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QUESTION: Consider a potential evaluation design for a community health program targeting teens for prevention of either sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or prevention of drug use. (Choose only one program.) List at least three groups that could be potential stakeholders in a program evaluation. List at least one output, one outcome, and an evaluation question you might address for the program. Share a qualitative and a quantitative evaluation method that could be utilized and the advantages or disadvantages of each.

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Evaluation design for a community health program targeting teens for prevention of drug use
Evaluation definition	Evaluation is defined as a process of systematic determination of subjects in addition to gaining insight into prior or existing initiatives taken to enable reflections and assist in the identification of future change.
Types or designs of evaluation	There are many types of evaluation designs they are a. Formative evaluation b. Summative evaluation c. Pre and post event evaluation d. Quantitative e. Qualitative f. Process – impact – outcome evaluation   g. Feasibility evaluation h. Criterion evaluation Others.
Evaluation design which favours to assess community health program to prevent drug abuse	process – impact – outcome evaluation process fits in the assessment of community health program its benefits and possible outcomes
Planning for the evaluation	Planning of the evaluation shall be divided into three phases
	Process	This part includes all the parts where the program is planned, how its planned and necessary targets to be achieved
		a. Plan the community health program	Prevention of drug abuse Set objectives and hypothesis
		b. Target population	Teen age group of 12 to 19 years Adults of age 20 to 35 years Older adults above 35 years
		c. Sample selection	Identify positive cases Use snow ball sampling method Identify deaddiction centre in the community area and visit to collect samples
		d. Plan for type of health program	Plan the health program using 1. Knowledge questionnaire 2. Health education program 3. Soft skills and yoga exercise
	Impact	a. Validity	Internal validity and external validity
		b. Corrections	Necessary changes and corrections
		c. Implementation of the planned and processed program	1. Date is set 2. Stage is set 3. Materials are set 4. All necessary permissions are taken 5. Informed consent is taken 6. Data is gathered 7. Necessary rewards / benefits are given 8. Method of evaluation quantitative or qualitative is decided and set for analysis
	Outcome	a. The impact is assessed	1.The demographics are assessed 2.Percentage of improvement is assessed 3.Using inferential and differential statistics conclusive results are gathered
		b. Outcome questions that need to be addressed	1. Level of knowledge before and after imparting education regarding education program regarding prevention of drug abuse 2. Level of improvement in mood, breathing pattern and levels of stress 3. Levels of endorphins in blood before and after the sessions 4. Life experiences that lead to drug abuse and experiences that were seen during the program
		c. Qualitative evaluation	1. Levels of knowledge depend on percentage, mean, median and mode and standard deviations all would be numerical in nature. 2. Levels of breathing shall be used with repeated measures of ANNOVA 3. Levels of endorphins in blood assessed with repeated measures of ANNOVA
		d. Qualitative evaluation	4. Phenomenology shall be applied for assessment of life experiences 5. Bracketing shall be used along