ERIC Number: EJ930999
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1499-4046
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Building Evaluation Capacity in Local Programs for Multisite Nutrition Education Interventions
Fourney, Andrew; Gregson, Jennifer; Sugerman, Sharon; Bellow, Andrew
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, v43 n4 suppl 2 pS130-S136 Jul-Aug 2011
From 2004-2008, capacity to conduct program evaluation was built among the "Network for a Healthy California's" 48 largest local partners. Capacity building was done within a framework of Empowerment Evaluation and Utility-Focused evaluation. Tools included: a Scope of Work template, a handbook, a compendium of surveys, an evaluation plan and report template, data entry and analysis templates, teleconferences, workshops, and technical assistance. Over time, more programs completed an evaluation, used a more rigorous design, and reported statistically significant results. Acting as an evaluation guide, rather than a funder, "Network" staff built rapport with local programs that annually undertake new evaluations. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Nutrition, Technical Assistance, Nutrition Instruction, Intervention, Public Agencies, State Programs, Evaluation Methods, Workshops, Teleconferencing, Training Methods, Improvement Programs, Food, Eating Habits, Health Promotion, Health Programs, Public Health, Program Effectiveness, Organizational Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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