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Performance Improvement 1997: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes the continuous efforts of the various agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to examine service and research programs for the efficiency of their operations and their effectiveness in achieving objectives. The planning, development, and coordination of those evaluations is largely the responsibility of the following HHS planning and evaluation offices:
Administration for Children and Families
Office of
Policy and Planning
Howard Rolston, Director
Administration on Aging
Office of Program Operations
and Development
Edwin Walker, Director
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Office of
Planning and Evaluation
Phyllis Zucker, Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Office of
Program Planning and Evaluation
Jeff Harris, Director
Food and Drug Administration
Office of Planning and
Evaluation
Paul L. Coppinger, Associate Commissioner
Health Care Financing Administration
Office of
Research and Demonstrations
Barbara S. Cooper, Acting Director
Health Resources and Services Administration
Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Legislation
Ronald H. Carlson,
Director
Indian Health Service
Office of Planning, Evaluation
and Legislation
Leo Nolan, Director
National Institutes of Health
Office of Science Policy
and Technology Transfer
Lana Skirboll, Associate Director
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Office of Program Systems
Susanne A. Stoiber,
Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Program Systems
Office of Public Health
and Science
Carol Roddy, Senior Program Advisor
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Office of Policy and Program Coordination
Frank
Sullivan, Director
Preparation of this report and the noted appendices was coordinated by staff in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, under the supervision of Susanne A. Stoiber, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Systems. Responsible staff included Mike Herrell, Paul Johnson, Colleen Monaghan, Tricia Quiller, Carolyn Solomon, and Joan Lee Turek. Development and production of the report were supported, under contract, by the services of Deborah Burke, Lydia Paddock, and the staff of EEI Communications.
The following persons from HHS agencies contributed to writing, collecting information on evaluation activities, and reviewing the report:
Administration for Children and Families
James V.
Dolson
Helen Howerton
Administration on Aging
David Bunoski
Saadia Greenberg
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Irma
Arispe
Wendy Perry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Wilma
Johnson
Nancy Cheal
Food and Drug Administration
Kathleen McEvoy
Mary Gamunev
Health Care Financing Administration
William
Saunders
Sydney Galloway
Health Resources and Services Administration
Anabel
Crane
Susan Hammersten
Mary Jean Skinner
Indian Health Service
Frank Marion
Sarah Crazythunder
National Institutes of Health
John Uzzell
Joan Bailey
David Chananie
Office of Public Health and Science
Carol Roddy
Linda Bailey
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Anna Marsh
Maureen L. Moran