Which type of evaluation best answers this question: What effect does the program have on the health or social need(s) experienced by the population?
A) Outcomes evaluation
B) Impact evaluation
C) Process evaluation
D) Formative evaluation

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Impact evaluation explores the overall impact of the program. It explores whether the program met its goals (Salabarria-Peña et al., 2007). It typically occurs toward or at the end of program implementation (Salabarria-Peña et al., 2007). Impact evaluation considers the broad outcomes of the program on the community. The questions that drive impact evaluations include:
• What effect does the program have on the health or social needs(s) experienced by the population?
• To what extent can program outcomes be directly linked to program activities?
A well-conducted impact evaluation provides the foundation for sound policy-making. It describes whether the program had an impact, as well as how much of an impact and on whom. For example, impact evaluation on a new free health clinic would determine if and how the program goals were achieved and use this information to advocate for additional funding to continue to meet those program goals in the future.

Which Type of Evaluation Best Answers This Question: What Effect