Appendix
Workshop Agenda and Participants
Workshop on the Evaluation of Food Assistance Programs in an Era of Welfare Reform
Committee on National Statistics
Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Food and Nutrition Board
February 12-13, 1998
Thursday, February 12, 1998, NAS Lecture Room
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8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction Charles Manski, Workshop Chair Barbara Boyle Torrey, Executive Director, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Eileen Kennedy, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture Susan Offutt, Administrator, Economic Research Service |
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9:30 |
SESSION I. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES? (Presenters will be asked to make a 10- to 15-minute presentation highlighting the key issues in his/her respective area.) A. Overview of current food assistance programs (e.g., food stamps, WIC, school lunch/breakfast) George Braley, Food and Nutrition Service B. Relationship of food assistance programs to recent welfare program changes Harold Beebout, Mathematica Policy Research C. Economic well-being Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University D. Program delivery (How programs operate administratively, their efficiency, effectiveness and the associated costs, and are they reaching the target populations?) James Ohls, Mathematica Policy Research |
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10:30 |
BREAK |
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10:45 |
DISCUSSION (Discussion of current efforts to evaluate programs and appropriate outcome and performance measures.) Discussants: Christine Olson, Cornell University (Food Stamps) Barbara Devaney, Mathematica Policy Research (WIC/School Lunch) Cutberto Garza, Cornell University Jean Jones, Congressional Research Service (Federal Programs) Glenn Nelson, Rural Policy Research Institute (Rural Issues) |
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12:00 p.m. |
LUNCH |
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1:00 |
SESSION II. HOW CAN THESE ISSUES BEST BE STUDIED? (Presenters will introduce the topics listed below, followed by discussion of approaches to program evaluation) A. Past approaches to evaluation of food assistance programs Steven Carlson, Food and Nutrition Service B. Useful models from evaluation of other types of assistance programs (Presentation will include welfare reform program evaluation) Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University Rebecca Maynard, University of Pennsylvania |
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1:45 |
DISCUSSION OF SESSION II Discussants: Chris Hamilton, Abt Associates Robert Hauser, University of Wisconsin Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University James Ohls, Mathematica Policy Research |
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3:00 |
BREAK |
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3:15 |
SESSION III. DATA RESOURCES AND NEEDS A. What data currently exist? Ronette Briefel, National Center for Health Statistics [National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)] Alanna Moshfegh, USDA/ARS (Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals/Diet and Health Knowledge Survey) B. State-level data Mary Brogdon, National Association of Human Service Quality Control Directors (NAHSQC), State of Minnesota |
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4:00 |
DISCUSSION: What data are needed? Discussants: John Geweke, University of Minnesota Susan Mayer, University of Chicago |
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5:00 |
GENERAL DISCUSSION Moderator: Charles Manski (summary observations from participants and observers) |
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5:30 |
ADJOURN |
Friday, February 13, 1998, BOARD ROOM
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8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 |
SESSION IV. IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES FOR EVALUATION OF FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (All participants will be asked to reflect on the discussions and their expertise to suggest priorities for future studies of food assistance programs.) |
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10:30 |
SESSION V. IMPLICATIONS OF SPECIFIC APPROACHES/TRADE-OFFS (All participants will be given the opportunity to address potential barriers to successful evaluation studies, trade-offs in allocation of available funding resources. Two or three key people will be asked to be prepared to raise provocative issues for discussion.) Possible topics for discussion:
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| Data needs
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| Costs of studies
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Value of results |
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Discussants: Rebecca Blank, Council of Economic Advisors Shiriki Kumanyika, University of Illinois at Chicago Patricia Ruggles, Department of Health and Human Services John Karl Scholz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury |
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12:00 p.m. |
LUNCH |
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1:00 |
SESSION VI. CONSIDERATION OF NEXT STEPS (It is expected that the majority of participants will leave after lunch. But a select group of participants will be asked to stay and offer their evaluation of the workshop and present their ideas for future directions in this area. Discussion will be held to identify possible activities that the NRC could conduct to further advancement in this field.) |
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2:30 pm |
ADJOURN |
Participants
CHARLES MANSKI (Workshop Chair), Department of Economics, Northwestern University
LORNA ALDRICH, Economic Research Service
RAJEN ANAND, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
ALYSSA ARCOS, Promar International
RICHARD BAVIER, Office of Management and Budget
HAROLD BEEBOUT, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
STEPHEN BELL, Urban Institute
KARIL BIALOSTOSKY, National Center for Health Statistics
REBECCA M. BLANK, Council of Economic Advisers
JIM BLAYLOCK, Economic Research Service
MARGARET L. BOGLE, Delta NIRI Project, Arkansas
LORI BORRUD, Agricultural Research Service
GEORGE BRALEY, Food and Nutrition Service
RONETTE R. BRIEFEL, Division of Health Examination Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics
MARY BROGDON, National Association of Human Service Quality Control Directors, Minnesota
TOM CARLIN, Economic Research Service
STEVEN CARLSON, Office of Analysis and Evaluation, Food and Nutrition Service
SID CLEMANS, Office of Budget and Program Analysis
KEITH COLLINS, Economic Research Service
JOHN COOK, Tufts University
EDWARD M. COONEY, Food and Nutrition Service
ELIZABETH DAGATA, Economic Research Service
STACY DEAN, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
BARBARA DEVANEY, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
MARY KAY FOX, Abt Associates
BETSY FRAZAO, Economic Research Service
VIVIAN GABOR, Health Systems Research
CUTBERTO GARZA, Division of Nutrition Sciences, Cornell University
PETER GERMANIS, American Enterprise Institute
JOHN GEWEKE, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
LINDA GHELFI, Economic Research Service
ROBERT GIBBS, Economic Research Service
ELISE GOLAN, Economic Research Service
LARRY GOOLSBY, American Public Welfare Association
CRAIG GUNDERSEN, Economic Research Service
CHRIS HAMILTON, Abt Associates
SHANNON HAMM, Economic Research Service
KENNETH HANSON, Economic Research Service
MARK HARVEY, University of Wisconsin, Madison
ROBERT HAUSER, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin
JAY HIRSCHMAN, Food and Nutrition Service
JANET HOLTZ BLATT, U.S. Department of the Treasury
HOWARD IAMS, Social Security Administration
HELEN JENSEN, Iowa State University
JEAN JONES, Congressional Research Service
LINDA KANTOR, Economic Research Service
EILEEN KENNEDY, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, United States Department of Agriculture
NANCY KIRKENDALL, Office of Management and Budget
CAROL KRAMER-LEBLANC, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
BETSEY KUHN, Economic Research Service
SHIRIKI K. KUMANYIKA, Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Illinois, Chicago
MICHAEL LeBLANC, Economic Research Service
BILL LEVEDAHL, Economic Research Service
CARRIE LEWIS, Food Research and Action Center
BIING-HWAN LIN, Economic Research Service
STEVE LUTZ, Economic Research Service
ROBERT LEE MARIL, Oklahoma State University
SUSAN E. MAYER, University of Chicago
REBECCA MAYNARD, University of Pennsylvania
LINDA MEYERS, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CHARLES MICHALOPOULOS, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
ROBERT A. MOFFITT, Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University
ALANNA MOSHFEGH, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
SUZANNE MURPHY, University of California, Davis
GLENN L. NELSON, Rural Policy Research Institute
ABIGAIL NICHOLS, Food and Nutrition Service
MARK NORD, Economic Research Service
SUSAN OFFUTT, Economic Research Service
JAMES C. OHLS, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
VICTOR OLIVEIRA, Economic Research Service
CHRISTINE OLSON, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
JOE RICHARDSON, Congressional Research Service
BEATRICE ROGERS, Tufts University
DOTTIE ROSENBAUM, Congressional Budget Office
PATRICIA RUGGLES, Office of Human Services Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
KATHLEEN SCHOLL, General Accounting Office
JOHN KARL SCHOLZ, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury
STEPHANIE SHIPP, Bureau of the Census
DAVID SMALLWOOD, Economic Research Service
PAUL SMITH, U.S. Department of the Treasury
ANN VANDEMAN, Economic Research Service
STEPHEN J. VOGEL, Economic Research Service
BRUCE WEBER, Oregon State University
JON WEIMER, Economic Research Service
BARRY WHITE, Office of Management and Budget
SHEILA ZEDLEWSKI, The Urban Institute
Staff
BARBARA BOYLE TORREY, Executive Director, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
MIRON L. STRAF, Director, Committee on National Statistics
DEBORAH PHILLIPS, Director, Board on Children, Youth, and Families
ALLISON YATES, Director, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine
