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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
MISSION: To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
Evaluation Program
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducts evaluation studies designed
to provide information essential for CDC's 11 strategies to achieve its
mission:
Summary of Fiscal Year 1998 Evaluations
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TITLE: Development of an Evaluation Strategy for State-Based Diabetes Control Cooperative Agreement Programs
ABSTRACT: Diabetes and diabetes-related complications are a major cause of morbidity and premature mortality in the United States. Since 1977, Diabetes Control Programs (DCPs) have been supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on the premise that the health consequences of diabetes can be substantially reduced by effective widespread clinical and health applications of preventive programs. This project develops a comprehensive evaluation strategy that provides the Division of Diabetes Translation the capacity to assess uniformly the progress that State-based DCPs are making in reducing the burden of diabetes in an evolving health system. This project: (1) identifies priority program performance standards; (2) delineates priority evaluation questions, health program outcomes, measurement methods, data sources, analyses and reporting strategies; (3) establishes process and outcome evaluation plans to assess components of State-based diabetes control programs; and (4) proposes strategies for implementing and managing proposed evaluation plans. The report concludes that: (1) DCPs should be encouraged to grow in ways that are appropriate to individual States; and (2) the multiplicity of program approaches does not hinder program evaluation and planning as long as certain base criteria are met. Recommendations for the program include: (1) provide technically and culturally competent health education; (2) provide access to and use of basic preventive services; (3) assist patients in compliance with diabetes control measures, including early detection and follow-up, to prevent or delay onset of symptoms; and (4) provide access to and use of cost-effective clinical services for complications and follow-up to prevent delay, or to delay progress from mild to severe symptoms. (Final report 121 pages plus appendices.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Bud Bowen
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-5011
PIC ID: 6584
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
TITLE: Evaluation of Dental Treatment and Health Status Differences Attributable to Water Fluoridation
ABSTRACT: For over 50 years, public health officials have known that water containing fluoride at a level of 0.7-1.2 mg/L reduces the occurrence of dental caries. However, as the use of other fluoridated products has increased, the observed differences in caries prevalence between children residing in fluoridated (F) and nonfluoridated (NF) communities have declined. Given the decline in caries prevalence, several review groups have noted the need for current data on the effectiveness of water fluoridation. This report assesses whether dental treatment experiences of children and adult members of a group-model HMO differ among those who consume fluoridated water and those who do not. The research setting for this project was Kaiser Permanente, Northwest Division, and the study period was 1990-1995. The two principle data sources for the project were the Membership Information Process System and the TEAM dental treatment database. Fluoridation status was determined through a random sample of subscribers. Outcomes of interest included: (1) dental care utilization, (2) mean number of filled surfaces, (3) dental care costs, (4) supplemental fluoride dispensings, and (5) endentulism rates. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used to compare results in the fluoridated and non-fluroridated samples. The report finds that, despite the sociodemographic characteristics of this insured population, community water fluoridation appeared to reduce total costs and total restorative costs. (Final report 41 pages plus appendices.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Dolores Malvitz, Dr.PH.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-8376
PIC ID: 6334
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: The HMO Group New Brunswick, NJ
TITLE: Evaluability Assessment of CDC-funded Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Programs
ABSTRACT: In 1988, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created the Disabilities Prevention Program (DPP) to reduce the incidence and severity of primary and secondary disabilities in the United States and to promote the independence and productivity of persons with disabilities. This report was commissioned to assess the feasibility of conducting an evaluation of the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury (TBI/SCI) programs funded through the DPP, the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), and the CDC. Interviews were conducted with Federal and State staff with a background or interest in DPP, external stakeholders, and program staff in eight States. Interview data were used to prepare a logic model of State-level TBI/SCI programs, along with a set of measurable program components that match the activities and the objectives set forth in the logic model. The report finds that: (1) there is a consensus among all stakeholders as to the TBI/SCI capacity building programs' intended goals and on indicators that can be used to measure attainment; and (2) identifying the logic model and framework of measurable components for these programs offers many benefits. In order to strengthen CDC-State partnerships, the report recommends: (1) an appropriate balance in the partnership that allows States to be flexible but also provides parameters to ensure consistency; (2) the provision of regular, consistent feedback on State plans, activities, quarterly reports and surveillance data; (3) grounding program design and decisions on valid data, whenever possible (in the absence of data, programs should proceed with a phased approach involving both the CDC and the States in the evolutionary learning process); and (4) the expansion of partnerships at the federal, State, and community levels. (Final report 33 pages plus appendices.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
FEDERAL CONTACT: Doug Browne
PHONE NUMBER: 404-488-7098
PIC ID: 6338
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Toal, Susan 917 Barton Woods, Atlanta, GA
TITLE: Evaluation of Training for Staff of Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (CLPP) Programs, in Light of CDC Revised Policy and Program Priorities
ABSTRACT: Since 1989, Congress has authorized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to fund State and local health departments to increase childhood blood lead level screening, to improve the follow-up of children with elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs), and to provide protection information. Since 1990, many at-risk children who formerly used health department preventive services have now begun receiving their care from private providers and surveys of national BLLs show significant decreases in the number of children with elevated BLLs. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention program priorities were revised according to these changes. This report evaluates the learning objectives of two workshops provided by the National Lead Training and Resource Center (NLTRC), which provides training for CLPP program staff and program managers. "Fundamentals of Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention"--a 3.5 day training session targeting frontline staff providing direct service--and "Essentials of Program Management for Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs"--a 2.5 day training session targeting generic management issues. The report finds that: (1) the NLTRC and the CDC need to devise a way to systematically review the content of the courses, patterns in the responses of the participants, and trends within grantee programs to determine areas in which updating is necessary; (2) the NLTRC and the CDC should develop an advisory board with representatives from CLPPs and the CDC to decide on course content and training methods for both courses; (3) the NLTRC should combine the best aspects of both of these courses and match the professional training team with the lead content experts; (4) the registration form should be revised to reflect in more detail the level, work setting, and job setting of the participant; and (5) program participants need to be tracked to see if the course is reaching the appropriate target audience. (Executive summary and final report bound separately.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Environmental Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Nancy Tips
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-7277
PIC ID: 6702
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
TITLE: Evaluation of the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP)
ABSTRACT: This report assesses the effectiveness of the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) in achieving the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) objective of building capacity in applied epidemiology in developing countries. Data were collected through correspondence with, and site visits to, four FETP countries--Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, and Thailand--and the Rockefeller Public Health Schools Without Walls (PHSWOW) program in Uganda. The report finds that: (1) FETP trainees are acquiring skills that enable them to assist with outbreak investigations; (2) the decentralization of the health systems has led the FETP to a more facilitative role in linking local field investigations with the knowledge and resources available nationally; (3) the efforts of FETP staff have led to reductions in morbidity and mortality in host countries; (4) the FETP supports the creation of professional linkages among epidemiologists at a national level, but opportunities for FETP graduates to interact with public health officials from other countries have been limited; and (5) FETPs need the flexibility to expand in order to assure their sustainability in the rapidly changing political environments that surround public health issues in many host countries. In addition to general recommendations, the report identifies three clear roles for the CDC, which include: (1) providing prestige and political clout to their in-country counterparts who will support the program at a national level; (2) providing specialized technical assistance; and (3) supporting the development of an international network of epidemiologists. (Final report 134 pages plus appendices.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: Epidemiology Program Office
FEDERAL CONTACT: Daniel B. Fishbein, M.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-2228
PIC ID: 5923.1
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
TITLE: Race Reporting on Birth Records by Multiracial Women: An Evaluation of Question Format Alternatives
ABSTRACT: This report examines the implications of changing the format of the race item on the birth record filled out for every birth in the United States at the location of birth. Procedures for filling out birth certificates vary from State to State and, in some States, from hospital to hospital. To provide uniform information to the vital registration system, the Federal government, in cooperation with the States, developed the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth, which records relevant information about the race and origin of the parents, but not the baby. This study: (1) evaluates how women of multiracial and Hispanic backgrounds interpret the race question on the birth certificate; (2) evaluates experimental race questions such as the use of a multiracial cue and the use of a "mark all that apply" format; and (3) provides information about the response processes that women use when answering questions about race. Nine States and the District of Columbia recruited 763 women to participate in this study. The study tests the effects of different questions on race both in a mail and a follow-up telephone survey. The mother's self-reported race is compared with what she reported on the actual birth record. Further, for those residents with two children, the study compared consistency of race reporting between the last two birth records. The report concludes that: (1) the percentage of women reporting more than one race increases when the race questions include a multiracial cue or "mark all that apply" format; (2) women who report more than one race are more likely to enter two specific races rather than a term such as "multiracial"; (3) among the mothers whose parents belonged to two or more racial groups, self-reports of race on the last two birth records were inconsistent 25 percent of the time and; (4) self-reports of race were different 40 percent of the time between the birth record and the standard version of the mail survey.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Health Statistics
FEDERAL CONTACT: Susan Schechter-Ryan
PHONE NUMBER: 301-436-7111
PIC ID: 5918
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Westat, Inc. Rockville, MD
TITLE: The Effect of Condition Sequencing Order on Cause-of-Death Statistics
ABSTRACT: This study evaluated whether the direction of the order in which causes of death are sequenced on the death certificate influences either selected underlying cause of death or the number of causes recorded. Physicians read one of four case vignettes and completed either the standard or an experimental medical certification section. On the standard format, certifiers were to enter temporally-backward sequences of conditions. On the experimental format, certifiers were to enter temporally-forward sequences. For each response, underlying cause was selected according to the rules of the International Classification of Diseases and the number of entered causes was counted. The results were that the certificate format did not influence significantly the distribution of selected underlying causes of death. Significantly more causes were recorded, on average, on the experimental certificates than on the standard certificates, but the difference in number was small. The data do not indicate that reversing the sequencing order would elicit better cause of death information for purposes of tabulating underlying cause of death, but suggest that reversing the sequencing order has the potential to elicit more information for multiple cause of death analyses. This final study evaluated the effect of the medical certification format on the quality of death statistics.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Health Statistics
FEDERAL CONTACT: James Weed, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 301-436-8951
PIC ID: 7098
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Research Foundation of the State University of New York Binghamton, NY
TITLE: Immunization Related KAPs of Primary Care Provider
ABSTRACT: The main objective of this study was to obtain information that can be used to assess changes in primary care providers' levels of knowledge about immunization programs and the extent to which these physicians' attitudes and practices have been affected by the programs and policies of the NIP, CDC, and other U.S. Public Health Services programs. Two independent national surveys of primary health care providers in the U.S. were conducted. Data collected in these surveys were then used to investigate the association between medical specialty, license type and perceived level of immunization coverage and physicians' practice characteristics, attitudes, opinions, and adopted practices. Major study findings are organized according to these categories. See also PIC ID 5930. (Final report 39 pages plus appendices.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Immunization Program
FEDERAL CONTACT: Jorge Rosenthal, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-8218
PIC ID: 5930.1
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
TITLE: Disease and Injury Prevention and Health Promotion in Elder Care: Needs and Opportunities as Perceived by Elder Care Providers, the Elderly, and their Families
ABSTRACT: As the American population ages, the health and safety of the aging population presents new concerns for the elderly and their families. This study identifies interests of the elderly, their families, and elder care providers in selected areas of health and safety to inform the development of a handbook delineating the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) policies and recommendations in disease prevention and health promotion in elder care settings. Focus groups provided the data for this report, which examines: (1) topics of interest in preventing disease and injury and promoting healthy behaviors; (2) the role of public health agencies in encouraging health and safety through consultation, inspection, regulation, and similar mechanisms; (3) opportunities to educate the elderly, their families and elder care providers in disease prevention and health promotion; and (4) opportunities for direct delivery of prevention and public health services through elder care settings, especially for the elderly in medically underserved areas. The report concludes that: (1) the handbook should have common sections on basic health and safety information and other sections specific to the needs of the elderly and their care givers; (2) the format of the report should include large print, easy access to information, and clear graphics; (3) while care givers would appreciate classes and seminars, this format has no appeal for the elderly themselves; and (4) a lack of public awareness about public health agencies limits their potential usefulness as a source of information. (Final report variously paginated.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Infectious Diseases
FEDERAL CONTACT: Cyndy Hale
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-6477
PIC ID: 6708
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
TITLE: Assessment of Violence Technical Assessment to Health Departments
ABSTRACT: The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides technical assistance to all State and local health departments interested in developing and evaluating violence prevention programs. This report assesses the needs of the 50 State health departments for violence prevention technical assistance compared with the ad hoc services provided by the NCIPC. The contractor developed and sent a questionnaire to the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA) representative in each of the 50 State health departments. The representative was asked to complete the questionnaire or deliver it to the person most appropriate for the task. A 100 percent response rate was achieved. The report finds that: (1) 64 percent of State health departments lack formal centralized management or coordination of violence prevention within a single unit or person; (2) the types of violence prevention efforts vary considerably in the types and the number of activities undertaken; (3) State departments clearly identify a few top priority needs for technical assistance; and (4) 70 percent of State health departments report having received technical assistance in violence prevention from the CDC within the past five years. Although State health departments are diverse in their approaches to violence prevention programs, they identified a set of top priority needs for technical assistance, and articulated a set of coherent suggestions for future technical assistance. The study suggests that the CDC can be productive in advancing violence prevention among the State health departments by providing focused efforts in technical assistance. (Final report 48 pages plus appendices.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
FEDERAL CONTACT: Lloyd Potter, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-1557
PIC ID: 5929
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Research Triangle Institute, Research
Triangle Park, NC
TITLE: Evaluation of the WomanKind Program: Support Systems for Battered Women
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to conduct an evaluation of the Minnesota-based WomanKind program to identify the extent to which this program influenced the quality of intervention provided by health care professionals to IPV victims. Specifically, the study assessed the program on four critical variables: (1) the extent to which health care providers reported increased capacity and motivation to screen and identify IPV victims; (2) reported confidence in their ability to assist IPV victims; (3) increased documentation in patient records of the physical. (Executive summary, final report, and appendices are independently bound.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
FEDERAL CONTACT: Lynn Short, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-4285
PIC ID: 6587
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
TITLE: Survey of Assisted Reproductive Technique Embryo Laboratory Procedures and Practices
ABSTRACT: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has the responsibility to develop a model certification program for assisted reproductive technology (ART) embryo laboratories in the United States. The model program will be implemented, on a voluntary basis, by the States or through laboratory accreditation by independent certifying groups approved by the States.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Public Health Practice Program Office
FEDERAL CONTACT: Steven Steindel, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-4144
PIC ID: 6716
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Analytical Sciences, Inc. Durham, NC
TITLE: Development of a Public Health Surveillance Plan to Evaluate CDC Activities in the Atlanta Empowerment Zone
ABSTRACT: In 1994, Atlanta was one of six U.S. cities awarded funding under the Administration's Empowerment Zone initiative to revitalize inner-city and rural communities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began work with partner agencies in the Atlanta area in support of public health initiatives in the Atlanta Empowerment Zone (AEZ). The CDC's Epidemiology Program Office (EPO) contracted with the Research Triangle Institute to provide support services for the development of evaluations for CDC efforts in the AEZ. This report focuses on two CDC initiatives in the AEZ: (1) the development of the data aggregation system for decision support; and (2) the development of a partnership to start a community-based initiative to prevent and manage childhood asthma. Under contract with CDC's Public Health Practice Program Office (PHPPO), the contractor developed a prototype computer-based system that aggregates, analyzes, and displays data at the level of the AEZ, neighborhood, or other small geographic unit. AN assessment of current community health surveillance and subsequent surveillance system modification is critical in monitoring project activity implementation, measuring the impact on health and the quality of life, and developing a body of knowledge that can be applied to other communities. The study concludes that: (1) to maintain and use the prototype aggregation system requires addressing many data issues and investing substantial resources, capability and commitment; and (2) the development of the asthma partnership initiative demonstrates the need to recognize that a large number of partners involves tradeoffs, such as a long development period and the need for substantial coordination. (Final report variously paginated.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Program Planning and Evaluation
FEDERAL CONTACT: Scott F. Wetterhall, M.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-7080
PIC ID: 5925
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Research Triangle Institute Research Park, NC and MEDSTAT Group Washington, D.C.
TITLE: Effective Health and Safety Promotion: Evaluation of NIOSH Small Business Interventions
ABSTRACT: Successful National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) small business interventions entail the adoption of the controls and changes in work practices suggested by NIOSH research. This report analyzes a number of self-described successful interventions and elicits specific lines of action that appear to be associated with successes, in order to provide theoretical hypotheses and practical guidance to inform the practices of NIOSH technical staff. Four NIOSH initiatives were identified for case study: (1) asphalt paving, (2) furniture stripping, (3) radiator repair, and (4) brake repair. Targeted interviews were conducted between June and December 1997, with a range of informants including manufacturing partners, industry trade associations, trade and other relevant publications, and other State and/or government partners. The report concludes that, across the four case studies, the following patterns emerge and seem to be related to successful behavioral change and/or adoption of control technology: (1) involving relevant trade associations and critical industry partners as early as possible, (2) including steps that specify intended promotion/education channels in the earliest stages of NIOSH activities, (3) involving communications specialists in NIOSH initiatives whenever and as early as possible, (4) supporting the dissemination phase of a project, and (5) recognizing when an industry is not ready for an intervention, or when the NIOSH proposal does not accord with industry needs. (Executive summary 10 pages; final report 26 pages bound separately.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Theodore Schoenborn
PHONE NUMBER: 513-841-4321
PIC ID: 6336
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
TITLE: Evaluation of Tuberculosis Outreach Worker Activities
ABSTRACT: In 1987, the Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (TB) urged the Nation to establish the goal of TB elimination by the year 2010. Recommended strategies for the control of TB included increasing funding for outreach workers (ORWs) and for outreach activities. This project sought to answer three evaluation questions: (1) What activities do outreach workers perform? (2) In carrying out these activities, how do TB outreach workers interact with other health care personnel and patients? (3) What factors influence the effectiveness of TB outreach worker activities? The report finds that: (1) On the whole, ORWs spent significantly more time providing direct and support outreach services in the field than in clinical settings. (2) ORWs who participated in the study were familiar with the cultures and spoke the languages of the populations to which they provided services. (3) The ways in which the ORWs interacted with one another and the nature of their relationships reflected the social organizations and interpersonal dynamics of the different study locations and specific health care settings. (4) The ORWs often treated patients and their relatives with consideration and even personal concern. In addition, ORWs, their supervisors and patients indicated the kinds of knowledge and skills, and the attitudes and attributes that they thought TB ORWs should possess in order to be effective. The report recommends these characteristics, as well as increased and improved ORW training in patient interaction, interviewing techniques, and report writing. These characteristics can serve to inform TB control programs that are seeking to recruit appropriate individuals for ORW positions. (Final report 57 pages plus appendices.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Zachary Taylor, M.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-6201
PIC ID: 5502
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Casals and Associates Arlington, VA
TITLE: Project to Assess the Feasibility and Need for Support of Cervical Cancer Screening in Public STD Control Clinics
ABSTRACT: This report presents the results of the first phase of a three-phase project sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assess the feasibility and need for support of cervical cancer screening in publicly-funded sexually transmitted disease (STD) control clinics. Site visits were conducted of nine STD clinics to explore the availability, adequacy, and usefulness of data elements in addressing the research questions. The report finds that: (1) the number of patients seen in each clinic ranged from about 70 per month to 1,929; (2) women make up between 30 and 50 percent of STD clinic clientele, and approximately 40 to 90 percent of those were first time patients; (3) no reliable information could be gathered on where and when women seen in STD clinics received Pap testing; (4) there is wide variability in the collection and management of information among the STD clinic sites; (5) staffing patterns in the STD clinics correspond to particular functions (intake, education and counseling, examination and tracking, follow up and referral); and (6) there is agreement among the literature and the people interviewed that patient education is important in a cervical cancer screening program . The report concludes that it is feasible to carry out cervical cancer screening in public STD clinics, but the information systems necessary to demonstrate the need for this activity are lacking. The report recommends the implementation of a demonstration project, so that further information can be developed concerning the use of STD clinics for reaching women who may not be receiving Pap testing, an important public health measure for the prevention of cervical cancer. (Final report 102 pages; Site reports 119 pages.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Margaret Brome
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-4976
PIC ID: 6705
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
Evaluations in Progress
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TITLE: Evaluation of Public Health Care Providers Training, Screening and Referral Practices for Pregnancy-Related Violence
ABSTRACT: This project will conduct national population-based surveys of administrators and clinical providers in family planning programs funded by Titles X and XX, maternal and child health programs funded by Title V, and the federally-funded Primary and Migrant Health Centers. The information obtained from these surveys will be used to develop recommendations for the development of future clinical guidelines.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Alison Spitz
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-5260
PIC ID: 6712
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 6/15/99
TITLE: Evaluation for CDC's NPCR
ABSTRACT: Congress established the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) in 1992 by enacting the Cancer Registries Amendment Act. The purpose of this project is to assess, develop and implement a comprehensive evaluation strategy which will provide the Cancer Surveillance Branch (CSB) with the capacity to assess NPCR's progress toward program objectives during its second five-year funding period.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Leah Simpson
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-4158
PIC ID: 7050
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 7/30/99
TITLE: Strategic Plan for the National Diabetes Control Program
ABSTRACT: In light of major changes in funding and further developments of core capacity and infrastructure of State diabetes control programs, there is a need to step back and form a collective vision of the National Diabetes Control Program. This vision will form the basis for the FY 1999-2000 National Diabetes Control Program announcement for cooperative agreement renewals.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Dara Murphy
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-5046
PIC ID: 7051
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 8/27/99
TITLE: Coordinated Evaluation of Tobacco Control Efforts
ABSTRACT: An increased level of scrutiny by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been directed at evaluating the overall impact and the relative cost-effectiveness of tobacco control programs. This project will focus on activities related to implementing a comprehensive and coordinated evaluation of Statewide tobacco control efforts.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Don Sharp
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-5703
PIC ID: 6714
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 9/30/99
TITLE: Urban Health Systems Sentinel Network
ABSTRACT: This project will coordinate a review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) analysis of the impact of restructuring on essential public health services in Los Angeles County. It will collect case study data in up to six urban public health systems impacting the capacity to deliver essential public health services. It will also describe a set of predictive relationships applicable to other State and local health departments.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Public Health Practice Program Office
FEDERAL CONTACT: Pomeroy Sinnock, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-2469
PIC ID: 6276
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 4/2/99
TITLE: OPPE Strategic Planning Pilot
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this project is threefold: (1) to conduct strategic planning within the Office of Program Planning and Evaluation (OPPE) to assess and focus the office's major activities to ensure that they will meet the evolving needs of the agency; (2) to develop and pilot a strategic planning framework within OPPE to assure consistent and linked planning, performance management and evaluation efforts; and (3) conduct an organizational assessment that will enhance the strategic planning framework by identifying roles, responsibilities, key business practices, and information needs and internal capacity requirements to implement strategic planning. Strategic planning capacity requirements may include identifying skills, management support, and systems and processes to support an integrated planning and evaluation system. The OPPE is responsible for leading and coordinating a diverse range of support activities for the Office of the Director, as well as coordinating and integrating legislative activities, special initiatives, committees, and reporting across CIOs, Operating Divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services, and Congress. OPPE activities range from a mixture of standard business practices to addressing unique, time dependent, political issues, or special assignments. With the passage of GPRA, integrating planning and evaluation processes agencywide has taken on greater importance for OPPE as it relates to external stakeholders, Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services and other operating divisions.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Program Planning and Evaluation
FEDERAL CONTACT: Connie Carmack
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-7073
PIC ID: 7049
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 5/15/99
TITLE: Evaluation of C. Everett Koop Community Health Information Center (CHIC)
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this evaluation is to evaluate the effectiveness of the C. Everett Koop Community Health Center (CHIC) to serve as a national physician-based model.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Christine Fralish
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-5050
PIC ID: 6709
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 5/30/99
TITLE: Community Indicators -- Literature Search
ABSTRACT: This request for services is to assist in a search for literature and other information that identifies cultural and social-structural characteristics of communities that are associated with HIV/AIDS risk behavior and prevention efforts. Materials and information found in the search will be used to support community-level research on HIV/AIDS prevention.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Esther Sumartojo
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-8300
PIC ID: 6701
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 10/1/99
TITLE: Water Fluoridation
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this task is to evaluate the needs of State water fluoridation programs in order to improve the quality of water fluoridation nationally. The task will assess the surveillance and monitoring of water fluoridation systems, the engineering and administrative aspects of the same, and the fluoridation training needs of States.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Kit Shaddix
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-6074
PIC ID: 7052
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 4/30/99
TITLE: Evaluation of CDC Guidelines on Screening Lead Poisoning
ABSTRACT: This project is in response to the CDC's goal of eliminating childhood lead poisoning in the U.S. by the year 2010. The project will evaluate the process followed by two State health departments as they develop Statewide screening plans. The evaluation will culminate in two case studies to be used by other State health departments as they complete their screening policies.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Environmental Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Nancy Tips
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-7277
PIC ID: 7045
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 7/1/99
TITLE: Folic Acid and the Prevention of Spina Bifida
ABSTRACT: This project proposes to evaluate the effectiveness of a free folic acid supplement distribution program in a family planning setting using blood folate determinates in conjunction with questionnaires of knowledge and supplement use behaviors.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Environmental Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Margaret Watkins
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-7187
PIC ID: 7042
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 7/31/99
TITLE: Evaluation of the ZAP Asthma Program
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this project is to conduct a process evaluation of the following two components of the ZAP Asthma Project: (1) the project's health education component, health communication component and the project's use of community health workers; and (2) the process of public/private/community collaboration, community engagement and empowerment, and systems improvement and capacity building at the community level.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Environmental Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: James Rifenburg
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-7322
PIC ID: 7048
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 9/1/99
TITLE: Evaluation of Data Use of National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance (NETSS) and Public Health Laboratory Information System (PHLIS)
ABSTRACT: This project will determine how surveillance data transmitted through the National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance (NETSS) and the Public Health Laboratory System (PHLIS) are used at the local, State and Federal levels.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Epidemiology Program Office
FEDERAL CONTACT: Roy Baron, M.D., M.P.H.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-2697
PIC ID: 6332
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 6/30/99
TITLE: Evaluation of the Public Health Prevention Service
ABSTRACT: In 1997 the Epidemiology Program Office established the Public Health Prevention Service (PHPS), a new three-year training program, designed to improve the Nation's public health practice by preparing entry-level public health professionals to conduct prevention programs. This evaluation project will establish the foundation for a monitoring and evaluation system designed to provide feedback to the PHPS program for continuous improvement.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Epidemiology Program Office
FEDERAL CONTACT: Dennis Jarvis
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-4087
PIC ID: 7038
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 7/23/99
TITLE: Evaluation of the NHIS--Surv. Sentinel Health Indicators
ABSTRACT: This project proposes to evaluate the potential of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the surveillance of sentinel health indicators in the U.S.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Health Statistics
FEDERAL CONTACT: Ann M. Hardy, M.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 301-436-7085
PIC ID: 7040
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: TRW Government Information Services Fairfax, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 12/1/98
TITLE: Evaluation of the U.S. Standard Certificates
ABSTRACT: The overall objective of this project is to evaluate the birth, death and fetal death information currently obtained from State vital registration programs to determine if relevant and high quality data are being collected for State and national decision making. The assessment will also consider what changes should be made to the standard certificates to improve their use and utility.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Health Statistics
FEDERAL CONTACT: Julia Kowaleski
PHONE NUMBER: 301-436-8815
PIC ID: 6699
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Laurel Consulting Group Laurel, MD
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 4/30/99
TITLE: Evaluation of BRFSS as Source for Selected Risks
ABSTRACT: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spends millions of dollars each year to conduct population-based surveys on health. This project will examine 1994 and 1995 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data on the same health risk factors to determine if it is statistically appropriate to pool BRFSS data from the 51 separate State surveys.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Carol Stanwyk, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-5300
PIC ID: 7039
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 4/30/99
TITLE: Evaluation of Medicaid Reporting Using SLAITS
ABSTRACT: The State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS) is a newly developed survey mechanism which utilizes the sampling frame and screening procedures of the ongoing National Immunization Survey (NIS). The object of this project is to evaluate SLAITS as a modality for monitoring State performance in implementing the State Children's Health Insurance Program during a period of rapid State restructuring of health and welfare institutions.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Health Statistics
FEDERAL CONTACT: Marcie Cynamon
PHONE NUMBER: 301-436-7085
PIC ID: 7046
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 9/30/00
TITLE: Program Evaluation Technical Assistance Needs for HIV Prevention
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to provide the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the information needed to develop an effective program evaluation technical assistance (TA) system for HIV prevention. This evaluation will be based on both qualitative and quantitative research approaches and will target health departments, community planning groups, community-based organizations providing HIV prevention services and the CDC staff.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Tracey Barrington
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-0953
PIC ID: 6715
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Research Triangle Institute Research Triangle Park, NC
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 4/30/99
TITLE: HIV Prevention Indicators
ABSTRACT: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collaborating with State and local health departments and others to develop, field test and implement a set of standard indicators for assessing trends in the levels of HIV infection and risk factors for HIV transmission in State or local health jurisdictions. The purpose of this project is to review published literature and other available information sources regarding a set of proposed indicators.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Deborah Rugg, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-0952
PIC ID: 6707
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 10/30/98
TITLE: PCP Guidelines in Underserved Communities
ABSTRACT: Little is known about the factors associated with failure to initiate and continue PCP prophylaxis, although there is some evidence that HIV-infected women and persons in underserved communities may be less likely to receive prophylaxis. The focus of this study is to identify risk factors for failure to initiate and/or comply with PCP prophylaxis, using a multi-center strategy.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Infectious Diseases
FEDERAL CONTACT: Vance Dietz, M.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-7771
PIC ID: 6704
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: University of Puerto Rico Medical Services San Juan, Puerto Rico
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 12/31/98
TITLE: Management and Operational Indicators of HIV Community Planning
ABSTRACT: HIV prevention community planning, implemented in January 1994, represented a major policy change in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requirements of health departments seeking financial assistance from CDC for HIV prevention. Prior to the change, the majority of federal funds available to the sixty-five health department recipients of CDC HIV prevention funding were intended for HIV counseling and testing services. Now, via the HIV prevention community planning process, recipients set their own priorities, which they document in a Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan. The system to be pilot tested is based on a set of management and operational indicators developed over the past year.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Health Statistics
FEDERAL CONTACT: Robert D. Moran
PHONE NUMBER: 770-639-0952
PIC ID: 5518
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 1/15/99
TITLE: Evaluation of the HIV TA Network
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to provide the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the information needed to develop an effective program evaluation technical assistance (TA) system for HIV prevention.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Tracey Barrington
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-0953
PIC ID: 6706
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 4/30/99
TITLE: Survey of Syphilis and HIV Treatment, Reporting
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this project is to conduct a survey of a sample of physicians' diagnosis, treatment, reporting and partner management practices for syphilis and HIV infection. The study will determine when, under what conditions, for which diseases, how and for which patients, practitioners notify and/or treat the sexual partners of patients who are diagnosed with syphilis and HIV infection.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Janet St. Lawrence, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-8376
PIC ID: 7054
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 5/30/99
TITLE: STD Partner Notification Protocol
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this project is to develop a research plan and protocol for a systematic evaluation of notification to sexual partners of individuals who are diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases (syphilis, N. gonorrhea, Chlamydia trachomatis, and human immunodeficiency virus infection).
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Janet St. Lawrence, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-8376
PIC ID: 6711
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Seattle, WA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 7/15/99
TITLE: Evaluation of CDC's STD Treatment Guidelines
ABSTRACT: The objective of this project is to evaluate the impact of STD treatment guidelines in public and private settings, to identify factors associated with compliance with guidelines, and assess the relationship between adherence to guidelines and associated health outcomes.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Ruth Irwin, M.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-8956
PIC ID: 7047
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: The HMO Group New Brunswick, NJ
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 9/1/99
TITLE: Evaluating Guidelines for Preventing Perinatal HIV
ABSTRACT: This project will develop, pilot and conduct a survey, and produce technical reports of survey data on health care providers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding HIV counseling and testing. These data will augment ongoing research efforts to reduce barriers to implementation of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) guidelines for the prevention of perinatal HIV transmission.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Janet Saul
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-6143
PIC ID: 6279
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Analytical Sciences, Inc. Durham, NC
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 9/30/99
TITLE: Community Indicators for Assessing HIV Prevention
ABSTRACT: Several research projects have been funded and conducted through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in order to establish the efficacy of community-level interventions for HIV prevention. By taking the lead on this endeavor, the CDC will be able to provide constituents with the technical assistance needed to work effectively in this evolving priority area.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Esther Sumartojo
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-8300
PIC ID: 6278
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Macro International, Inc. Atlanta, GA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 7/1/00
TITLE: Evaluation of the Use of Data from Immunization Information Systems
ABSTRACT: Currently, at least 22 States have immunization information systems (IIS) functioning either State-wide or in some counties or local communities. At this point in the development cycle, it is important to evaluate how the data in the IIS are used. If it is understood how these data are used and structural and functional barriers to data use can be identified, recommendations can be made to promote the full use of these data resources.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Immunization Program
FEDERAL CONTACT: John Stevenson
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-8730
PIC ID: 6713
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Advanced Technology Systems Johnson City, TN
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 5/30/99
TITLE: Evaluation of Group B Strep Guidelines
ABSTRACT: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of bacterial infection in newborns in the United States. This project will assess a number of issues that affect successful management of GBS disease in the United States.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Infectious Diseases
FEDERAL CONTACT: Anne Schuchat, M.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-2215
PIC ID: 6333
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: American Association of Health Plans Washington, D.C.
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 1/29/99
TITLE: Evaluation of Implementation/Impact of VRE Guidelines
ABSTRACT: In response to the recent emergence of vancomycin resistance among enterococci (VRE), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published "Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin Resistance." The purposes of this study are to determine the efficacy of different types of VRE control measures and their costs, and to develop a community-wide facility approach to VRE control.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Infectious Diseases
FEDERAL CONTACT: Jerome Tokars, M.D., MPH
PHONE NUMBER: 404-639-6418
PIC ID: 6703
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Health Care Financing Administration Baltimore, MD
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 8/7/99
TITLE: Evaluation of MMWR Recommendations/Bike Helmets
ABSTRACT: The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) published recommendations on the use of bicycle helmets in preventing head injuries in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) of February 17, 1995. The evaluation of the bicycle helmet guidelines offers a timely opportunity to explore "lessons learned" before NCIPC develops and disseminates future guidelines.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Jeffrey Sacks, M.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-4652
PIC ID: 6700
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 6/15/99
TITLE: Evaluation of Teen Pregnancy Interventions
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this project is to address the assessment and testing of interventions and the evaluation of adolescent pregnancy prevention initiatives in 13 cities in the United States. The objectives of the study are to assist the 13 cooperative agreement cities in field testing components of their teen pregnancy prevention intervention programs.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Michael Dalmat
PHONE NUMBER: 404-488-5136
PIC ID: 6274
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 10/1/98
TITLE: PMI Case Study Demonstration Projects
ABSTRACT: Case studies are a key component of a program assessment of the Prevention Marketing Initiative (PMI) Local Demonstration Sites Project. The purpose of the current case study is to describe program participant experiences during the last two years of the project, covering three major project phases.
AGENCY SPONSOR: National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
FEDERAL CONTACT: Kim Boyd
PHONE NUMBER: 404-842-6592
PIC ID: 7053
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Battelle Corporation Arlington, VA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 12/15/98
TITLE: Evaluating the Responsiveness of Guide to Community Services
ABSTRACT: In 1996, a Task Force of non-Federal public health experts were appointed to develop a Guide to Community Preventive Services. An evaluation of the Guide is proposed to field test and evaluate six Guide modules addressing three study areas.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Public Health Practice Program Office
FEDERAL CONTACT: Pomeroy Sinnock, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 770-488-2469
PIC ID: 7043
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Princeton, NJ
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 8/30/99
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