LHD Evaluation
Welcome, Local Health Departments! This page will help you find information for each of the CalFresh Healthy Living evaluation projects coordinated by Nutrition Policy Institute.
- Impact Outcome Evaluation (IOE)
- Program Evaluation and Reporting System (PEARS)
- Site-Level Assessment Questionnaires (SLAQs)
- Adult Direct Education Evaluation
- Evaluation Cross-Project Office Hours
General announcements:
Site-Level Assessment Questionnaires:
September 15, 2022: Learn Settings SLAQs Refresher Training recording and slides posted. View now on the SLAQ training page.
September 1, 2022: Retail SLAQ interview question guides are now available in Chinese (traditional and simplified characters), Khmer, Spanish, English, Vietnamese. Translations are available in the Retail SLAQ final materials folder on SharePoint.
Adult Direct Education Evaluation
FFY 23 CalFresh Healthy Living Adult Survey Administration Refresher Training
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 10am
Join Zoom meeting: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/9164456311?pwd=NDF5YVZYc3BuTEtFQjcwQmF5U1B5UT09
Evaluation Cross-Project Office Hours
Upcoming:
September 22, 2022, 11am-11:45pm
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://ucanr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkdOChqjkvG93tYNb9BIYmAZkzt2nUt05i
About the projects
Impact Outcome Evaluation (IOE)
For FFY 2022: California Local Health Departments receiving $400,000 or more in funding annually are required to complete impact or outcome evaluation of their CalFresh Healthy Living interventions.
For FFY 2023:
Tier 1 & 2 Local Health Departments (<400k):
Local Health Departments conducting any series-based direct education in school or afterschool with 4th grade or above, should choose at least ONE school site in which to evaluate your intervention via EATS.
Tier 3+ Local Health Departments (>400k):
Tier 3+ Local Health Departments are encouraged to extend intervention/evaluation in existing FFY 20-22 intervention sites. Reach out to Amanda to discuss alternatives if needed.
IOE Project Lead and Contact: Amanda Linares
Regular communication about the IOE project is sent via the IOE Newsletter. Please complete this form to subscribe.
Program Evaluation and Reporting System (PEARS)
All of California's Local Health Departments use PEARS to complete annual reporting of their CalFresh Healthy Living interventions.
PEARS Project Lead: Carolyn Rider
PEARS Project Contact: NPI Evaluation Team
Regular communication about the PEARS project is sent via a monthly newsletter. Please complete this form to subscribe.
Site-Level Assessment Questionnaires (SLAQs)
California local health departments use SLAQs to complete an annual assessment of all school, early care and education, out-of-school, and retail sites where they are engaged in site-level PSE work.
SLAQ Project Lead: Janice Kao
SLAQ Project Contact: NPI Evaluation Team
Regular communication about the SLAQ project is sent via the Collaborative Tools listserv. Please contact the NPI Evaluation Team for access to this site.
Adult Direct Education Evaluation
Starting in FFY 2022, California Local Health Departments are required to evaluate their CalFresh Healthy Living 4+ session adult direct education via pre- and post-test.
Adult Direct Education Project Lead and Contact: Amanda Linares
Adult Direct Education Evaluation Website
Regular communication about the Adult Direct Education Evaluation project is sent via the Adult Direct Ed Newsletter. Please complete this form to subscribe.
Evaluation Cross-Project Office Hours
NPI offers office hours quarterly for Local Health Departments. These office hours are an opportunity for LHD staff and their partners to ask any evaluation questions related to:
Evaluation Cross-Project Office Hours Lead: Kaela Plank
Evaluation Cross-Project Office Hours Contact: NPI Evaluation Team
Upcoming office hour information and Question and Answer guides can be found on the Evaluation Cross Project Office Hours Subpage.