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Case Study: While most public health practitioners will agree, in theory, that evaluation is an important step in completing the implementation loop, in practice, formal evaluation efforts may tend to fall by the wayside. Increasingly, with resources stretched throughout the local public health system, evaluation of interventions is more critical than ever. However challenges to and misconceptions about evaluation remain.

Question: What is the value of the process of evaluation? For this week's discussion review the statements below. Select at least one of them and respond to the "myth" - defend or disprove it, providing an explanation and evidence to support your position.

• Evaluation is one more thing to do - we don't have the time or resources.
• Evaluation is only a one-time thing. Let's get it done and then move on.
• There are different methods. We don't how to do it the 'right' way.
• An evaluation plan? We don't know where to start.
• We know what we are doing. We don't need evaluation to tell if our strategies are effective!