Holland Kristin M, Vivolo-Kantor Alana M, Dela Cruz Jason, Massetti Greta M, Mahendra Reshma
Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Eval Program Plann. 2015 Dec;53:80-90. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.08.005. Epub 2015 Aug 15.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) funded eight National Academic Centers of Excellence (ACEs) in Youth Violence Prevention from 2005 to 2010 and two Urban Partnership Academic Centers of Excellence (UPACEs) in Youth Violence Prevention from 2006 to 2011. The ACEs and UPACEs constitute DVP's 2005-2011 ACE Program. ACE Program goals include partnering with communities to promote youth violence (YV) prevention and fostering connections between research and community practice. This article describes a qualitative evaluation of the 2005-2011 ACE Program using an innovative approach for collecting and analyzing data from multiple large research centers via a web-based Information System (ACE-IS). The ACE-IS was established as an efficient mechanism to collect and document ACE research and programmatic activities. Performance indicators for the ACE Program were established in an ACE Program logic model. Data on performance indicators were collected through the ACE-IS biannually. Data assessed Centers' ability to develop, implement, and evaluate YV prevention activities. Performance indicator data demonstrate substantial progress on Centers' research in YV risk and protective factors, community partnerships, and other accomplishments. Findings provide important lessons learned, illustrate progress made by the Centers, and point to new directions for YV prevention research and programmatic efforts.
疾病控制与预防中心的预防暴力司（DVP）在2005年至2010年资助了八个全国预防青少年暴力卓越学术中心（ACEs），并在2006年至2011年资助了两个城市预防青少年暴力伙伴关系卓越学术中心（UPACEs）。ACEs和UPACEs构成了DVP的2005 - 2011年ACE项目。ACE项目的目标包括与社区合作以促进青少年暴力（YV）预防，并加强研究与社区实践之间的联系。本文描述了对2005 - 2011年ACE项目的定性评估，采用了一种创新方法，即通过基于网络的信息系统（ACE - IS）从多个大型研究中心收集和分析数据。ACE - IS被确立为收集和记录ACE研究及项目活动的有效机制。ACE项目的绩效指标在ACE项目逻辑模型中得以确立。关于绩效指标的数据通过ACE - IS每两年收集一次。这些数据评估了各中心开展、实施和评估青少年暴力预防活动的能力。绩效指标数据显示了各中心在青少年暴力风险与保护因素研究、社区伙伴关系及其他成果方面取得的重大进展。研究结果提供了重要的经验教训，展示了各中心取得的进展，并指出了青少年暴力预防研究和项目工作的新方向。
