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Lessons From The Trenches: Meeting Evaluation Challenges In School Health Education, Michael Young, George Denny, Joseph Donnelly Oct 2012

Lessons From The Trenches: Meeting Evaluation Challenges In School Health Education, Michael Young, George Denny, Joseph Donnelly

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

BACKGROUND: Those involved in school health education programs generally believe that health education programs can play an important role in helping young people make positive health decisions. Thus, it is to document the effects of such programs through rigorous evaluations published in peer‐reviewed journals.

METHODS: This paper helps the reader understand the context of school health program evaluation, examines several problems and challenges, shows how problems can often be fixed, or prevented, and demonstrates ways in which challenges can be met. A number of topics are addressed, including distinguishing between curricula evaluation and evaluation of outcomes, types of evaluation, identifying …


Center For Health Science Research Newsletter, April 2012, Center For Health Science Research, Michelle L. Hammett Apr 2012

Center For Health Science Research Newsletter, April 2012, Center For Health Science Research, Michelle L. Hammett

Center for Health Science Research Newsletter

The Research Newsletter is published by the Center for Health Science Research, College of Nursing. This publication is intended to highlight the latest in College of Nursing academic & research updates, opportunities, people, events, achievements, and goals.