Issue 21, May 27, 2013

The report consists of three components:

• Featured topic, Program Evaluation, essay and links
• CDC-authored publications
• Public health articles noted in the media

As the date approaches for the 13^th Annual AEA Summer Evaluation Institute, sponsored this year by the American Evaluation Association, it is a good time to reflect on the evolution of CDC's program evaluation and the future of program evaluation at CDC.

Evaluation is a systematic method for collecting, analyzing, and using data to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of programs. As importantly, evaluation can contribute to continuous program improvement. Although program monitoring and evaluation have always been a respected component of public health practice, the ability to conduct these meaningfully has been constrained by wide differences in expertise, resources of programs, and commitment to evaluation.

As the accountability environment has intensified at all levels of government, public health programs often find themselves unable to make a persuasive case for the efficacy and effectiveness of their programs. Likewise, in an environment of scarce resources, we need more and better information about which interventions and approaches are best suited to the problem. Strong program monitoring and evaluation can help us identify our best investments as well as determine how to establish and sustain them as optimal practice.

Starting with the 1999 publication of A Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health and a follow-up document applying the Framework to evaluation of surveillance systems, CDC has emphasized that evaluation designs and methods need to match the purpose, user, and use of the findings. The Framework provides a systematic approach that ensures evaluations are useful, feasible, ethical, and accurate. As a result, monitoring and evaluation findings will be timely and relevant to planning and budgeting decisions.

Most recently, CDC's Office of the Director issued recommendations and guidelines for CDC programs and partners on conducting strong program monitoring and evaluation. The guidelines establish the approach to and organization of monitoring and evaluation within CDC's Centers, Divisions, and programs. The guidelines also outline the expectations CDC has set for monitoring and evaluation among our applicants and funded recipients. In addition, the guidelines describe the efforts that CDC's Office of the Director needs to take to support strong evaluation and evaluation capacity at CDC.

Related resources and documents in monitoring and evaluation are linked below.

• A Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health
• Updated Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems
• Office of the Associate Director for Program (OADPG) Website - Program Evaluation
• American Evaluation Association (AEA) Resources
• Western Michigan University Evaluation Checklist Project
  • See in particular the two most recent checklists:
    • Criteria for Selection of High-Performing Indicators: A Checklist to Inform Monitoring and Evaluation by Goldie MacDonald
    • Revised Utilization-Focused Evaluation Checklist by Michael Quinn Patton

Tom Chapel, Chief Evaluation Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guest Editor, Science Clips

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1. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Preventing skin cancer through reduction of indoor tanning: current evidence
        Watson M, Holman DM, Fox KA, Guy GP, Seidenberg AB, Sampson BP, Sinclair C, Lazovich D.
        Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jun;44(6):682-9.
        
     2. Prevalence of clinical hip abnormalities in haemophilia A and B: an analysis of the UDC database
        Kelly D, Zhang QC, Soucie JM, Manco-Johnson M, Dimichele D.
        Haemophilia. 2013 May;19(3):426-31.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     3. Influenza: propagation, quantification, and storage
        Balish AL, Katz JM, Klimov AI.
        Curr Protoc Microbiol. 2013 May;Chapter 15:Unit15G 1.
        
     4. Role of intestinal mucosal integrity in HIV transmission to infants through breastfeeding: the BAN Study
        Kourtis AP, Ibegbu CC, Wiener J, King CC, Tegha G, Kamwendo D, Kumwenda J, Pal KS, Flax V, Ellington S, Kacheche Z, Kayira D, Chasela C, van der Horst C, Jamieson DJ.
        J Infect Dis. 2013 May 17.
        
     5. Multiple independent emergences of type 2 vaccine-derived polioviruses during a large outbreak in northern Nigeria
        Burns CC, Shaw J, Jorba J, Bukbuk D, Adu F, Gumede N, Pate MA, Abanida EA, Gasasira A, Iber J, Chen Q, Vincent A, Chenoweth P, Henderson E, Wannemuehler K, Naeem A, Umami RN, Nishimura Y, Shimizu H, Baba M, Adeniji A, Williams AJ, Kilpatrick DR, Oberste MS, Wassilak SG, Tomori O, Pallansch MA, Kew O.
        J Virol. 2013 May;87(9):4907-22.
        
     6. Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study
        Kotloff KL, Nataro JP, Blackwelder WC, Nasrin D, Farag TH, Panchalingam S, Wu Y, Sow SO, Sur D, Breiman RF, Faruque AS, Zaidi AK, Saha D, Alonso PL, Tamboura B, Sanogo D, Onwuchekwa U, Manna B, Ramamurthy T, Kanungo S, Ochieng JB, Omore R, Oundo JO, Hossain A, Das SK, Ahmed S, Qureshi S, Quadri F, Adegbola RA, Antonio M, Hossain MJ, Akinsola A, Mandomando I, Nhampossa T, Acacio S, Biswas K, O'Reilly CE, Mintz ED, Berkeley LY, Muhsen K, Sommerfelt H, Robins-Browne RM, Levine MM.
        Lancet. 2013 May 13.
        

   • Environmental Health

     7. The role of physicians in promoting healthier built environments
        Dannenberg AL, Wu P, Frumkin H.
        Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jun;44(6):e67-9.
        
     8. Reductions in serum lipids with a 4-year decline in serum perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
        Fitz-Simon N, Fletcher T, Luster MI, Steenland K, Calafat AM, Kato K, Armstrong B.
        Epidemiology. 2013 May 16.
        
     9. Healthy and safe swimming: pool chemical-associated health events
        Hlavsa M, Beach M.
        J Environ Health. 2013 May;75(9):42-44.
        

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     10. Infectious disease surveillance by medical examiners and coroners
         Blau DM, Clark SC, Nolte KB.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 May;19(5):821-822.
         
     11. Molecular characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 12F isolates associated with rural community outbreaks in Alaska
         Zulz T, Wenger JD, Rudolph K, Robinson DA, Rakov AV, Bruden D, Singleton RJ, Bruce MG, Hennessy TW.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2013 May;51(5):1402-7.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     12. Strategies to reduce indoor tanning: current research gaps and future opportunities for prevention
         Holman DM, Fox KA, Glenn JD, Guy GP, Watson M, Baker K, Cokkinides V, Gottlieb M, Lazovich D, Perna FM, Sampson BP, Seidenberg AB, Sinclair C, Geller AC.
         Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jun;44(6):672-81.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     13. Contaminated ventilator air flow sensor linked to Bacillus cereus colonization of newborns
         Turabelidze G, Gee JE, Hoffmaster AR, Manian F, Butler C, Byrd D, Schildknecht S, Hauser LC, Duncan M, Ferrett R, Evans D, Talley C.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 May;19(5):781-3.
         
     14. National agenda for prevention of healthcare-associated infections in dialysis centers
         Gupta N, Cannon M, Srinivasan A.
         Semin Dial. 2013 May 20.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     15. Cost savings associated with prohibiting smoking in U.S. subsidized housing
         King BA, Peck RM, Babb SD.
         Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jun;44(6):631-4.
         
     16. The value of effective public tuberculosis treatment: an analysis of opportunity costs associated with multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Latvia
         Miller TL, Cirule A, Wilson FA, Holtz TH, Riekstina V, Cain KP, Moonan PK, Leimane V.
         Cost Eff Resour Alloc. 2013 ;11(1):9.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     17. Trends in compliance with two-dose influenza vaccine recommendations among children aged 6 months through 8 years
         Pabst LJ, Chaves SS, Weinbaum C.
         Vaccine. 2013 May 15.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     18. Teen driving in rural North Dakota: a qualitative look at parental perceptions
         Gill SK, Shults RA, Cope JR, Cunningham TJ, Freelon B.
         Accid Anal Prev. 2013 May;54:114-21.
         
     19. Homicide-followed-by-suicide incidents involving child victims
         Logan JE, Walsh S, Patel N, Hall JE.
         Am J Health Behav. 2013 Jul;37(4):531-542.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     20. Laboratory and field evaluation of a new rapid test for detecting Wuchereria bancrofti antigen in human blood
         Weil GJ, Curtis KC, Fakoli L, Fischer K, Gankpala L, Lammie PJ, Majewski AC, Pelletreau S, Won KY, Bolay FK, Fischer PU.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 May 20.
         
     21. The health-system benefits and cost-effectiveness of using Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct nucleic acid amplification testing to diagnose tuberculosis disease in the United States
         Marks SM, Cronin W, Venkatappa T, Maltas G, Chon S, Sharnprapai S, Gaeddert M, Tapia J, Dorman SE, Etkind S, Crosby C, Blumberg HM, Bernardo J.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2013 May 22.
         
     22. Purification and sidewall functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and resulting bioactivity in two macrophage models
         Hamilton RF, Xiang C, Li M, Ka I, Yang F, Ma D, Porter DW, Wu N, Holian A.
         Inhal Toxicol. 2013 ;25(4):199-210.
         
     23. Development of a genomic DNA reference material panel for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) genetic testing
         Kalman L, Tarleton J, Hitch M, Hegde M, Hjelm N, Berry-Kravis E, Zhou L, Hilbert JE, Luebbe EA, Moxley RT, Toji L.
         J Mol Diagn. 2013 May 13.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     24. Lipid-based nutrient supplements are feasible as a breastmilk replacement for HIV-exposed infants from 24 to 48 weeks of age
         Flax VL, Bentley ME, Chasela CS, Kayira D, Hudgens MG, Kacheche KZ, Chavula C, Kourtis AP, Jamieson DJ, van der Horst CM, Adair LS.
         J Nutr. 2013 May;143(5):701-7.
         
     25. Use of calorie information at fast food and chain restaurants among US youth aged 9-18 years, 2010
         Wethington H, Maynard LM, Blanck HM.
         J Public Health (Oxf). 2013 May 22.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     26. A decision process for determining whether to conduct responder health research following large disasters
         Decker JA, Keifer M, Reissman DB, Funk R, Halpin J, Bernard B, Ehrenberg RL, Schuler CR, Whelan E, Myers K, Howard J.
         Am J Disaster Med. 2013 ;8(1):25-33.
         
     27. Examination of potential sources of bias in the US Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program
         Laney AS, Attfield MD.
         Am J Public Health. 2013 May 16.
         
     28. A single-item global job satisfaction measure is associated with quantitative bliood immune indices in white-collar employees
         Nakata A, Irie M, Takahashi M.
         Ind Health. 2013 ;51(2):193-201.
         
     29. Job strain, effort-reward imbalance and neck, shoulder and wrist symptoms among Chinese workers
         Yu S, Nakata A, Gu G, Swanson NG, He L, Zhou W, Wang S.
         Ind Health. 2013 ;51(2):193-201.
         
     30. Occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica during hydraulic fracturing
         Esswein EJ, Breitenstein M, Snawder J, Kiefer M, Sieber WK.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013 Jul;10(7):347-56.
         
     31. Workplace racial/ethnic similarity, job satisfaction, and lumbar back health among warehouse workers: asymmetric reactions across racial/ethnic groups
         Hoppe A, Fujishiro K, Heaney C.
         J Organiz Behav. 2013 .
         
     32. Overview of risk management for engineered nanomaterials
         Schulte PA, Geraci CL, Hodson LL, Zumwalde RD, Kuempel ED, Murashov V, Martinez KF, Heidel DS.
         J Phys Conf Ser. 2013 ;429(1):012062.
         
     33. ROS evaluation for a series of CNTs and their derivatives using an ESR method with DMPO
         Tsuruoka S, Takeuchi K, Koyama K, Noguchi T, Endo M, Tristan F, Terrones M, Matsumoto H, Saito N, Usui Y, Porter DW, Castranova V.
         J Phys Conf Ser. 2013 ;429(1):012029.
         
     34. Current employment status, occupational category, occupational hazard exposure and job stress in relation to telomere length: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
         Fujishiro K, Diez-Roux AV, Landsbergis PA, Jenny NS, Seeman T.
         Occup Environ Med. 2013 May 18.
         
     35. Personal and workplace psychosocial risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: a pooled study cohort
         Harris-Adamson C, Eisen EA, Dale AM, Evanoff B, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Kapellusch JM, Garg A, Burt S, Bao S, Silverstein B, Gerr F, Merlino L, Rempel D.
         Occup Environ Med. 2013 May 3.
         
     36. The consequences of nursing stress and need for integrated solutions
         Roberts RK, Grubb PL.
         Rehabil Nurs. 2013 May 21.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     37. It is possible: availability of lymphedema case management in each health facility in Togo: program description, evaluation, and lessons learned
         Mathieu E, Dorkenoo AM, Morgah K, Datagni M, Cantey PT, Morgah K, Harvey K, Ziperstein J, Drexler N, Chapleau G, Sodahlon Y.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 May 20.
         
     38. Opportunities to investigate the effects of ivermectin mass drug administration on scabies
         Engelman D, Martin DL, Hay RJ, Chosidow O, McCarthy JS, Fuller LC, Steer AC.
         Parasit Vectors. 2013 ;6:106.
         
     39. Challenges for malaria elimination in Zanzibar: pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors and poor performance of long-lasting insecticide nets
         Haji KA, Khatib BO, Smith S, Ali AS, Devine GJ, Coetzee M, Majambere S.
         Parasit Vectors. 2013 Mar 28;6(1):82.
         
     40. A success story: Togo is moving toward becoming the first sub-Saharan African nation to eliminate lymphatic filariasis through mass drug administration and countrywide morbidity alleviation
         Sodahlon YK, Dorkenoo AM, Morgah K, Nabiliou K, Agbo K, Miller R, Datagni M, Seim A, Mathieu E.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Apr;7(4):e2080.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     41. Allostatic load may not be associated with chronic stress in pregnant women, NHANES 1999-2006
         Morrison S, Shenassa ED, Mendola P, Wu T, Schoendorf K.
         Ann Epidemiol. 2013 May;23(5):294-7.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     42. Changes in self-rated health and subjective social status over time in a cohort of healthcare personnel
         Thompson MG, Gaglani MJ, Naleway A, Thaker S, Ball S.
         J Health Psychol. 2013 May 16.
         
     43. Using a discrete choice experiment to elicit time trade-off and willingness-to-pay amounts for influenza health-related quality of life at different ages
         Prosser LA, Payne K, Rusinak D, Shi P, Messonnier M.
         Pharmacoeconomics. 2013 Apr;31(4):305-15.
         

   • Zoonoses

     44. Current status of diagnostic methods for henipavirus
         Tamin A, Rota PA.
         Dev Biol (Basel). 2013 ;135:139-45.
         
     45. Is that a rodent in your luggage? A mixed method approach to describe bushmeat importation into the United States
         Bair-Brake H, Bell T, Higgins A, Bailey N, Duda M, Shapiro S, Eves HE, Marano N, Galland G.
         Zoonoses Public Health. 2013 May 16.
         
   
   

2. Public Health Articles Noted in Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     46. Deaths associated with Hurricane Sandy - October-November 2012
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 24;62(20):393-397.
         
     47. Impact of a shortage of first-line antituberculosis medication on tuberculosis control - United States, 2012-2013
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 24;62(20):398-400.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     48. Urinary phthalates are associated with higher blood pressure in childhood
         Trasande L, Sathyanarayana S, Spanier AJ, Trachtman H, Attina TM, Urbina EM.
         J Pediatr. 2013 .
         
     49. Declines in state teen birth rates by race and Hispanic origin
         Hamilton BE, Mathews TJ, Ventura SJ.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2013 (123):1-8.
         
   
   

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