Planning and Evaluating Health Information Outreach Projects

The second edition (2013) of this popular series presents step-by-step planning and evaluation methods. Along with providing information about evaluation, each booklet includes a case study and worksheets to assist with outreach planning. The booklets are designed to supplement Measuring the Difference: Guide to Planning and Evaluating Health Information Outreach and to support NEC's evaluation workshops.

Copies of any individual or all three of the booklets are available from the Network of the National Library of Medicine, NNLM Evaluation Office. To receive free copies send an email request to nec@northwestern.edu.

Booklet 1

Getting Started with Community-Based Outreach

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Booklet 2

Planning Outcomes-Based Outreach Projects

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Booklet 3

Collecting and Analyzing Evaluation Data

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Measuring the Difference: Guide to Planning and Evaluating Health Information Outreach

This 130-page guide from September 2000 is a primer (including tools and resources) for planning and evaluating health information programs. It was developed by the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region and the National Library of Medicine. To receive a PDF of this book via email, send an email request to nec@northwestern.edu. We hope to make an accessible version available for download in the future.