Evaluating a national program of school-based HIV prevention

This article provides an overview of the evaluation strategy being used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor and improve a broad, national program of HIV prevention among in-school youth. Selected findings from each of the evaluation components are presented. The evalua...

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Published in:Evaluation and program planning 1996-08, Vol.19 (3), p.209-218
Main Authors: Collins, Janet, Rugg, Deborah, Kann, Laura, Banspach, Stephen, Kolbe, Lloyd, Pateman, Beth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adolescents
Centers for disease control
Epidemiology
Evaluation Methods
Evaluation research
Health
Health Education
High school students
Medical sector
Monitoring
National Programs
Prevention
Program Evaluation
Program Improvement
Public health education
Risk
School Based Services
Sexual behavior
United States
Youth
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Summary:This article provides an overview of the evaluation strategy being used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor and improve a broad, national program of HIV prevention among in-school youth. Selected findings from each of the evaluation components are presented. The evaluation strategy includes national, state, and local surveillance of risk behaviors, health outcomes, and school HIV-related policies and programs. Additionally CDC assists state and local departments of education in evaluating the quality and effectiveness of their HIV-related policies, educator training, and curricula. Finally, CDC conducts evaluation research on state-of-the-art, multi-component, school-based interventions to reduce the risk of HIV infection.
ISSN:0149-7189
DOI:10.1016/0149-7189(96)00013-4