You run a drug abuse prevention education for high school youth. You are asked to complete an evaluation of the program because recently some community members asked the school board to not fund this program because they had read previous studies about the DARE program and said these programs do not work. You believe the program is meeting its goals and want to show that it is effective, as well as a good use of public funds. This is an example of which reason to evaluate programs?
A. testing a new intervention
B. competition for scarce funds
C. evaluation for accountability
D. evaluation for proof of met goals
Answer: C
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