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Once upon a time (it seems so long ago in the wake of current events) during the month of FER-bruary, the Tobacco Control Evaluation Center (TCEC) held a series of four webinars that explained what goes into writing a good final evaluation report.  It all comes down to telling an efficient story that has just the right amount of detail.

Reporting is an important part of working in California tobacco control. Every six months progress reports are due, when an activity is done an activity summary report may be needed, and at the end of every funding cycle the final evaluation report is submitted.

During this uncertain time, we wanted to provide our partners around the state with assurance that we are still available to help you with your evaluation needs.

TCEC staff are currently working remotely, and may not be available by phone. If you need immediate assistance, you can reach our Help Desk at any time by emailing [email protected].

We ask for patience during this time and send our thoughts to everyone navigating this crisis. 

Did you miss Day 1 or Day 2 of our four-part webinar series: Show Your FER Some Love? The recordings are now available in our webinar archive! 

Remember to join us next week, February 20, from 2 PM - 3:30 PM PST for Day 3! We'll be discussing how to write the Implementation & Results sections of a Final Evaluation Report-- including how to create good data visualizations for your report!

As we prepare to start a new decade, TCEC is proud to unveil our fresh new look!

We have spent the last few months expanding, reorganizing, and updating our resources to better serve you. Here's a quick guide to help you get started: 

Disparities in public health are simultaneously our somber failures and hopeful opportunities for collaboration.

This is your opportunity to answer important questions that can help tell the story and build momentum for future tobacco prevention efforts in your community.

California is an amazing place, with a population as diverse as our geography. To have true equity we must all be able to thrive, so let us continue to be bold, persistent, and undeterred by constraints in our evaluation work.

“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.”--Pearl S. Buck

Every August, the Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC) at Claremont Graduate University offers a series of professional development courses, which introduce several topics related to evaluation.