Practice Review

Question 1

Which of the following is the best example of a process evaluation for a program designed to decrease mortality from drinking and driving among high school youth?
1. Document change in mortality associated with drinking and driving.
2. Document change in numbers of youth riding with impaired drivers.
3. Document risks of riding with impaired drivers.
4. Document number of students who attend a drinking and driving education program.

Answer 1

4. Document number of students who attend a drinking and driving education program.

Process evaluation is concerned with how the program is delivered. It deals with issues such as when program activities occur, where they occur, and who delivers them and how many people participate in those activities.