Presented by Sonal Doshi, Health Scientist, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Victoria Beltran, ORISE Fellow, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at the 2010 National Chlamydia Coalition meeting.

1. Victoria Beltran, DSTDP/HSREB
Sonal R. Doshi, DSTDP/HSREB
National Chlamydia Coalition Meeting
October 28, 2010
National Chlamydia Coalition
2010 Evaluation
Division of STD Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD & TB Prevention 1

2. Overview
 Background
 Purpose
 Methods
 CDC Evaluation Framework
 Evaluation Sub-Committee
 Evaluation Focus
 Timeline
 Where We Are Now
 Next Steps
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3. Background
 There is a movement towards increasing use of
coalitions in public health
 Few studies exist documenting effectiveness of
coalitions
 Fewer models exist to evaluate effectiveness of
coalition work in public health
 No studies exist evaluating effectiveness of coalitions
focused on STDs
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4. Purpose
 Evaluate the effectiveness of the NCC, including its
internal operations and impact of the coalition on
members and other stakeholders
 Document key factors that have contributed to NCC’s success
 Document the process of coalition development so that lessons
learned can be used for developing future coalitions
 Highlight strengths and accomplishments of NCC to inform for
example, additional potential funders, internal and external to
CDC
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5. Methods: CDC Evaluation Framework
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. MMWR 1999;48(No. RR-11).
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6. Methods: Evaluation Sub-committee
NCC
Keith Barton, MD
Policy and Advocacy Committee
Gail Burstein, MD, MPH, FAAP
Provider Education Committee
Research Committee*
Yvonne Hamby, MPH
Public Awareness Committee
Karen Shea, WHNP-BC
Provider Education Committee
Partnership for Prevention
Christianne Johnson, MA, CHES
Susan Maloney, MHS
Alana Ward, MPP, MST
CDC/DSTDP Staff
Victoria Beltran, MPH, CHES
Sonal R. Doshi, MS, MPH
Penny Loosier, MA, MPH
Raul Romaguera, DMD, MPH
* Requests for subcommittee volunteers was prior to Research Committee formation
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7. Methods: Evaluation Focus
 Process evaluation: document whether a program has
been implemented as intended—“implementation
fidelity”— and why or why not?
 To document the level of success in achieving objectives
 To identify areas of the program that need improvement
 To improve the content of the program’s materials
 To solicit more funds or additional partners
http://www.cdc.gov/eval/evalguide.pdf
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8. Methods: Timeline
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9. Where We Are Now
 Member survey is open on Zoomerang
 Open until MONDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2010
 Recruit participants for interviews
 Conduct phone interviews with select members in November
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10. Next Steps
 Analyze member survey results
 Conduct phone interviews
 Analyze results
 Complete final version of logic model
 Prepare evaluation report for subcommittee feedback
 Revise as necessary
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11. For more information please contact Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333
Telephone, 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)/TTY: 1-888-232-6348
E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Web: www.cdc.gov
The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official
position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thank you!
Questions? Comments?
For more information, please contact:
Sonal R. Doshi Victoria Beltran
sdoshi@cdc.gov or vbeltran@cdc.gov
404-639-6209 404-639-8270
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD & TB Prevention
Division of STD Prevention
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