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accuracy standards
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benchmarks that substantiate that program evaluation methods, data, and documentation are appropriate and contain accurate information
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effectiveness
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ability of a community program to achieve the desired outcome in real-life settings
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efficacy
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maximum potential effect under ideal conditions
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efficiency
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occurs when the effect of program interventions, or outputs, are greater than the resources, or inputs, used to provide the interventions
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facilitator
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person or thing that makes implementation of program interventions and activities easier
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feasibility standards
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benchmarks involving the consideration of resources, which include money, time, and effort, that are available to conduct program evaluation
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formative evaluation
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an assessment that occurs during program development to confirm that program interventions are feasible and appropriate
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impact evaluation
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an assessment to determine the degree to which the community health program has achieved its primary goal
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outcome evaluation
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an assessment of the extent to which the program achieves its objectives within the target population and the effect the program has on the target populations’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
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plain language
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communication that is visually appealing, logically organized, appropriate for the intended audience, and understandable at the first reading
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process evaluation
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an assessment focused on program implementation processes in order to determine if the program has been implemented as planned and in the most efficient way
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program evaluation
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ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and use of data to examine program efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency to make decisions about current and future health programs
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propriety standards
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criteria used to confirm that program evaluation is fair and ethical
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recruitment
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finding community members from the target population to participate in a community health program
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retention
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continued participation in a community health program until completion
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sustainability
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continuation of community health programs by decreasing dependence on one source of funding and shifting to a new funding stream because the program is valued, cost and resource efficient, effective, and supported by the community
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utility standards
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specifications for determining who needs evaluation information, what information is needed, the purpose of evaluation, and how the information will be used