SenseMaker® as a Monitoring and Evaluation Tool to Provide New Insights on Gender- Based Violence Programs and Services in Lebanon
Publication date: Available online 7 September 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Susan Andrea Bartels, Saja Michael, Luissa Vahedi, Amanda Collier, Jocelyn Kelly, Colleen Davison, Jennifer Scott, Parveen Parmar, Petronille GearaAbstractMonitoring and evaluation (M&E) of gender-based violence (GBV) programs is challenging in humanitarian settings. To address these challenges, we used SenseMaker® as a mixed methods M&E tool for GBV services and programs in Lebanon. Over a three-month period in 2018, a total of 198 self-interpreted stories were collected from women and girls accessing GBV programs from si...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - September 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Assessing emotional and social health using photographs: An innovative research method for rural studies and its applicability in a care-farming program for youth
Publication date: Available online 6 September 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Michael Francis Norwood, Ali Lakhani, Annick Maujean, Martin Downes, Simone Fullagar, Michelle McIntyre, Jason Byrne, Anna Stewart, Bonnie L. Barber, Elizabeth KendallAbstractA framework for assessing photographs for the emotional and social health of young people (SHAPE) is described and tested, within the context of a rural program. Two independent raters assessed the photographs of participants. To assess inter-rater reliability, Cohen’ K and Kendall’s W were calculated. The two reviewers’ assessments of photograph...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - September 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A mixed-methods evaluation using effectiveness perception surveys, social network analysis, and county-level health statistics: a pilot study of eight rural Indiana community health coalitions
Publication date: Available online 5 September 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Jennifer Ken-Opurum, Krystal Lynch, Donna Vandergraff, Douglas K. Miller, Dennis A. SavaianoAbstractCommunity health coalitions (CHCs) are a promising approach for addressing disparities in rural health statistics. However, their effectiveness has been variable, and evaluation methods have been insufficient and inconsistent. Thus, we propose a mixed-methods evaluation framework and discuss pilot study findings. CHCs in our pilot study partnered with Purdue Extension. Extension links communities and land grant universities, ...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - September 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Primary healthcare planning, bottleneck analysis and performance improvement: An evaluation of processes and outcomes in a Nigerian context
This study demonstrates how integration of participatory action research (PAR) within a quality improvement model can help navigate the complexities of health system bottleneck analyses, planning and performance improvement in a Nigerian sub-national context.The study is based on data collected between June 2016 and June 2017, from Chikun LGA in Kaduna State Nigeria. PAR was integrated into a quality improvement model called DIVA (Diagnose-Intervene-Verify-Adjust) applied across selected interventions (eMTCT, Antenatal care, skilled birth attendance, immunization and Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses). PAR was u...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - September 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The practice and perceptions of RRI - a gender perspective
Publication date: Available online 5 September 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Susanne Bührer, Angela WroblewskiAbstractLittle is known to date about the practice and perceptions of RRI among researchers in Europe as well as the integration of the gender dimension into everyday RRI practices. This lack was addressed by two large-scale surveys that were launched in the course of the EU-funded MoRRI project (Monitoring the evolution and benefits of RRI, Contract number RTD-B6-PP-00964-2013, Duration 09/2013-03/2018). The analysis shows that the institutional environment positively influences the degree...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - September 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Training Needs of Extension Agents’ Regarding Organic Agriculture in Saudi Arabia
This study recommends developing professional training programs based on the current knowledge of extension agents. (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - September 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Using Theory of Change as a Framework for Examining Community Context and Philanthropic Impact
This article details the evaluation approach, which comprised these areas of the TOC: grantees’ use of evidence-based interventions, cultural competency, quality improvement, community collaboration, and use of integrated care. Inductive analyses identified grantees’ use of innovative practices, trauma-informed care, and use of validated instruments. In an iterative exercise spanning multiple years, the foundation and researchers found ways to gather information about community capacity and impact while simultaneously minimizing grantee data collection/reporting burden. Findings revealed that community agencies were im...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - September 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Using Database Linkages to Measure Innovation, Commercialization, and Survival of Small Businesses
Publication date: Available online 3 September 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): James Onken, Andrew C. Miklos, Travis F. Dorsey, Richard Aragon, Anna Maria CalcagnoAbstractHere, we report the results of an outcomes evaluation of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). Since the programs’ inception, assessments of the SBIR/STTR programs at several federal agencies have utilized surveys of former grantees as the primary source of data. Response rates have typically been low, makin...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - September 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Will the children use it?—A RE-AIM evaluation of a local public open space intervention involving children from a deprived neighbourhood
Publication date: December 2019Source: Evaluation and Program Planning, Volume 77Author(s): Charlotte Skau Pawlowski, Tanja Schmidt, Jonas Vestergaard Nielsen, Jens Troelsen, Jasper SchipperijnAbstractKnowledge on how to improve public open spaces in deprived neighbourhoods to increase active living among children is scarce and comprehensively evaluated public open space interventions are needed. Firstly, the aim was to explore if involving 39 local fifth-grade children (10–11 years old) from a deprived neighbourhood in creating playable installations in a public open space influenced their use of this space. Secondly, w...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - August 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Will the children use it? - A RE-AIM evaluation of a local public open space intervention involving children from a deprived neighbourhood
Publication date: Available online 24 August 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Charlotte Skau Pawlowski, Tanja Schmidt, Jonas Vestergaard Nielsen, Jens Troelsen, Jasper SchipperijnAbstractKnowledge on how to improve public open spaces in deprived neighbourhoods to increase active living among children is scarce and comprehensively evaluated public open space interventions are needed. Firstly, the aim was to explore if involving 39 local fifth-grade children (10-11 years old) from a deprived neighbourhood in creating playable installations in a public open space influenced their use of this space. Second...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - August 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Experiences of health service providers establishing an Aboriginal-Mainstream Partnership to improve maternity care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in an urban setting
Publication date: Available online 22 August 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Hickey Sophie, Couchman Katrina, Stapleton Helen, Roe Yvette, Kildea Sue (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - August 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A Hybrid Mathematical Programming Model for Optimal Project Portfolio Selection using Fuzzy Inference System and Analytic Hierarchy Process
Publication date: Available online 13 August 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Madjid Tavana, Ghasem Khosrojerdi, Hassan Mina, Amirah RahmanAbstractThe primary goal in project portfolio management is to select and manage the optimal set of projects that contribute the maximum in business value. However, selecting Information Technology (IT) projects is a difficult task due to the complexities and uncertainties inherent in the strategic-operational nature of the process, and the existence of both quantitative and qualitative criteria. We propose a two-stage process to select an optimal project portfolio ...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - August 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
From Public Health and Demographic Research to Decision Making: An Intervention Study in Giza Governorate-Egypt
Conclusion: The DEM model is a simple tool that facilitates communication between researchers and decision-makers that could be applied in different public health and population programs. (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - August 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Investigating Feasibility and Fidelity of the Parenting Young Children Program in Sweden
This study explored feasibility and fidelity of an education program for parents with intellectual disability. The Australian Parenting Young Children intervention was translated and adapted for support workers in the Swedish social services.MethodFidelity was examined using implementation diaries tracking frequency of implementation of program activities and teaching approaches ( (over 14 months, completed by 27 support workers from 15 municipalities). Eighteen of these support workers and their managers (n = 12) completed questionnaires examining feasibility using Roger’s concepts of program compatibility and compl...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - August 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Review of Principles-Focused Evaluation: The GUIDE, Michael Quinn Patton. Guilford Press (2018)
Publication date: Available online 6 August 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Donna R. Podems (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - August 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
