2008 Harvard School of Public Health Program Evaluation Projects
Partner |
Program Element* |
Objective |
| Alabama | Primary Prevention | Assess the effectiveness of the state’s efforts to reduce childhood lead poisoning by providing outreach and education (O&E) on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead Based Paint Regulations |
| Boston Public Health Commission | Primary Prevention | Protect workers and the public from exposure to hazardous chemicals and air pollution in nail salons (Safe Nail Salons project) |
| Georgia | Primary Prevention | Assess the effectiveness of the state’s efforts to reduce childhood lead poisoning by providing O&E on the EPA’s Lead Based Paint Regulations |
| Illinois | Screening | Increase the rate at which physicians test children (aged 6 years and younger) who live in communities that are at risk for lead poisoning |
| Liberia | Primary Prevention | Assist four nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in developing a monitoring and evaluation plan to strengthen their reproductive health programs |
| Minnesota | Strategic Partnership | Evaluate current outreach strategies, including the Minnesota Collaborative Lead Education and Assessment Network (M-CLEAN), to ensure that the needs of diverse external partners continue to be met |
| North Carolina | Primary Prevention | Evaluate the new Guilford County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program local ordinance from both clinical and environmental perspectives |
| Philadelphia | Primary Prevention | Create a performance-based, primary prevention program for refugee and foster care families with pregnant women and/or young children in Philadelphia |
| Tennessee | Primary Prevention | Assess the effectiveness of the state’s efforts to reduce childhood lead poisoning by providing O&E on the EPA’s Lead Based Paint Regulations |
| Vermont | Primary Prevention | Assess the impact of educational mailers on risk perception and surveillance indicators among at-risk families (children with blood lead levels 5-9 ug/dL) |
| Wisconsin | Primary Prevention | Evaluate the lead prevention portion of the Prenatal Care Coordination (PNCC) program |
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