Objectives
In close cooperation with child and adolescent health services of public health departments across Germany, we want to support and strengthen the public health services in the execution, documentation and appraisal of SOPESS by enhancing their methodological competencies and supporting their quality control. Within a national research network, a bundle of tools was developed to support staffs of public health departments in the quality-assured implementation of the SOPESS and the practical use of the collected data. In order to verify the success of the project, an effect-evaluation will examine, whether the developed bundle of tools leads to a quality-assured implementation and documentation of the SOPESS and consequently to a reduction in the method-related heterogeneity of the data. In addition, reach, acceptance, utilisation, practical relevance, and implementation quality will be assessed by means of a comprehensive process-evaluation. The project is accompanied by an expert advisory board consisting of eight experienced members from public health practice, science, and evaluation.