McKool Marissa, Freire Kimberley, Basile Kathleen C, Jones Kathryn M, Klevens Joanne, DeGue Sarah, Smith Sharon G
Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Am J Eval. 2020 Jun 12;41(4). doi: 10.1177/1098214019891239.
Despite advances in the sexual violence (SV) prevention field, practitioners still face challenges with identifying indicators to measure the impact of their prevention strategies. Public data, such as existing administrative and surveillance system data, may be a good option for organizations to examine trends in indicators for the purpose of program evaluation. In this article, we describe a framework and a process for identifying indicators with public data. Specifically, we present the SV Indicator Framework and a five-step indicator review process, which we used to identify indicators for a national SV prevention program. We present the findings of the indicator review and explain how the process could be used by evaluators and program planners within other developing topic areas. Tracking indicators with public data, in conjunction with other evaluation methods, may be a viable option for state-level program evaluations. We discuss limitations and implications for practice and research.
尽管性暴力预防领域取得了进展，但从业者在确定衡量其预防策略影响的指标方面仍面临挑战。公共数据，如现有的行政和监测系统数据，可能是各组织为进行项目评估而审查指标趋势的一个不错选择。在本文中，我们描述了一个利用公共数据确定指标的框架和流程。具体而言，我们介绍了性暴力指标框架和一个五步指标审查流程，我们用该流程为一项全国性性暴力预防项目确定指标。我们展示了指标审查的结果，并解释了评估人员和其他正在发展的主题领域的项目规划者如何使用该流程。结合其他评估方法，利用公共数据跟踪指标可能是州级项目评估的一个可行选择。我们讨论了该方法的局限性以及对实践和研究的影响。
