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Public Health

Selected Works

2014

Program Evaluation

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Judy Savageau And Kathy Muhr On Working With Different Data Sources, Judith A. Savageau, Kathy Muhr Jun 2014

Judy Savageau And Kathy Muhr On Working With Different Data Sources, Judith A. Savageau, Kathy Muhr

Judith A. Savageau

Blog post to AEA365, a blog sponsored by the American Evaluation Association (AEA) dedicated to highlighting Hot Tips, Cool Tricks, Rad Resources, and Lessons Learned for evaluators. The American Evaluation Association is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness.


Evidence-Based Practice For Public Health Project: Final Report, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine R. Martin Apr 2014

Evidence-Based Practice For Public Health Project: Final Report, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine R. Martin

E. Hatheway Simpson

There are numerous clinically based models for finding the “best evidence” for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. This process is called evidence-based medicine or EBM, which has been defined as "the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence-based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research”.1 The need for improved access to high quality public health information has been echoed in various forums involving public health professionals, librarians, and information specialists since the mid 1990s. …


Linda Cabral And Judy Savageau On Improve Your Surveys By Conducting Cognitive Interviews, Linda M. Cabral, Judith A. Savageau Jan 2014

Linda Cabral And Judy Savageau On Improve Your Surveys By Conducting Cognitive Interviews, Linda M. Cabral, Judith A. Savageau

Judith A. Savageau

Blog post to AEA365, a blog sponsored by the American Evaluation Association (AEA) dedicated to highlighting Hot Tips, Cool Tricks, Rad Resources, and Lessons Learned for evaluators. The American Evaluation Association is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness.