Includes materials from ALL speakers. In this session, two evaluators from the Improve Group, Inc. will share instruments and evaluation processes they developed to evaluate community-wide health prevention programs funded by Minnesota's Statewide Health Improvement Program, designed by the State in 2008 to reduce the leading causes of death and chronic disease: obesity and tobacco use. Presenters will describe the goals and parameters of the evaluations, the tools and methods we designed, and lessons learned about the methods. In addition, the kinds of analysis and findings that these tools can support will also be explored. Presentation and discussion will focus on the opportunities, challenges, considerations and limitations associated with these methods. Attendees will be invited to share their own experiences, observations and suggestions in evaluating health prevention programs through a facilitated panel discussion. #2011Conference #Instruments #HealthEvaluation