Evaluation: Methods and strategy for evaluation‐Massachusetts

OVERVIEW Various challenges exist when evaluating statewide, community‐based public health initiatives and these need to be addressed by tobacco control programs. There are factors inherent in public health initiatives that can make it difficult to assess causality and effectiveness. These include i...

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Published in:Cancer 1998-12, Vol.83 (S12A), p.2760-2765
Main Authors: Celebucki, Carolyn, Biener, Lois, Koh, Howard K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Data Collection - methods
Humans
Massachusetts
Medical sciences
Policy Making
Program Evaluation
Public Health - legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking Prevention
Tobacco Industry - legislation & jurisprudence
Tobacco, tobacco smoking
Toxicology
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Summary:OVERVIEW Various challenges exist when evaluating statewide, community‐based public health initiatives and these need to be addressed by tobacco control programs. There are factors inherent in public health initiatives that can make it difficult to assess causality and effectiveness. These include initial design elements, funding mandates, duration of program and resources allocated for evaluation. In addition, outside efforts to undermine the initiative also must be taken into consideration, when evaluating effectiveness. This article focuses on these and other challenges encountered by the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program and presents information on the state specific tobacco surveys conducted for the Program. Cancer 1998;83:2760‐2765. © 1998 American Cancer Society.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19981215)83:12A+<2760::AID-CNCR20>3.0.CO;2-V