The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #52431

Anupam Tyagi, PhD, NCCDPHP/DACH/ Cardiovascular Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Mailstop K-47, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, (770)-488-2573, Atyagi@cdc.gov

This presentation discusses the methodological problem of economic evaluation of community-based programs when the information/data is incomplete. In many instances incomplete information may well be the case for emergency response and rapid assessment; or in the case of evaluations in small communities. Ways in which information may be incomplete are discussed, along with some solutions and assumptions that may be needed for inference, or for using supplemental information in such settings. These issues arise in both the decision-theoretic and econometric approaches to program evaluation. Therefore, issues of both estimation and inference are considered, and illustrated with examples.

Learning Objectives:

• The participants will learn about problems of estimation and inference and estimation of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness that arise when the information about the program and the community is incomplete.
• The participants will learn about some solutions that may be applied while evaluating programs with incomplete information, along with the assumptions that are needed for inference.

Keywords: Community-Based Public Health, Evaluation

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.