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# Program Evaluation 

## Tools & Toolkits

                    - Plate Waste Tool  — Audit tool developed by South Carolina Department on Aging that calculates plate waste scores for evaluation
                    - SUA Nutrition Education Monitoring Template  — Template for evaluating whether nutrition education  activities meet OAA requirements
                    - AmeriCorps Evaluation Resources — AmeriCorps provides tools to help programs evaluate services  and adjust as needed

##  Presentations

                    - Know Your Numbers 4: Risk Management — SCORE webinar that discusses how to create a SWOT analysis, prioritize your risks, and decide which risks need mitigation plans to protect your business assets
                    - Product & Services, Value Proposition, VPMF Test — SCORE webinar that discusses products and services, value proposition, VPMF test, and developing a strong value proposition
                    - Using Data Effectively in Federal Grant Applications (YouTube) — Tips and practical examples to use data to meet an application's goals and objectives                       - Using Data Effectively in Federal Grant Applications Slides
                      - Using Data Effectively in Federal Grant Applications Online Data Resources 
                    - Using Data & Satisfaction Surveys to Solicit the Voice of the Customer in Menu Planning (YouTube) — Understand the use of customer satisfaction surveys as a tool to collect data to make system changes                       - Using Data & Satisfaction Surveys to Solicit the Voice of the Customer in Menu Planning Slides
                      - Association Between Dietary Protein Intake and Changes in Health-related Quality of Life in Older Adults
                      - Protein Consumption and the Elderly: What is the Optimal Level of Intake?
                      - Nutrition Needs for Older Adults: Protein
                      - Protein and Muscle Function in Older Adults   
                    - Placing the 'Value' in Evaluation: Practical Tips for Measuring Impact (YouTube) — Webinar discussing why evaluation is important, how it can be used to prioritize limited resources, and how to use malnutrition and  food insecurity screening tools to do so                       - Placing the 'Value' in Evaluation Slides 

## Reports

                    - Evaluation of Title VI Programs  — ACL evaluation of Title VI Native Elders program
                    - Evaluation of the Effect of Title III-C Nutrition Services on Participants’ Longer-Term Health Care Utilization (2020)  — Study on the effect of meal programs
                    - Evaluation of the Effect of the OAA Title III-C Nutrition Services Program on Participants’ Health Care Utilization (2018)  — Study on the effect of meal programs                       - Title III-C Evaluation Briefing Slides (2018) 
                    - Needs of and Service Use Among Participants in the OAA Title III-C Nutrition Services Program  — Evaluation of participants’ level of need, characteristics, patterns of participation, and use of other programs
                    - Evaluation of the Effect of the OAA Title III-C Nutrition Services Program on Participants’ Food Security, Socialization, and Diet Quality  — Evaluation of program effectiveness on a variety of outcomes                       - Briefing slides
                      - Responses to questions posed 
                    - Process Evaluation of OAA Title III-C Nutrition Services Program  — Evaluation of program structure, administration, coordination, costs, and effectiveness of client outcomes                       - Slides 
                    - OAA Nutrition Programs Evaluation: Meal Cost Analysis  — Analysis of average home-delivered and congregate meal costs and how they vary                       - Slides 
                    - Technical Assistance and Training Needs Assessment Evaluation Presentation — September 2020 assessment of the nutrition and aging network                       - Environmental Scan of the Nutrition and Aging Training Landscape
                      - Gap Analysis and Training Strategy Recommendations Report 

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