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Course Summary:

Evaluators from the Arizona Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education Arm (SNAP-Ed) provide an overview of their program planning process, specifically as related to re-evaluating and defining the focus of their obesity prevention initiative. This course presents examples of conducting a root cause analysis, developing a logic model, and utilizing the Socio-Ecological Model throughout the process of program planning and evaluation.

Learning Goals:
 - Develop evaluative thinking in leaders and managers.
 - Understand best practice program planning and evaluation in public health.

Learning Objectives:
  - Employ appropriate methods to engage your priority users in program planning for obesity prevention.
  - Prepare to create or revise a program logic model that is informed by root-cause analysis and evidence-based theory.
  - Appraise your obesity-prevention program's current stage of development as it relates to best-practice planning.

Presenters:
Theresa LeGros, MA 
SNAP-Ed Program Evaluator

Lauren McCullough, MPH
Senior Program Coordinator

Laurel Jacobs, DrPH, MPH
SNAP-Ed Lead Evaluator

Continuing Education Information:  1.0 CECH for CHES (7/10/2019)

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Mode of Delivery:
  • Online (self-paced)

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The Western Region Public Health Training Center is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. The Western Region Public Health Training Center is an organizational member of the True Health Initiative

Funding Statement

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under UB6HP31687 and the Regional Public Health Training Center Program for $1,013,453. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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