SPNS Cooperative Agreement Evaluation Conference September 15-16, 1995

Sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration
Coordinated by The Measurement Group - PROTOTYPES Evaluation and Dissemination Center

This conference was held in Arlington, Virginia on September 15-16, 1995. The following materials were used as part of the conference:

Conference Agenda

Evaluation Packet
This packet includes forms to rate each of the conference sessions. There is also a form to rate the overall conference on the last page of the packet.

On Evaluation Issues for HRSA SPNS Projects: An Overview and An Introduction to the Conference
This presentation is the framing address for the conference, presented by George J. Huba, Ph.D. [HTML / PDF]

A Perspective on Technical Tradeoffs in Evaluation with HIV-Positive Individuals: Measurement, Statistics, and Inference
This presentation offers an explanation of the major ideas raised in the framing address for the conference, presented by George J. Huba, Ph.D. [HTML / PDF]

Summary Report of the SPNS Cooperative Agreement Evaluation Conference
This report summarizes the results of the evaluation conference. The purpose of the conference was to bring the SPNS projects together to discuss the evaluation components of their projects and to learn, from each other and from EDC technical consultants brought to the conference: (1) how to deal with difficult evaluation issues that arise during the course of projects involving provision of services to HIV individuals; and (2) what methods/approaches might facilitate dealing with these issues for both the national and local evaluations of the projects.

Related Information:

Evaluation and Dissemination Center: Innovative Models of HIV/AIDS Care 1994-2001