title: [The development of evaluation capacity in primary healthcare management: a case study in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2008-2011].
abstract: This article analyzes evaluation capacity-building based on the case study of a State Health Secretariat participating in the Project to Strengthen the Technical Capacity of State Health Secretariats in Monitoring and Evaluating Primary Healthcare. The case study adopted a mixed design with information from documents, semi-structured interviews, and evaluation of primary care by the State Health Secretariat in 2008-2011. Process analysis was used to identify the logical events that contributed to evaluation capacity-building, with two categories: evaluation capacity-building events and events for building organizational structure. The logical chain of events was formed by negotiation and agreement on the decision-making levels for the continuity of evaluation, data collection and analysis by the State Health Secretariat, a change in key indicators, restructuring of the evaluation matrix, and communication of the results to the municipalities. The three-way analysis showed that the aim of developing evaluation capacity was achieved.
authors.forename: Daniela Alba
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Nickel
authors.forename: Maria Cristina Marino
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natal
authors.forename: Sérgio Fernando Torres de
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Zulmira Maria de Araújo
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Hartz
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006291:Health Policy; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*