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Choosing the right type of evaluation for your program and designing your evaluation requires consideration of many factors. The evaluation design should always reflect the priorities and concerns of partners in addition to the goals of the program. The CDC provides in depth information about evaluation design in their Approach to Program Evaluation.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Program evaluation includes identifying and engaging appropriate partners, developing evaluation questions and associated indicators, determining data sources and data collection methods, and analyzing, interpreting, and translating evaluation findings for program improvement. In some cases, an external evaluator may be helpful in achieving this outcome. An external evaluator can also bring the desired independence from execution of the program. This adds credibility and integrity to the evaluation findings.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The following guidance can be used to help design your evaluation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    2. Who will be impacted by the overdose response plan?<\/span><\/li>\n
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    4. Who is intended to use the evaluation findings? How will these partners be engaged in the evaluation?<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Who will conduct the evaluation?<\/span><\/li>\n
    6. Who will be making decisions based on the evaluation findings?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u20031. Describe the need for the plan.<\/div>\n
      \u20032. Describe the intended effect of the plan.<\/div>\n
      \u20033. List the activities included in the plan.<\/div>\n
      \u20034. Determine resources required by the plan.<\/div>\n
      \u20035. Describe the current context of the plan. (i.e., political, environmental, implementation status, etc.)<\/div>\n
      \u20036. Include the Logic Model created prior to the evaluation.<\/div>\n
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      1. What is the purpose of the evaluation?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>For example, is it intended to gain insight into the needs and assets of the community, identify barriers and facilitators to implementation, assess how activities and impacts of the overdose\u00a0response plan are described and measured, and\/or examine whether individuals or entities with decision-making authority are willing, able, and accountable for implementing recommended changes?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Who will use the\u00a0evaluation\u00a0findings<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(e.g., partners, funding agencies,\u00a0general public, policymakers, program leadership), including those with the authority to make or influence programmatic, policy, or resource allocation decisions?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. What will the evaluation be used for?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0For example, program improvement, accountability, funding decisions,\u00a0policy\u00a0or systems change, or advocacy among decision-makers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. What is\u00a0an appropriate evaluation\u00a0design within the limits of current capacity, available resources, and accessible data?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Remember, the most rigorous design may not be ideal in your program environment. See evaluation approaches<\/a> described in the prior section.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. What protocols and agreements are\u00a0required\u00a0for the evaluation?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>All partners should agree on evaluation protocols prior to implementation. Depending on the\u00a0evaluation\u00a0type and design, this may include data use agreements, informed consent, or agreements with agencies or organizations that control data, resources, or implementation authority.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      6. What specific evaluation questions will be developed?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0This should include questions that assess changes in knowledge, attitudes, decision-making, or actions among those involved in implementing or sustaining\u00a0overdose\u00a0response strategies, in addition to community-level outcomes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      7. Which activities in the overdose\u00a0response plan are most important to evaluate\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(e.g., those that rely on leadership decisions, cross-sector coordination, or policy or system-level action)?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      8. Develop associated evaluation questions and indicators<\/span><\/b>, ensuring that they capture key information that can be shared with relevant stakeholders and decision-makers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      9. Identify\u00a0data sources and data collection methods<\/span><\/b>\u00a0that align with the information you are aiming to collect.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      10. Develop short-, intermediate-, and long-term outcomes<\/span><\/b>\u00a0that effectively\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0the program’s effectiveness over time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      11. Develop a logic model to depict the evaluation process<\/span><\/b>, clearly illustrating the roadmap of inputs, activities, and intended outcomes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        3. Are the evaluation findings justified based on the plan standards established at the beginning of the program?<\/div>\n
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        3. Identify and plan to overcome barriers that may prevent translation of these findings into appropriate action.<\/div>\n
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        Evaluation Design: Health Outcomes for All<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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        Designing an Overdose Response Plan Evaluation to Advance Health for All<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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        In October 2025, the CSTE Data Release, Presentation, Access, Suppression, and Sharing (DRPASS) workgroup released the\u00a0<\/span>CSTE Data Release Reference <\/a>Document<\/a>(<\/span><\/span>1)<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i>\u00a0which provides recommendations for the\u00a0equitable\u00a0release of public health data. Per this document, \u201cdata equity is a set of principles and practices to guide the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data throughout the data lifecycle to support health equity, the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to obtain their highest standard of health.\u201d Considering data equity within overdose anomaly response can help promote health equity within\u00a0jurisdictions.\u00a0When designing overdose response evaluations, consider the following ways to integrate data equity principles:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n