OTIS Evaluation Guide (PDF) - California Department of Public Health

In general, we encourage you to pursue only one policy per objective. However, sometimes it is strategically
necessary to combine multiple related provisions into one policy proposal. If you are doing this, you have a
“Multiple Policies” plan type. If you are trying to get the same policy type adopted in multiple locations, this
would not be categorized as a “Multiple Policies” plan type, but as a “Single Policy” plan type instead.
Please note that multiple policies are usually closely related, such as retailer licensing, conditional use permits,
and tobacco product promotion bans. If the multiple policies you are considering have little in common, it
would be best to break them into separate objectives. An objective dealing with multiple policies requires a
different type of plan than an objective that addresses a single policy.
“No” response
If your objective is not related to policy adoption OR deals with the provision of training and technical assistance,
OTIS asks whether your objective concerns individual behavior change (Figure 7a-7b). See the next
section for more explanation of Individual Behavior Change plan types.
Figure 7a
Figure 7b
OTIS Evaluation Guide • March 2007
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