Presented by Jennifer Hamilton, Senior Study Director, Westat and David Bernstein, Senior Study Director, Westat. Opinions are our own. The majority of US federal government evaluations are conducted by external evaluators. However, conducting evaluations is just one of the roles that external...
2016 Bernstein Hamilton Evaluation Contracting Final.pptx
Panel slides from a discussion of advocacy for the use of randomized controlled trials to determine federal program effectiveness since early in the Bush Administration through the present day. The presenter discusses the extent to which such advocacy has become bipartisan, as well as some...
Panel Slides - Rushing to Randomize.pdf
Performance measurement and reporting systems (PMRS) housed in web-based management information systems are widely used in the public sector to improve accountability and inform decision making. Periodic evaluation of these systems ensures effective performance measurement. This panel...
AEA_PerfMeasCDC_10272012_1.pptx
Presentation Abstract: Twelve City of Chicago agencies led by the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) have utilized an Inter-departmental Task Force on Childhood Obesity (IDTF) to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity in Chicago. A participatory evaluation of the task force was used...
IDTF_AEA_2012_Final.pdf
This PowerPoint file was presented at AEA Nov 2011 by the Alameda County Public Health Department. The presentation focused on stakeholder roles in evaluating an initiative to reduce violence and improve community well-being in two Oakland neighborhoods. The stakeholders include neighborhood...
AEA 2011 FINAL1.pptx
Presentation at AEA 2011: A review of the development of an evaluators network for the National Tobacco Control Program evaluators. Presentation covers steps taken and results obtained by the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health thus far. #networkdevelopment #HealthEvaluation #government ...
OSH Evaluators Network Development 11-15-2011.ppt