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Evaluating health programs: Where do we find the data?

N P Roos

    Journal of Community Health
    |January 1, 1975
    PubMed
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    Evaluating health programs retrospectively requires careful consideration of data needs. Pre-existing administrative statistics and archival records are often the most viable data sources for impact evaluation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Services Research
    • Program Evaluation
    • Public Health Policy

    Background:

    • Federal initiatives increasingly focus on improving health program evaluations.
    • New health programs often launch without adequate planning for evaluation methodology.
    • Retrospective evaluation design is frequently necessary due to timing constraints.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine data requirements for retrospective impact evaluations of health programs.
    • To assess the utility of pre-existing administrative statistics and archival records for health program evaluation.
    • To review the potential and limitations of secondary data sources in health program assessment.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review of evaluation methodologies.
    • Analysis of data requirements for retrospective program evaluation.

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  • Examination of existing administrative and archival data sources.

    • Main Results:

    • Pre-existing administrative statistics and archival records are critical for retrospective health program impact evaluations.
    • These data sources offer a practical, though sometimes limited, foundation for assessment.
    • Timely data collection and methodological planning are often insufficient at program inception.

    Conclusions:

    • Effective retrospective impact evaluation of health programs relies heavily on leveraging existing administrative and archival data.
    • Understanding the potential and limitations of these data sources is crucial for robust evaluation design.
    • Future efforts should consider integrating evaluation data needs earlier in the health program lifecycle.