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Principles of Evaluation and Research for Health Care Programs provides a basic understanding of the importance of and the key approaches used to conduct health program research and evaluations. Written with the undergraduate in mind, this book is useful for students pursuing a wide spectrum of health careers.  Students will learn terminology, levels and types of measurement, data collection methods, sampling and basic statistical analysis. In addition to the basic information, the book covers ethical and cultural competency issues unique to conducting evaluations.  Finally, the book provides an introduction to systems thinking and its implications for evaluating the impact of interventions.