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>From February 12th - 14th 2001, the Health Promotion Research Unit at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will again be offering a short course in the Evaluation of Health Promotion Interventions. The course is designed for health professionals with little, or no, previous experience of evaluation. It aims to equip participants with the scientific knowledge and practical skills needed to conduct an evaluation. The following subjects will be covered: THE NATURE AND PROCESS OF EVALUATION Introductory lecture on the different stages of evaluation: formative, process and outcome: what should be done, how and when? AN INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY DATABASES Finding the literature and searching the World Wide Web. CRITICAL READING OF EVALUATION REPORTS QUANTITATIVE DATA: STATISTICAL BASIS FOR TESTING AND ESTIMATION Introduction to reading and interpreting quantitative data. EVALUATION DESIGN: Where to start / how to tailor evaluations to specific interventions. DESIGN OPTIONS FOR OUTCOME EVALUATION: Issues to consider when designing an evaluation, for example the use of randomised controlled trials; pre and post test designs; time series data etc. ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF HEALTH PROMOTION: Introduction to the concepts of economic evaluation. INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE METHODS: How can qualitative research methods be used in evaluation research? Methods used in qualitative research; contributions of qualitative and quantitative research methods; when is qualitative research most useful? Mixing qualitative and quantitative methods ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF QUALITATIVE DATA: Objectives of qualitative analysis; features of good analysis; some approaches to analysis; presenting results DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS: Making results accessible and relevant; communicating findings to targeted audiences, for example policy makers and other service providers All lectures will be supported by practical sessions. I should be grateful if you would bring this information to the attention of colleagues who might be interested in applying. For further information on the content of the course please contact Ros Kane (Tel: +44 (0)20 7927 2036) of Patrick Branigan (+44 (0)20 7927 2672). Applications forms available: Short Courses, Registry, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, England (Tel: +44 (0)20 7299 4648; Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 0638; e-mail: [log in to unmask]) Closing date: 8th January 2001 Many thanks Ros Kane Course Organizer %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%