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Developed by Gail V. Barrington, PhD, CMC, CE. Barrington Research Group, this document provides eight lessons for improving program evaluation. Presented at the Summer Evaluation Institute, American Evaluation Association & The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
English, Program Management/Evaluation
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Developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this guide aims to assist evaluators and their clients in the process of engaging stakeholders—those with a stake or interest in the program, policy, or initiative being evaluated. The guide should assist philanthropy, but also the field of evaluation more generally, as it seeks to increase the value and usefulness of evaluation.
English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Implementation Guide
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This course provides a holistic approach to planning and evaluating education
and outreach programs. It helps program practitioners use and apply logic
models - a framework and way of thinking to help us improve our work and be
accountable for results. You will learn what a logic model is and how to use one
for planning, implementation, evaluation or communicating about your program.
English, Reference Guide, Training Materials, Program Management/Evaluation, Website, Quality Improvement
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This one-page, step-by-step guidance provides helpful hints for comprehensive asthma management.
English, Environmental Assessment/Checklist, Reference Guide, Home/Housing, Spanish
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As part of a comprehensive asthma management program, home visits can provide people with asthma an extra level of support and can contribute to the success and sustainability of a health plan’s asthma disease management program. EPA's new guide, Implementing An Asthma Home Visit Program: 10 Steps To Help Health Plans Get Started, offers step-by-step instructions on how to start an asthma home visit program with a particular emphasis on environmental risk factor management.
English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Education/Outreach Materials, Environmental Assessment/Checklist, Reference Guide, Home/Housing, Implementation Guide
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This tri-fold brochure is a handy resource for parents and caretakers of children with asthma. It discusses five common environmental triggers and ways to reduce exposures to these triggers indoors. Parents can follow the step-by-step guidance to reduce asthma triggers in their homes and minimize their children's exposure to triggers that may increase the number or severity of their asthma attacks.
Chinese, English, Education/Outreach Materials, Reference Guide, Home/Housing, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese
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EPA ha publicado un nuevo video educativo. La EPA se esfuerza en fomentar los conocimientos sobre el rol de los factores ambientales del asma para ayudar a los que sufren de asma.
Home/Housing, Spanish, Video (VHS or DVD)
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Background. The National Asthma Education Prevention Program's (NAEPP) Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR3) guidelines have stressed the need for environmental control measures for asthma, but there is limited evidence of their efficacy. To examine the effectiveness of an in-home asthma intervention program for children and adults in Connecticut, the Connecticut Department of Health conducted a panel study to analyze quality-of-life indicators for asthmatic patients and the cost–benefit relationship in preventive care versus acute care.
English, Program Management/Evaluation, Website, Other
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Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)'s Asthma Action Plan template is an easy-to-use, medically reviewed resource -- we get many requests for this from school nurses!
Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan, English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Education/Outreach Materials, School
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Toolkit provides a detailed and comprehensive set of tools to help you make written material in printed formats easier for people to read, understand, and use. This resource is referenced throughout the TalkingQuality site. It provides valuable guidance on
• Developing clear, effective and well-organized written materials. Learn more at http://talkingquality.ahrq.gov/content/learnmore/tips/tip2.aspx.
• Learning about design and working with design professionals. Learn more at http://talkingquality.ahrq.gov/content/learnmore/tips/resourcebasic.aspx.
• Testing your materials with your audience. Learn more at
http://talkingquality.ahrq.gov/content/learnmore/tips/tip7.aspx.
English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Quality Improvement