title: Let's quit stalling and do program evaluation.
abstract: Five issues have been identified as major impediments to program evaluation. Examination of these issues shows many of them to be resolved in the process of conducting evaluations. It is asserted that only by implementing evaluations will the field move foreward. At the present time much energy is wasted discussing or arguing the five issues and the ideal approach to making program evaluations. Examples are provided from ongoing evaluations that show how the issues are resolved.
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D012380:Role