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Evaluation
Substance Use Data & Reports
Data and Reports
Evaluation
Substance Use Dashboard
Program Evaluation
The Vermont Department of Health has a strong, ongoing commitment to high quality program evaluation. The structure for evaluation within the Division of Substance Use Programs (DSU) allows for rapid development of evaluation plans and launch of evaluation processes with either internal staff or external evaluators. All evaluation work is overseen by the division's internal evaluation staff. This serves to help coordinate evaluation resources, promotes consistent evaluation practices and builds in ongoing support and technical assistance for all evaluation activities.
Evaluation involves systematic collection of information about a program's activities, characteristics and outcomes that allows for:
Informing program development
Assessment of a program's strengths, challenges and opportunities
Improving program effectiveness
Important Links
CDC Evaluation Framework
CDC Evaluation Guide
Evaluation Training & Templates
Logic Models
Evaluations
Logic Models Overview
Evaluation Plan Overview
Logic Model Templates
Evaluation Plan Template
Evaluation Process
0-6 Months: Implementation
6-12 Months: Program start up
6-18 Months: Begin to provide services
12-24 Months: Continuous Quality Improvement (QI)
24+ Months: Continued programming
RFP & Grantee Selection
Grants issued
Data informed program deliverables
Grantee planning and training
Define and set up programming & data collection
Evaluation planning
Data collection begins
Goal:
Knowledge & attitudes shift
Data collection continues
Identify areas for continuous quality improvement
Goal:
Behavior change
Evaluation continues
Statewide data may show change for large scale efforts
Population-level Change
When can we see population-level behavior change?
Population-level change requires long-term and sustained strategies, funding and legislation.
Example of the time and complex strategies needed to see change in health behaviors at the population-level. (Click image to enlarge.)
Long-term success is built on incremental change. For example, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services outlines the numerous smoking and health milestones over 130 years that contributed to the incline and decline in adult cigarette consumption. Strategies impacting the decrease in consumption varied in scope and included health messaging like the 1964 Surgeon General's report on smoking linking smoking and cancer and health and warning label requirements, legislative action like advertising bans and cigarette taxes and cessation initiatives like nicotine replacement gum and patches and other quit resources.
A single strategy may have negligible change on a population-level, but in combination with a number of strategies from a variety of angles over decades can result in significant change.
What can program evaluations tell us?
Program evaluations tells us what parts of the program work well and what to change so that the program works better.
When can we see short-term behavior change?
It takes time from when funding is allocated to when new programs are implemented. Evaluation resources are also limited and must be prioritized. Depending on the timeline, evaluations may show short-term impacts on the people directly served by the program.
DSU Program Evaluations
Date
Title
Primary Topic
02/26/2026
Vermont Substance Misuse Prevention Evaluation Summary
Prevention
01/14/2026
2026 Report to the Legislature: Overdose Prevention Center Evaluation
Opioid Overdose
12/15/2025
2025 Report to the Legislature: Assessment of Recovery Residences
Recovery
12/11/2025
Implementation Evaluation for the Hub Expansion Program
Evaluation
01/31/2025
Phase I Evaluation Report: Jenna's Promise Pilot Program
Recovery
01/25/2025
2025 Report to the Legislature: Overdose Prevention Center Evaluation
Opioid Overdose
12/14/2023
Community Naloxone Program Evaluation
Opioid Overdose
05/11/2022
Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs (SPF-Rx) Evaluation Summary
Opioids
09/29/2021
Development and Implementation Process Evaluation of Substance Use Data Platform
Evaluation
02/18/2021
Regional Prevention Partnership (RPP) Evaluation - Final Report Summary
Prevention
02/18/2021
Regional Prevention Partnership (RPP) Evaluation - Final Report
Prevention
09/21/2020
Harm Reduction Evaluation: Stimulant Use
Stimulants
09/21/2020
Harm Reduction Evaluation: Opioid Initiation
Opioids
09/21/2020
Harm Reduction Evaluation: Perception from People Who Use Opioids of Calling 911 for Overdose
Opioids
07/31/2020
School-Based Substance Abuse Services (SBSAS) Evaluation Final Report
Prevention
01/31/2020
Vermont Opioid Use Harm Reduction Evaluation
Opioids
01/14/2019
Law Enforcement Drug Take Back Pilot Evaluation
Prevention
02/13/2018
Hub and Spoke Treatment Model Evaluation Brief
Treatment
01/01/2018
Hub and Spoke Treatment Model of Care for Opioid Use Disorders: An Evaluation
Treatment
Contact Us
Division of Substance Use Programs (DSU)
Vermont Department of Health
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-8340
802-651-1550
[email protected]
Last Updated:
March 10, 2026
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Translations for you
Evaluation
Substance Use Data & Reports
Data and Reports
Evaluation
Substance Use Dashboard
Program Evaluation
The Vermont Department of Health has a strong, ongoing commitment to high quality program evaluation. The structure for evaluation within the Division of Substance Use Programs (DSU) allows for rapid development of evaluation plans and launch of evaluation processes with either internal staff or external evaluators. All evaluation work is overseen by the division's internal evaluation staff. This serves to help coordinate evaluation resources, promotes consistent evaluation practices and builds in ongoing support and technical assistance for all evaluation activities.
Evaluation involves systematic collection of information about a program's activities, characteristics and outcomes that allows for:
Informing program development
Assessment of a program's strengths, challenges and opportunities
Improving program effectiveness
Important Links
CDC Evaluation Framework
CDC Evaluation Guide
Evaluation Training & Templates
Logic Models
Evaluations
Logic Models Overview
Evaluation Plan Overview
Logic Model Templates
Evaluation Plan Template
Evaluation Process
0-6 Months: Implementation
6-12 Months: Program start up
6-18 Months: Begin to provide services
12-24 Months: Continuous Quality Improvement (QI)
24+ Months: Continued programming
RFP & Grantee Selection
Grants issued
Data informed program deliverables
Grantee planning and training
Define and set up programming & data collection
Evaluation planning
Data collection begins
Goal:
Knowledge & attitudes shift
Data collection continues
Identify areas for continuous quality improvement
Goal:
Behavior change
Evaluation continues
Statewide data may show change for large scale efforts
Population-level Change
When can we see population-level behavior change?
Population-level change requires long-term and sustained strategies, funding and legislation.
Example of the time and complex strategies needed to see change in health behaviors at the population-level. (Click image to enlarge.)
Long-term success is built on incremental change. For example, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services outlines the numerous smoking and health milestones over 130 years that contributed to the incline and decline in adult cigarette consumption. Strategies impacting the decrease in consumption varied in scope and included health messaging like the 1964 Surgeon General's report on smoking linking smoking and cancer and health and warning label requirements, legislative action like advertising bans and cigarette taxes and cessation initiatives like nicotine replacement gum and patches and other quit resources.
A single strategy may have negligible change on a population-level, but in combination with a number of strategies from a variety of angles over decades can result in significant change.
What can program evaluations tell us?
Program evaluations tells us what parts of the program work well and what to change so that the program works better.
When can we see short-term behavior change?
It takes time from when funding is allocated to when new programs are implemented. Evaluation resources are also limited and must be prioritized. Depending on the timeline, evaluations may show short-term impacts on the people directly served by the program.
DSU Program Evaluations
Date
Title
Primary Topic
02/26/2026
Vermont Substance Misuse Prevention Evaluation Summary
Prevention
01/14/2026
2026 Report to the Legislature: Overdose Prevention Center Evaluation
Opioid Overdose
12/15/2025
2025 Report to the Legislature: Assessment of Recovery Residences
Recovery
12/11/2025
Implementation Evaluation for the Hub Expansion Program
Evaluation
01/31/2025
Phase I Evaluation Report: Jenna's Promise Pilot Program
Recovery
01/25/2025
2025 Report to the Legislature: Overdose Prevention Center Evaluation
Opioid Overdose
12/14/2023
Community Naloxone Program Evaluation
Opioid Overdose
05/11/2022
Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs (SPF-Rx) Evaluation Summary
Opioids
09/29/2021
Development and Implementation Process Evaluation of Substance Use Data Platform
Evaluation
02/18/2021
Regional Prevention Partnership (RPP) Evaluation - Final Report Summary
Prevention
02/18/2021
Regional Prevention Partnership (RPP) Evaluation - Final Report
Prevention
09/21/2020
Harm Reduction Evaluation: Stimulant Use
Stimulants
09/21/2020
Harm Reduction Evaluation: Opioid Initiation
Opioids
09/21/2020
Harm Reduction Evaluation: Perception from People Who Use Opioids of Calling 911 for Overdose
Opioids
07/31/2020
School-Based Substance Abuse Services (SBSAS) Evaluation Final Report
Prevention
01/31/2020
Vermont Opioid Use Harm Reduction Evaluation
Opioids
01/14/2019
Law Enforcement Drug Take Back Pilot Evaluation
Prevention
02/13/2018
Hub and Spoke Treatment Model Evaluation Brief
Treatment
01/01/2018
Hub and Spoke Treatment Model of Care for Opioid Use Disorders: An Evaluation
Treatment
Contact Us
Division of Substance Use Programs (DSU)
Vermont Department of Health
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-8340
802-651-1550
[email protected]
Last Updated:
March 10, 2026