OBJECTIVES: to measure the evaluability of the + Life Program: a policy of reducing the harm caused by alcohol, smoking and other drugs, in the municipality of Recife, Brazil. METHODS: official management documents were examined with a view to understanding the presuppositions underlying the program, the problem it intended to solve, the coherence of the link between the problem and the program objectives, and the aspects of the program to be evaluated. Interviews were conducted with key-informants as a way of finding out about the way the program is put into practice by those involved in it. RESULTS: the program was described and its operationalization systematized according to a logical framework, which was submitted to a committee of specialists to analyze its internal consistency and obtain the consensus of those with a stake in evaluation of the program. The logical framework was used to build up a set of measures with criteria/indicators. CONCLUSIONS: this process made it possible to make judgments with regard to the conditions of the program under evaluation.
Evaluation program; Public policies; Drugs
