Validity
External Validity
Closing Remarks
Evaluation of Impact Designs and Meta-Analysis
Summary
List of Terms
Study Questions
5. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: An Aid to Decision Making
Comparing Program Costs and Effects: The Cost-Effectiveness Ratio
Types of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Cost-Effectiveness Studies of Health Programs
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Services
Steps in Conducting a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Steps 1
4 Organizing the CEA
Step 5 Identifying, Measuring, and Valuing Costs
Step 6 Identifying and Measuring Effectiveness
Step 7 Discounting Future Costs and Effectiveness
Step 8 Conducting a Sensitivity Analysis
Step 9 Addressing Equity Issues
Steps 10 and 11 Using CEA Results in Decision Making
Evaluation of Program Effects and Costs
Summary
List of Terms
Study Questions
6. Evaluation of Program Implementation
Types of Evaluation Designs for Answering Implementation Questions
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
Multiple and Mixed Methods Designs
Types of Implementation Questions and Designs for Answering Them
Monitoring Program Implementation
Explaining Program Outcomes
Summary
List of Terms
Study Questions
ACT II ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS
Scenes 2 and 3 Developing the Methods to Carry Out the Design and Conducting the Evaluation
7. Population and Sampling
Step 1 Identify the Target Populations of the Evaluation
Step 2 Identify the Eligible Members of Each Target Population
Step 3 Decide Whether Probability or Nonprobability Sampling Is Necessary
Step 4 Choose a Nonprobability Sampling Design for Answering an Evaluation Question
Step 5 Choose a Probability Sampling Design for Answering an Evaluation Question
Simple and Systematic Random Sampling
Proportionate Stratified Sampling
Disproportionate Stratified Sampling
Post-Stratification Sampling
Cluster Sampling
Step 6 Determine Minimum Sample Size Requirements
Sample Size in Qualitative Evaluations
Types of Sample Size Calculations
Sample Size Calculations for Descriptive Questions
Sample Size Calculations for Comparative Questions
Step 7 Select the Sample
Summary
List of Terms
Study Questions
8. Measurement and Data Collection
Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Evaluations
Basics of Measurement and Classification
Step 1 Decide What Concepts to Measure
Step 2 Identify Measures of the Concepts
Step 3 Assess the Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness of the Measures
Step 4 Identify and Assess the Data Source of Each Measure
Step 5 Choose the Measures
Step 6 Organize the Measures for Data Collection and Analysis
Step 7 Collect the Measures
Data Collection in Qualitative Evaluations
Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Evaluations
Management of Data Collection
Summary
Resources
List of Terms
Study Questions
9. Data Analysis
Getting Started: What's the Question?
Qualitative Data Analysis
Quantitative Data Analysis
What Are the Variables for Answering Each Question?
How Should the Variables Be Analyzed?
Summary
List of Terms
Study Questions
ACT III USING THE ANSWERS IN DECISION MAKING
10. Disseminating the Answers to Evaluation Questions
Scene 1 Translating Evaluation Answers Back Into Policy Language
Translating the Answers
Building Knowledge
Developing Recommendations
Scene 2 Developing a Dissemination Plan for Evaluation Answers
Target Audience and Type of Information
Format of Information
Timing of the Information
Setting
Scene 3 Using the Answers in Decision Making and the Policy Cycle
How Answers Are Used by Decision Makers
Increasing the Use of Answers in the Evaluation Process
Ethical Issues
Summary
List of Terms
Study Questions
11. Epilogue
Compendium
References.