Overview of the foundations in public health program planning and evaluation.

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe how social, behavioral, environmental, and biological factors contribute to specific individual and community health outcomes.
• Describe the tasks necessary to assure that program implementation occurs as intended.
• Explain how the findings of a program evaluation can be used.
• Explain the contribution of logic models in program development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Differentiate among goals, measurable objectives, related activities, and expected outcomes for a public health program.
• Differentiate the purposes of formative, process, and outcome evaluation.
• Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods in relation to their strengths, limitations, and appropriate uses, and emphases on reliability and validity.
• Prepare a program budget with justification.
• Assess evaluation reports in relation to their quality, utility, and impact on public health.