{"id":2065,"date":"2015-01-02T11:37:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T19:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nnlm.gov\/evaluation\/blog\/?p=2065"},"modified":"2019-09-24T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:13:30","slug":"evaluation-soundbites-from-the-cdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nec\/2015\/01\/02\/evaluation-soundbites-from-the-cdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluation \u201cCoffee Breaks\u201d from the CDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to build your repertoire of evaluation skills? \u00a0Check out this library of\u00a0evaluation-related podcasts and webinars from the CDC\u2019s Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.\u00a0 These are archived documents from 20-minute presentations about evaluation. The usual basic topics are represented, such as\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/dhdsp\/pubs\/docs\/cb_september_2013.pdf\">Making Logic Models Work for You<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/dhdsp\/pubs\/docs\/february_2011_cb.pdf\">How Do I Develop a Survey?<\/a>&#8221; But a\u00a0number of the presentations cover topics that are not standard fare. Here are just a\u00a0few titles that caught my eye:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/dhdsp\/pubs\/docs\/cb_july2014.pdf\">Facilitation Skills for Evaluators \u2013 Getting the Most Out of Partnership Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/dhdsp\/pubs\/docs\/cb_march_13_2012.pdf\">Using Qualitative Data to Share Programmatic Success\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/dhdsp\/pubs\/docs\/cb_july_2013.pdf\">Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Evaluation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/dhdsp\/pubs\/docs\/cb_jan2014.pdf\">Establishing a Baseline as Part of Your Evaluation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/dhdsp\/pubs\/docs\/cb_july_12_2011.pdf\">Communicating about Data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most presentations consist of PDFs of PowerPoint slides and talking points, but there are a few podcasts as well.\u00a0 All presentations seem to be bird\u2019s-eye overviews, but the final slides offer transcripts of Q&amp;A discussion and a list of resources for more in-depth exploration of the topic.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great way to check out a new evaluation interest!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/neo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/coffee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2067\" src=\"\/neo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/coffee-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"coffee\" width=\"172\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to build your repertoire of evaluation skills? \u00a0Check out this library of\u00a0evaluation-related podcasts and webinars from the CDC\u2019s Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.\u00a0 These are archived documents from 20-minute presentations about evaluation. 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