Substance Abuse Prevention Platform
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ CSAP is the lead Federal agency for developing policies, programs, and services to prevent and reduce the consequences of the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. Macro developed and upgraded SAMHSA's Prevention Platform, an intelligent computer-assisted program on the World Wide Web, to assist the agency in planning and applying scientific substance abuse prevention programs. Macro designed the Platform around the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework, which integrates prevention activities into decision support modules that include needs assessment; capacity development; strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation. The Platform provides general levels of decision support for both community-level projects and State prevention systems. The Platform has more than 8,000 registered users representing all 50 States as well as territories and jurisdictions.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Evaluation Methodologies
CDC (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) is the lead Federal agency for protecting health and safety, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. Macro developed methodologies for CDC’s use in evaluating Web sites and technology-based information dissemination systems across the Nation. We used in-depth evaluations of different sites to develop a framework that public health agencies could use to plan and implement queriable Web-based data dissemination tools. The framework guidelines incorporate best practices and industry standards in software development and comply with Federal guidelines on accessibility based on Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act and CDC interface guidelines.