Program Planning & Evaluation Flashcards
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Which framework for public health program evaluation includes six steps such as engaging stakeholders and focusing the evaluation design?
Answer: CDC Framework for Program Evaluation
The CDC Framework for Program Evaluation provides a six-step approach: engage stakeholders, describe the program, focus the design, gather evidence, justify conclusions, and ensure use and sharing of lessons learned.
In a needs assessment, the difference between current health status and the desired health status is known as the:
Answer: Needs gap
The needs gap represents the difference between the current state and the desired state, helping program planners prioritize which problems to address first.
Which of the following is an example of a process (output) measure in program evaluation?
Answer: Number of community members who attended nutrition workshops
The number of workshop attendees is an output measure capturing what was delivered by the program, not the health outcomes or behavior changes achieved.
The PRECEDE-PROCEED model's 'PRECEDE' phase focuses primarily on:
Answer: Comprehensive diagnosis and assessment of health needs and influencing factors
PRECEDE stands for Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational/Ecological Diagnosis and Evaluation, emphasizing thorough needs assessment before planning.
Which type of program objective specifically measures changes in knowledge, attitudes, or skills among participants?
Answer: Learning objective
Learning objectives target intermediate changes in knowledge, attitudes, or skills that are necessary precursors to behavioral and long-term health status changes.
Cost-effectiveness analysis in public health program evaluation compares:
Answer: Program costs to health outcomes achieved per unit cost
Cost-effectiveness analysis relates program costs to outcomes (such as cost per quality-adjusted life year or cost per case prevented) to assess how efficiently resources are being used.
Which data collection method in program evaluation typically yields the highest response rate?
Answer: In-person interviews
In-person interviews generally yield the highest response rates because interviewers can establish rapport, clarify questions, and follow up with participants face-to-face.