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Researchers at the Center for Managing Chronic Disease (CMCD) at the University of Michigan
worked collaboratively with the CALM grantees and MFH to develop and implement a comprehensive
evaluation regarding the program’s reach, linkages, sustainability of efforts, and asthma-related outcomes
for children. A mixed methods approach was utilized for the evaluation, with grantees reporting both
qualitative and quantitative data regarding reach, linkages, sustainability of efforts, lessons learned, and
asthma-related outcomes. The CALM evaluation began in January, 2011, with grantees reporting caregiver surveys on a rolling basis as participants were recruited into the program, and continued through April 2013. Data regarding systems and policy changes supporting sustainability of their
efforts were reported by grantees in June 2011 and 2012. Once reported to the researchers at CMCD, the
data were then analyzed across the programs, and common themes were summarized.