Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs Expanded Edition (1991) / Chapter Skim
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E Ancillary, Emerging, and Related Projects
E Ancillary, Emerging, and Related Projects
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(See Appendix D for a discussion of technical matters relating to some of the report's suggestions.) Evaluating Clearinghouse Materials In Chapter 3, the panel focused on evaluation strategies for the most prominent intervention of the NAIEP the multiphase America Responds to AIDS campaign of public service announcements (PSAs)
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For example, projects and organizations are entered into the Resources Database only after they "meet NAIC critena" and undergo "a rigorous process of internal validation." In addition, national organizations and state HIV coordinators are sometimes asked to provide a measure of external review. In-house staff also review publications, software, and audiovisuals before they are entered into the Educational Materials Database; like resources, educational materials are "indexed according to stringent guidelines" and undergo "a thorough quality control review" (User Guide, March 1989~.
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For example, one brochure might discuss risks and risk reduction involving needle use, while another provides the same information along with additional information related only peripherally to the central theme, such as morbidity and moronity data. Another type of test might compare the effects of bilingual publications and English-only materials.
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believes that evaluation efforts should be confined to materials recommended for direct distribution by NAlC. Evaluating Referral Services of the Counseling anti Testing Program In Chapter 5, the pane} noted that "the purpose of the counseling and testing program has evolved and may still be evolving," in part because "advances in He treatment of asymptomatic HIV-infected individuals may increase the demand for testing and counseling services." Shortly after He report was issued, representatives from the CPS stated that the program's purpose indeed is shifting.
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Surveys of He clients of HIV testing sites can reveal whether clients returned for referral services, whether such services were offered, and what the referral needs were. Client surveys can elicit information about referrals made for specific populations as well as about the scope and relevance of the referrals.
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To learn about counseling and testing services provided at non-CDCfunded sites, CDC can build on the population group surveys previously recommended as evaluation sources. The pane} suggested this type of survey in Chapter 5 to evaluate site accessibility and barriers to using counseling and testing services, but items on such surveys can be readily modified or added to determine whether, what, and where services are being obtained elsewhere.
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The parted recognized, however, that such research could potentially shed light on the adequacy and completion rates of private counseling and testing services and could provide a useful comparison with services provided by CDC-funded sites. REFERENCES Hochhauser, M
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