Issel, L. Michele,

Health program planning and evaluation : a practical, systematic approach for community health / Practical, systematic approach for community health L. Michele Issel. - xix, 497 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Context of Health Program Development and Evaluation -- Health Program Development and Evaluation -- Relevance of Diversity and Disparities to Health Programs -- Planning for Health Programs and Services -- Developing Health Programs -- Community Health Assessment for Program Planning -- Program Theory and Interventions Revealed -- Program Objectives and Setting Targets -- Implementing Health Programs -- Logistics of Program Implementation -- Process Evaluation: Measuring Inputs and Outputs -- Evaluating the Impact and Outcome of Health Programs -- Planning the Methods for Evaluating Intervention Effects -- Choosing Designs for Impact Evaluation -- Analyzing and Interpreting Evaluation Data -- Qualitative Methods for Planning and Evaluation -- From Data to Decision -- Cost Analyses: The Basics -- Continuing the Cycle. Sect. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Sect. 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Sect. 3. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Sect. 4. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Sect. 5. Ch. 13. Ch. 14.

"Health Program Planning and Evaluation: A Practical, Systematic Approach for Community Health will help you to systematically develop, thoughtfully implement, and rigorously evaluate health programs across a variety of health disciplines. It also serves to help students and professionals become savvy consumers of evaluation reports and prudent users of evaluation consultants. It presents the practical tools and concepts in language suitable for both the practicing and novice health program planner and evaluator."--BOOK JACKET.

0763748005 9780763748005

2003017116


Community health services.
Health planning.
Community health services--Administration
Health planning--Methodology
Program Development--methods
Program Evaluation--methods


United States.

RA427 / .I75 2004

362.120973