Reducing Fear and Loathing of Evaluation
- Jan Jernigan, Program Manager, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Northrop Grumman (moderator)
- Tom Chapel, Senior Health Scientist, Office of Strategy and Innovation, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, CDC
Session Objective
To increase states’ understanding of evaluation, motivation to conduct evaluation activities, and ability to promote evaluation within the state health department.
Supporting Skills and Knowledge
- Identify opportunities to incorporate program evaluation in state programs.
- Promote the value and utility of program evaluation to colleagues.
- Decrease the fear and loathing of evaluation in your state health department.
Session Summary
This session will motivate managers and planners to incorporate and support evaluation activities in state programs. The session will show how evaluation easily becomes a part of programming when planned for and will promote the utility of evaluation.
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