An Evaluation handbook for health education programs in alcohol and substance abuse
By: prepared for the Center for Health Promotion and Education, Centers for Disease Control ; in conjunction with the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services ; by IOX Assessment Associates
Contributors: United States. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; IOX Assessment Associates
Series: Memorandum; Memorandum (Centers for Disease Control (U.S.))
Publisher: The Centers
Published: 1983
Place of publication: [Atlanta, Ga.?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 409
Subjects: Health education; Alcoholism; Drug abuse
Description: Abstract: A handbook presents a collection of assessment tools that may be used by health educators to evaluate the effectiveness of alcohol and substance abuse prevention and control programs. The assessment tools were prescreened and reviewed by expert committees before their inclusion. The 7 handbook chapters: review key fundamentals requisite for a systematic evaluation of health education programs; describe 4 categories of measures, their interrelationships and rationale; present guidelines and practical suggestions for the selection, administration, and scoring of measures; discuss the health education program outcomes and their characteristics; describe newly developed and existing measures; and discuss test specifications for the selected measures. An annotated bibliography for follow-up readings and an index of the measures covered by the handbook, are appended. (wz).
Notes: "May 1983"--Cover.

Includes index.

"Contract no. 200-81-0622."

Bibliography: p. 399-407.