Health and Human Services Innovations. Report from a Workshop Considering Problems Identified by the Intergovernmental Science, Engineering, and Technology Advisory Panel held at College Park, Maryland on May 30-June 1, 1979

摘要

The workshop report addresses particular areas of interest expressed by state and local government representatives during a problem identification and consolidation process sponsored by the Intergovernmental Science, Engineering, and Technology Advisory Panel (ISETAP). Areas of interest were: impacts of human service programs; comprehensive health screening services; health care cost control; and integrated human services delivery systems. Separate working groups, considering each of these areas, made recommendations for research and development that might contribute to solutions of problems faced by state and local governments. Recommendations are oriented toward improving the manner in which assessments are conceived and carried out. Namely, more uniform reporting data, using archival data, and reviewing the quality and relevance of completed evaluation studies are suggested. Further, the recommendations for additional research on impact assessment are evaluated. These include new ways of using program data and of identifying short-term indicators of long-term impacts. The appendices include a list of workshop members and planning groups, the workshop agenda, information on ISETAP, and background papers for each area of interest.