10 Evaluation of the Future of Work and Health Program

The purpose of this chapter is to illustrate how program theory-driven evaluation science was used to help design, implement, and evaluate a program to understand the rapidly changing nature of work and its effects on the health and well-being of Californians. This chapter is organized to address the three steps of program theory-driven evaluation science:

  1. Developing program impact theory.
  2. Formulating and prioritizing evaluation questions.
  3. Answering evaluation questions.

The following presentation of the evaluation of the Future of Work and Health (FWH) Program is intended to illustrate yet another example of program theory-driven evaluation science in action.

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