Topic: Program evaluation

Data Collection for Program Evaluation

The goal of this course is to teach you how to collect data effectively when evaluating your programs. The course is divided into several modules, located in the tabs along the top. We recommend completing this course in several sessions. The course uses a personal preparedness program in a county health department as the case example, but the information is applicable to gathering data in many types of public health programs.

Learning Objectives:

  1. List five data collection methods in program evaluation.
  2. Design a basic survey questionnaire.
  3. List two methods of selecting a survey sample.
  4. Describe key components in planning and conducting interviews and focus groups.

Source:
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice

Topics:
Program evaluation

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Economic Evaluation for Public Health

Evidence-based public health is a decision making process used to determine the best intervention strategy for a given problem, population and resources. This webcast will describe key components of economic evaluation and illustrate using economic evaluation analysis tools in prioritizing and implementing prevention and treatment strategies. The major types of economic evaluation will be discussed and differences among them will be highlighted. ROI as an economic evaluation outcome in public health will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe key components of economic evaluation in public health.
  2. Identify differences between types of economic evaluations.
  3. Describe Return on Investment (ROI) as an outcome of economic analysis.
  4. Use economic analysis as a tool in prioritizing and implementing prevention and treatment strategies.

Source:
Michigan Public Health Training Center

Topics:
Data Utilization
EBP Implementation
Program evaluation

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Evaluation Planning and Prioritizing: Stakeholders are Your Edge

In this webcast, Dr. Cecilia Hegamin-Younger will provide a presentation on ways you can engage your stakeholders from the beginning of your program planning process through implementation, map their concerns to program outcomes in your logic model, and thereby focus your program evaluation on specific priority areas.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the importance of considering all audiences for an evaluation.
  2. Discuss appropriate scoping activities to focus and inform the evaluation plan.

Source:
Michigan Public Health Training Center

Topics:
Community and Organizational Partnerships
Program evaluation
Project Scope

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Implementing a Program Theory-Driven Evaluation

Provides an overview of the steps required to implement a program theory-driven evaluation. Steps include stakeholder engagement, describing the program, developing a logic model, focusing the evaluation, data collection, drawing conclusions, and using evaluation results.

Source:
California Pacific Public Health Training Center - UC Davis

Topics:
Data Utilization
Program evaluation
Project Scope
Quality Improvement

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Inspiring Evaluation Activities: Moving Awareness to Action

The training provides an overview of how to identify stakeholders, how to get buy-in, intended use of evaluation, types of data, and types of evaluation (formative, process, impact, outcome).

 Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify your level of readiness to conduct evaluation
  2. Name key components of evaluation activities
  3. Identify the next step in conducting an evaluation in your workplace

Source:
California Pacific Public Health Training Center - UC Davis

Topics:
Program evaluation

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Introduction to Program Monitoring and Evaluation in Maternal and Child Health: Session Five Data Collection

This session discusses the issues to consider when making decisions about data collection. It will survey the most common data collection methods used in the evaluation of MCH programs. Students will get to outline a data collection plan for the Child Wellness Program. NOTE: This session is part five of a six-course series.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Identify issues to consider when collecting data for program evaluation
  2. Describe the strengths and limitations of quantitative and qualitative methods used in program evaluation
  3. Discuss decision-making issues regarding the selection or design of instruments to measure outcomes
  4. Apply knowledge to outline a data collection plan for the Child Wellness Program

Source:
South Central Public Health Partnership

Topics:
Program evaluation
Quality Improvement

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Introduction to Program Monitoring and Evaluation in Maternal and Child Health: Session Four Outcome Evaluation

This session discusses the importance of outcome evaluation in establishing a causal link between an intervention and observed results. The first part of this session will focus on identifying proper outcome measures; the second part will focus on the different types of evaluation designs. Students will get to formulate outcome evaluation questions and identify an evaluation design for the Child Wellness Program. NOTE: This session is part four of a six-course series.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Define the purpose of outcome evaluation
  2. Identify and formulate outcome evaluation questions
  3. Identify selection of evaluation designs
  4. Describe most common bias to internal validity
  5. Apply knowledge to identify and formulate outcome evaluation questions for the Child Wellness Program

Source:
South Central Public Health Partnership

Topics:
Program evaluation

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Introduction to Program Monitoring and Evaluation in Maternal and Child Health: Session One Monitoring & Evaluation: What? When? Who?

This session provides an introduction to the monitoring and evaluation of Maternal and Child Health programs. The first part describes the different types of program evaluation and the context in which these types of evaluation are used. The second part discusses the role of stakeholders to ensure effective evaluation and proposes some strategies to ensure successful collaboration. Students will get to identify stakeholders for the Child Wellness Program. NOTE: This session is part one of a six-course series.

Source:
South Central Public Health Partnership

Topics:
Community and Organizational Partnerships
Program evaluation

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Introduction to Program Monitoring and Evaluation in Maternal and Child Health: Session Six Analyze and Disseminate Findings

This session provides an introduction to the monitoring and evaluation of Maternal and Child Health programs. The first part describes the different types of program evaluation and the context in which these types of evaluation are used. The second part discusses the role of stakeholders to ensure effective evaluation and proposes some strategies to ensure successful collaboration. Students will get to identify stakeholders for the Child Wellness Program. NOTE: This session is part six of a six-course series.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the three types of evaluation used in the implementation of a MCH prevention program
  2. Explain the rationale to involve stakeholders in MCH program evaluation
  3. Describe the key issues to consider when involving stakeholders
  4. Apply your knowledge to identify stakeholders for the Child Wellness Program and develop a stakeholders matrix

Source:
South Central Public Health Partnership

Topics:
Program evaluation

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Introduction to Program Monitoring and Evaluation in Maternal and Child Health: Session Three Process Evaluation

This session discusses the importance of process evaluation in understanding the context of program implementation. This session will introduce the Family Nurse Partnership program to illustrate process evaluation findings. Students will get to formulate process evaluation questions and indicators for the Child Wellness Program. NOTE: This session is part three of a six-course series.

Source:
South Central Public Health Partnership

Topics:
Program evaluation

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Introduction to Program Monitoring and Evaluation in Maternal and Child Health: Session Two Program Description and Logic Model

This session discusses the importance of needs assessments in informing program evaluation and guiding the formulation of realistic evaluation goals and objectives. The session will also introduce the logic model as a way to articulate the components of a MCH program. Students will get to develop a logic model for the Child Wellness Program. NOTE: This session is part two of a six-course series.

Source:
South Central Public Health Partnership

Topics:
Community Needs Assessment
Program evaluation
Project Scope

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Making Data, Policy and Politics Work for Public Health

This self-paced online course focuses on the important role of health-related data in formulating effective public health policy in the context of a political society. In a hands-on format, this course helps public health decision makers examine how public health stakeholders and policymakers can select appropriate data sources, use data responsibly, and represent important public health issues in a data-driven way. At the same time, the interplay of politics, public health, and health research is highlighted.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the importance of providing a scientific and data-driven foundation in policy making and goal-setting
  2. Locate appropriate and reliable sources of public health scientific and data information
  3. Interpret health-related data in a policy or political context
  4. Communicate research data findings to public health stakeholders
  5. Explain how to translate data into usable information Identify gaps in health research information

Source:
Michigan Public Health Training Center

Topics:
Data Utilization
Policy
Program evaluation

Benchmarks:
Quality Improvement/Evaluation