Monitoring and evaluation design of Malawi’s Right Foods at the Right Time nutrition program
Publication date: Available online 11 November 2018Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Julie C. Ruel-Bergeron, Kristen M. Hurley, Yunhee Kang, Nancy Aburto, Arghanoon Farhikhtah, Alessandro Dinucci, Luca Molinas, Wu Lee Shu Fune, Maithilee Mitra, John Phuka, Rolf Klemm, Keith West, Parul Christian (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Supporting Systemic Social and Emotional Learning with a Schoolwide Implementation Model
Publication date: Available online 10 November 2018Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Duncan C. Meyers, Celene E. Domitrovich, Rawan Dissi, Jordan Trejo, Mark T. Greenberg (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Evaluating the impact of a healthy corner store initiative on food access domains
This study presents the evaluation results from one such HCSI. Blinded Program evaluated its network of eight stores in Blinded City between November 2013 and August 2014. Data from invoices, inventories, rapid market assessments, and customers surveys were analyzed for evidence of impact on the service delivery and personal domains of food access. For some indicators, initial gains were concentrated between pre- and interim evaluation periods, followed by either a leveling off or decline between interim and post. However, overall results were promising, with increases noted in the number of healthy items ordered by store ...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Enhancing knowledge of adolescent mental health among law enforcement: Implementing youth-focused Crisis Intervention Team training
This study explores the feasibility, acceptability, fidelity, and outcomes of a youth version of the Crisis Intervention Team training (CIT-Y). This intervention is designed to keep youth with a mental health problem out of the criminal/legal system by equipping police officers with developmentally appropriate information and techniques. Whereas much is known about the adult-focused CIT training, little is known about the youth-focused training. This preliminary investigation uses multiple methods (training observations, officer interviews, and pre/post-tests) to assesses the implementation of CIT-Y in two Midwest counties...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Enhancing the social capital in industrial workplaces: Developing workplace interventions using intervention mapping
In conclusion, the adapted intervention mapping method appears to be suitable for developing interventions to enhance the social capital in the workplace. However, more attention to the implementation of the action plans needs to be incorporated into the method. Suggestions to enhance the implementation included the involvement of the management in the implementation and monitoring of the implementation of the action plans as well as integrating the action plans into existing procedures in the workplace. (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The essential role of cultural safety in developing culturally-relevant prevention programming in First Nations communities: Lessons learned from a national evaluation of Mental Health First Aid First Nations
Publication date: Available online 24 October 2018Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Monique Auger, Claire V. Crooks, Andrea Lapp, Samantha Tsuruda, Cassidy Caron, BillieJoe Rogers, Kim van der WoerdAbstractMental Health First Aid is a population health approach that educates people to recognize and respond to mental health challenges. Since 2012, the Mental Health Commission of Canada has worked with six First Nations communities to develop a culturally-relevant version of the program called Mental Health First Aid First Nations (MHFAFN). This paper presents mixed methods, multi-informant data from a nation...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Exploring the utility of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in ranking livelihood activities for effective and sustainable rural development interventions in developing countries
Publication date: Available online 24 October 2018Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Gideon BaffoeAbstractIt is commonly known that most development projects, especially in the global south, tend to achieve unintended results or fail because of lack of due diligence. Project satisfaction and sustainability would only be achieved if consistent with the actual needs of the people intended to benefit. Based on field experiences in the Fantekwa District of Eastern Ghana, this study aims to explore the utility of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in prioritizing livelihood activities to aid in effective and su...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Public–Private Partnerships for e-government in Developing Countries: An Early Stage Assessment Framework
Publication date: Available online 23 October 2018Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Palaco Ileana, Min Jae Park, Suk Kyoung Kim, Jae Jeung RhoAbstractAlthough public–private partnerships (PPP) and electronic government (e-government) have proven to be fruitful mechanisms for economic development and emerging economies seem to recognize their importance, consistent methods for analyzing the early planning stages of e-government portfolios are lacking. The present work utilized a comprehensive literature review to understand the evaluation criteria for PPP projects throughout the early-stage planning proces...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Evaluability assessment of a community development leisure program in Spain
Publication date: Available online 22 October 2018Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): María Hortigüela Arroyo, Silvia Ubillos Landa (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Implementation and Evaluation of a Biotechnology Research Experience for African-American High School Students
Publication date: Available online 13 October 2018Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Ayesha S. Boyce, Cherie Avent, Adeyemo Adetogun, Lakeita Servance, Lizanne DeStefano, Robert Nerem, Manu O. PlattAbstractExposure to science content and development of excitement for scientific inquiry throughout the high school years are imperative in attracting students into the sciences. The purpose of this article is to report lessons learned and share best practices from the implementation and evaluation of a high school STEM program that aims to provide an authentic research experience for African-American students and...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Willing but unable? Extending theory to investigate community capacity to participate in Ghana’s Community-based Health Planning and service implementation
Publication date: Available online 13 October 2018Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Roger A. Atinga, Irene Akua Agyepong, Reuben K. EsenaAbstractWhile primary health care programmes based on community participation are widely implemented in low- and middle- income settings, empirical evidence on whether and to what extent local people have the capacity to participate, support and drive such programmes scale up is scant in these countries. This paper assessed the level of community capacity to participate in one such programme – the Community-Based Health Planning and Service (CHPS) in Ghana. The capacity ...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The application of micro-geographic economic analysis in urban policy evaluation
Publication date: Available online 11 October 2018Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Christopher HootonAbstractThe paper investigates the broadening area of research utilizing micro-geographic economic analysis to conduct evaluations of area-based policies implemented at a micro-geographic level. It offers the first extensive, critical examination and synthesis of this subset of work including its theoretical foundations, key technical features, and applications for evaluation research. The paper begins by more formally defining the micro-geographic concept and examining the theoretical framework of micro-ge...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Urban Community as Resource: Evaluation of the Mentors in Toledo Schools Program
We report findings from an evaluation of the Mentors in Toledo Schools program (MITS), which pairs adult community volunteers with elementary school students in need of reading support. Begun in 2012, MITS now operates in five elementary schools in Toledo Public Schools. A quasi-experimental study of 379 students (n = 128 mentored, n = 251 comparison) tested the effectiveness of MITS, using changes (fall to spring) in students’ scores on STAR Reading. Multilevel models demonstrate students who participated in MITS made statistically significant, and educationally meaningful, reading gains compared to students who...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
An evaluation of stakeholder capacity in the implementation of millenium village primary school meal project
Discussion (FGD) and document analysis guide. The study findings indicated that the project was implemented with great success as indicated by stakeholders’ capacity to understand project objectives and the matching implementation strategies, visible positive attitude towards the project, community poverty reduction through the project and sustainable approaches for the project. (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Resolving design issues in developing a nutrition app: A case study using formative research
We describe simple research procedures we followed when building a nutrition app for low-income household cooks. Our studies improved the placement and design of key screen controls, helped select and guide an illustrator who created graphic support for textual content, and tested whether adding secondary users to the primary audience would attract additional app use.Whether because of these preliminary tests, or for other reasons, our app has generated heavy use by its intended market and has demonstrated desired effects on client behavior. We offer our experiences in formative evaluation as potential tools for other app ...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
