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How the Evaluation of Budget Data Helped to Further Technical Assistance to BRFSS-Funded Projects 

11-27-2017 22:06

​ Our nation’s health depends on a high-performing public health enterprise. Public Health Advisors (PHAs) play a critical role in assuring this high performance. PHAs often serve as project officers, whose purpose is to serve as an agency staff member who defines program requirements and provides technical knowledge in the negotiation, administration, and monitoring of technical aspects of cooperative agreements. They work with several awardees, providing and coordinating ongoing technical assistance in the accomplishment of these tasks. Project officers also develop recommendations that assist with resolving concerns related to program operations. They are the vital link between the agency in which they work and its partners contributing actively to achieve their agency’s mission. This presentation will illustrate how project officers use administrative data to assess substantial deviations in resource allocations, develop an average program, and create ranges across awardees to provide more informed technical assistance and ensure high-performing public health enterprises.​

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11-27-2017 22:09

​All public programs generate administrative data. Researchers are increasingly exploring how to incorporate administrative data into program evaluation and policy-relevant research (H.R. 1831, 2015-2016). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) administers many large public health programs most often implemented by state and local government awardees. These programs routinely generate administrative data such as Annual Progress Reports (APR’s), program plans, and program budgets. While these data have commonly been used to gauge program implementation they can also be used for evaluation to deepen program understanding, inform technical assistance, and improve program performance. More recently, administrative data is being used for evaluation to assess program design and implementation, make program comparisons, and identify potential problem areas for immediate technical assistance. Presenters from three different CDC programs will describe how they have effectively used administrative data for evaluation. Together, the three examples demonstrate the versatility of using administrative data for evaluation.