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    The practice of health program evaluation / David Grembowski.

    • Title:The practice of health program evaluation / David Grembowski.
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    • Author/Creator:Grembowski, David, author.
    • Published/Created:Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2016]
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Public health--Evaluation.
    • Medical Subjects: Program Evaluation--methods.
      Cost-Benefit Analysis.
      Evaluation Studies as Topic.
      Health Care Surveys--methods.
    • Edition:Second edition.
    • Description:xxi, 324 pages ; 24 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781483376370 paperback alkaline paper
      1483376370 paperback alkaline paper
    • 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.
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