The evaluation plan of the
PREVENT program is multi-faceted and includes measurement of the following four outcome areas in order to reach the overall goal of sustained reductions in injury and violence-related morbidity and mortality.
Individual Change- improved knowledge, skills, attitudes, confidence and behaviors can be achieved through the following strategies:
- use best evidence
- evaluate effectively
- partner effectively and strategically
- network with others
- attract funding to sustain programs
- do primary prevention (preventing violence before it starts)
Organizational Change- producing more effective organizations can be achieved through the following strategies:
- create more prevention programs
- create better prevention programs
- evaluate programs
- integrate with community partners
- create more sustainable programs
- provide support for individual change
- develop more effective partnerships
Agenda Change- raising the awareness and priority of violence prevention approaches and programs can be achieved through the following strategies:
- share information across boundaries
- develop new partnerships across boundaries
- network with violence prevention leaders
- disseminate training products and evaluation results
Sustainable Training Capacity- creating a sustainable training capacity can be achieved through the following strategies:
- create a national pool of faculty and staff
- develop and provide train-the-trainer materials
- generate long-term revenue and grant support