TY - JOUR
T1 - Key Considerations and Recommended Strategies for Conducting a School-Based Longitudinal RE-AIM Evaluation
T2 - Insights From a 28-School Cluster Randomized Trial
AU - Marhefka, Stephanie L.
AU - Noble, Charlotte A.
AU - Walsh-Buhi, Eric R.
AU - Turner, De Anne
AU - Mahony, Helen
AU - Singleton, Ashley
AU - DeBate, Rita
AU - Daley, Ellen M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the Florida Department of Health, namely Tiffane Evans and Shay Chapman, for their leadership and collaboration, and the many evaluation data collectors, Teen Outreach Program facilitators, and students who participated in this project. This work was supported by Grant Number TP1AH000017-01 from the U.S. Office of Adolescent Health, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. The study described in this article is registered on clinicaltrials.gov under the trial number NCT02519530.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Society for Public Health Education.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - RE-AIM is an implementation science framework that provides a structure to promote data collection and analysis in the domains of Reach, Efficacy/Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance. The RE-AIM approach promotes more data collection and reporting than typical evaluations so potential adopters can determine the potential program fit for their setting. RE-AIM has been used to evaluate a variety of programs; however, there are few resources that provide strategies for conducting a RE-AIM evaluation in the school setting. The purpose of this article is to inform future studies by elucidating experiences conducting a large, complex, multisite, longitudinal RE-AIM evaluation in schools in partnership with the state’s Departments of Education and Health, and to share strategies for overcoming obstacles. With the long-term goal of facilitating the translation of school-based intervention research into practice, we provide key considerations and recommend strategies for school-based RE-AIM evaluation success.
AB - RE-AIM is an implementation science framework that provides a structure to promote data collection and analysis in the domains of Reach, Efficacy/Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance. The RE-AIM approach promotes more data collection and reporting than typical evaluations so potential adopters can determine the potential program fit for their setting. RE-AIM has been used to evaluate a variety of programs; however, there are few resources that provide strategies for conducting a RE-AIM evaluation in the school setting. The purpose of this article is to inform future studies by elucidating experiences conducting a large, complex, multisite, longitudinal RE-AIM evaluation in schools in partnership with the state’s Departments of Education and Health, and to share strategies for overcoming obstacles. With the long-term goal of facilitating the translation of school-based intervention research into practice, we provide key considerations and recommend strategies for school-based RE-AIM evaluation success.
KW - RE-AIM
KW - implementation science
KW - program evaluation
KW - randomized controlled trial
KW - school health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85116458910&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/15248399211042339
DO - 10.1177/15248399211042339
M3 - Article
C2 - 34605711
AN - SCOPUS:85116458910
SN - 1524-8399
VL - 24
SP - 160
EP - 171
JO - Health promotion practice
JF - Health promotion practice
IS - 1
ER -