A Framework for Evaluating Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Programs

151 evaluations of wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) programs from 2016 to 2025 inform a modular logic model. The framework, authored by Henry H. Willis and shared under CC-BY-4.0, outlines inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes for program evaluation. It was last updated on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Designing a program evaluation strategy based on the modular logic model structure.
• Assessing the cost-effectiveness of wastewater surveillance activities as described in the framework.
• Planning for public health system resilience using the outlined outcome pathways.
• Comparing WES program inputs and outputs across different contexts as suggested by the evidence-based model.

Strengths

• Evidence-based on 151 distinct WES evaluations.
• Covers a temporal range from 2016 to 2025.
• Framework is grounded in established Kellogg Foundation evaluation principles.
• Document is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Dataset is a 63.1 KB conceptual document, not a quantitative data table.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Henry H. Willis via figshare.

Collection Method

Conceptual analysis synthesizing existing evaluations.

Time Range

2016 to 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 06:42:26.