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Program Evaluation Tool Kit

The Program Evaluation Tool Kit is a practical, step-by-step guide to evaluating programs. It is presented in a series of short modules with simple explanations and specific tools for planning, conducting and using evaluation. The Tool Kit was developed by Nancy Porteous, Barbara Sheldrick and Paula Stewart in 1997 with funding from the Ottawa-Carleton Health Department’s Public Health Research, Education and Development Program and the Public Health Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health.

1. Overview of the Program Evaluation Tool Kit ( pdf 106 KB)
2. Introduction to Program Evaluation ( pdf 82 KB)
3. Steps in the Evaluation Process
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
4. Principles for Evaluation in Health Units ( pdf 57 KB)
5. Blank Worksheets( pdf 125 KB)
  Completed Worksheets with Examples ( pdf 120 KB)
6. Sampling Guide ( pdf 52 KB)
7. Logistics Guides for Various Data Collection Methods (e,g., surveys, focus groups, case studies) ( pdf 49 KB)
8. Bibliographic Information for Citations ( pdf 7KB)
9. Order Form ( pdf 261 KB)
10. Acknowledgements for Development of Tool Kit ( pdf 39 KB)
11. Partners in Mounting the Tool Kit on the Web
  Public Health Agency of Canada
  City of Ottawa Opens in a new window
  Public Health Research, and Education Program Opens in a new window
12. History of the Tool Kit Initiative ( pdf 141 KB)
13. More on Logic Models
  For Program Stakeholders: A Logic Model Primer ( pdf 780 KB)
  For Evaluators: Tips for Introducing Program Teams to Logic Models
( pdf 1514 KB)

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For more information, please contact:
EVAL.TOOLKIT@PHAC-ASPC.GC.CA