Evaluation

Borus, M., Buntz, C., and Tash, W. Evaluating the Impact of Health Programs: A Primer. Cambridge: MIT Press. 1982.

Brinkerhoff, R., Brethower, D., Hluchyj, T. and Nowakowski, J. Program Evaluation. A Practitioners Guide for Trainers and Educators. Sourcebook and Design Manual Boston:Kluwer-Nijhoff Publishing. 1983.

Cheadle, A., et. al. "Environmental Indicators: a Tool for Evaluating Community-based Health-promotion Programs." In American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 8(6):345-50. 1992

Chollat-Traquet, C. (1996). Evaluating tobacco control activities: Experiences and guiding principles. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization.

Dignan, M.B., & Carr, P.A. (1992). Program planning for health education and promotion. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febinger.

Dwyer, J.J.M. (1996). In Public Health & Epidemiology Report Ontario, 7(2):38-46.
Applying program logic model in program planning and evaluation Provides an overview of the logic model, including a case study of a bicycle safety program, with attention to the plausibility of the model.

Fitz-Gibbon, c. and Morris, L. How to Design a Program Evaluation. Newbury Park, California, Sage Publications. 1987.

Flay, B. and Best, A. "Overcoming Design Problems in Evaluation of Health Behaviors Programmes" in Evaluation and the Health Professions 5(1). 1982.

Friedman M. A Guide to Developing and Using Performance Measures in Results-based Budgeting, May 1997

A Guide for Evaluating Prevention Effectiveness. (1998) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Distributor: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. Email: info@health.org (Free)

Guba, E.G., & Lincoln, Y.S. (1989). Fourth generation evaluation. Newbury Park, NJ: Sage.

Hatry, H., van Houten, T., Plantz, M., & Greenway, M.T. (1996). Measuring program outcomes: A practical approach. Washington, D.C.: United Way of America. - national.unitedway.org/outcomes/resources/mpo/

Health Canada (1996). Guide to project evaluation: A participatory approach. Ottawa, ON: Author.

Health Communication Unit (1997). Evaluating health promotion programs. Toronto, ON: Centre for Health Promotion (University of Toronto). Can download as PDF file from http://www.thcu.ca/infoandresources/evaluation_resources.htm#tp

Health Communication Unit (1999). Introduction to Evaluation 9-step approach to evaluating health promotion programs.

Heart Health Resource Centre (2008). Evaluation at a Glance. Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA).
http://www.hhrc.net/skills/evaluation.cfm.

Henerson, M., Morris, L. and Fitz-Gibbon, C. How to Measure Attitudes Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications. 1987.

Horne, T. (1995). Making a difference: Program evaluation for health promotion. Edmonton, AB: WellQuest Consulting Ltd. E-mail: tamhorne@telusplanet.net

HOSPICAL: A Tool for Allocating Hospital Costs Management Sciences for Health
Available at: http://erc.msh.org/mainpage.cfm?file=5.15.htm&language=english&module=toolkit

Labonte, R., & Feather, J. (1996).
Handbook on using stories in health promotion practice. Ottawa, ON: Health Canada.

Love, A.J. (1991). Evaluation methods sourcebook. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Evaluation Society.

Love, A.J. (1995). Evaluation methods sourcebook II. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Evaluation Society.

McLaughlin, J.A., & Jordan, G.B. (1999). In Evaluation and Program Planning, 22:65-72.
Logic models: A tool for telling your program's performance story Discusses how the logic model can help managers answer the question of whether programs address problems appropriate for the program and organization, with examples and attention to contextual factors that affect programs.

McNamara, Carter PhD (last revised: February 16, 1998). Basic Guide to Program Evaluation - www.mapnp.org/library/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm. St. Paul, MN

Measuring and Improving Costs, Cost-Effectiveness, and Cost-Benefit for Substance Abuse Treatment Programs: A Manual
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - U.S. www.nida.nih.gov/IMPCOST/IMPCOSTIndex.html

Morris, L., Fitz-Gibbon, C. and Freeman, M. How to Communicate Evaluation Findings. Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications. 1987.

Nutbeam, D., et. al. "Maintaining Evaluation Designs in Long Term Community based Health Promotion Programmes:Heartbeat Wales Case Study." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 47(2):127-33. 1993.

Parrott, L. and Condit, C. Evaluating Women's Health Messages: A Resource Book. California:Sage Publications. 1996.

Patton, M.Q. (1987). Using qualitative methods in evaluation. Newbury Park, NJ: Sage.

Patton, M.Q. (1997). Utilization-focused evaluation: The new century text. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Porteous, Nancy L. (1997) Program Evaluation Tool Kit: A Blueprint for Public Health Management.
The Program Evaluation Tool Kit is a practical, step-by-step guide to evaluating programs. It is presented in a series of short modules with simple explanations and specific tools for planning, conducting and using evaluation. Although the Tool Kit uses examples from health protection and promotion programs, the process can be used for the evaluation of any kind of program.
Available online

Posavac, E.J., & Carey, R.G. (1989). Program evaluation: Methods and case studies. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Rossi, P.H., & Freeman, H.E. (1983). Evaluation: A systematic approach. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Edited by Irving Rootman, Michael Goodstadt, Brian Hyndman, David V. McQueen, Louise Potvin, Jane Springett and Erio Ziglio.(2001). Evaluation in health promotion. Principles and perspectives. WHO Regional Publications: European Series, No. 92 http://www.euro.who.int/informationsources/Publications/Catalogue/20010911_43

Rush, B., and Ogborne, A. (1991). In The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. 6 (1), 95-106.
Program logic models: expanding their role and structure for program planning and evaluation
Abstract: Schematic representations of a program sometimes referred to as program logic models, have been used for a number of years as a means of clarifying the purposes of a program and the causal assumptions on which it is based. This paper discusses some of the benefits of expanding the structure of these logic models by clearly separating implementation and outcome objectives within the objectives hierarchy of the program. Benefits of constructing these logic models for program planning and other purposes are also discussed.

Russell, L. B., Is Prevention Better than Cure (chapter 5), Studies in Social Economics, The Brookings Institute, Washington D.C. 1986

Shea,Michael (2007). Seven-Level Hierarchical Evaluation Assessment (S.H.E.A.) Models for Evaluating Training Interventions. SMARTRISK

Sullivan, T.M., Strachan, M., and Timmons, B.K. Guide to
Monitoring and Evaluating Health Information Products and Services. Baltimore, Maryland: Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Washington, D.C.: Constella Futures; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Management Sciences for Health, 2007. Available online.

Woodward, C., and Chambers, L. Guide to Questionnaire Construction and Question Writing. Ottawa:Canadian Public Health Association. 1980.

Woodward, C., Chambers, L. and Smith, K. Guide to Improved Data Collection in Health and Health Care Surveys. Ottawa: Canadian Public Health Association. 1982.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation (1998). Evaluation handbook. Battle Creek, MI: Author. - A discussion of the use of program logic models to measure program impacts, with attention to types of logic models (focused on activities, outcomes or theory). http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub770.pdf.

Wong-Reiger, D., & David, L. (1994). A hands-on guide to planning and evaluation: How to plan and evaluate programs in community-based organizations. Ottawa: Canadian Hemophilia Society (Note: copies of this document are available from the National AIDS Clearinghouse in Ottawa; telephone 613-725-3769).