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Evaluation
 Evaluation of Community-Based Health Projects: The Healthy Tomorrows Experience
(http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/122/3/e564)
This Pediatrics article examines community-based programs and experience of evaluation, both in terms of capacity and benefits to the program. The study was done by surveying 149 community-based programs funded from 1989 to 2003 through the Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program.
Teleconference- Evaluating Community-based Initiatives
(http://www.aap.org/commpeds/resources/teleconf_eval.htm)
This teleconference provides practical information to community-based programs about program evaluation. The focus of this teleconference is on developing an evaluation plan, writing measurable objectives, and identifying strategies to address evaluation challenges.
Evaluating Your Community-Based
Program Part 1: Designing Your Evaluation (http://www.aap.org/EvalResources)
This publication is a guide to program evaluation for pediatricians
and others implementing community-based health initiatives.
This guide provides quick overviews of major issues in program
evaluation and will help you learn strategies for setting measurable
objectives and identifying realistic outcomes.
Evaluating Your Community-Based Program Part II: Putting Your Evaluation Plan to Work
(http://www.aap.org/EvalResources)
This is the follow up publication to Part I: Designing Your Evaluation for pediatricians and others implementing community-based health initiatives. This guide provides the next steps your program evaluation plan by emphasizing effective documentation to evaluate your program. It focuses on tools for measurement, data collection, data storage, analysis, and data presentation.
Basic
Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations
with Very Limited Resources (http://www.mapnp.org/library/evaluatn/outcomes.htm)
Use this short, simple step-by-step guide if you need a good
tool for introducing the concept to others. It does not, however,
address process evaluation.
Thinking About
How to Evaluate Your Program? These Strategies Will Get You
Started (http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=9&n=8)
This longer, but still simple guide includes a discussion of
process evaluation. It includes links to tools, checklists,
measures and other goodies.
The Community Toolbox
(http://ctb.ku.edu/en/)
This site offers a wealth of tools and guides, including samples
of different logic model formats and checklists for a high quality
evaluation. You can learn an evaluation skill, plan your evaluation,
or network with resources.
American
Psychological Association: (http://www.apa.org/pi/aids/introprogrameval.html)
This Web site provides tools for the development and evaluation
of HIV prevention programs; however, most of the evaluation resources
are applicable to a wide range of health promotion and disease
prevention topics. The evaluation web links located at this site
are organized by topic and include sites that may be useful for
novice evaluators, as well as those that may be more relevant
for highly experienced evaluators and technical assistance providers.
Each web link has a brief annotation that describes the content
to help you to decide whether it meets your needs.
Harvard
Family Research Project (http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects.html)
The HFRP examines topics related to family involvement
in education, evaluation, and continuous improvement, strategy
consulting for foundations, and works to increase the professional
development base of those who work directly with children and
youth. HFRP's research can be placed under two categories of
study: family-school-community partnerships and strategy consulting
and evaluation. Some of their research projects include, home
visitation, early childhood education, after-school programs,
and family-school partnerships. The site also features a searchable
evaluation database for out-of-school-time projects: (http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/evaldatabase.html).
Center
for Disease Control and Prevention Evaluation Working Group
(http://www.cdc.gov/eval/resources.htm#manuals)
CDC Evaluation Working Group provides several resources to promote
program evaluation in public health. You will find multiple
links that will provide information about evaluation or assistance
in conducting an evaluation project.
Evaluating
Community-based Child Health Promotion Programs
(http://www.nashp.org/Files/GNL_62_final_for_web.pdf)
This report was developed by the National Academy for
State Health Policy in partnership with Nemours Health and Prevention
Services. The report provides the practical experience and knowledge
of program administrators, evaluators, and researchers regarding
what works and what does not work when evaluating community-based
initiatives that focus on children’s health promotion and
disease prevention. It provides a snapshot of seven projects
nationwide that have a community-based component and the lessons
learned from their evaluation activities. The report includes
a discussion of evaluation design, process and partnerships,
outcomes, and dissemination.
Locating Evaluation Tools
This section provides resources for finding previously developed
tools, including surveys and questionnaires, that may be useful
to you in evaluating your program.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments Database, OVID
To use this database of evaluation instruments, you must access
OVID from a medical school library or other institution with
a subscription to the database, or subscribe to the service
for a fee.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments features material
on unpublished information-gathering tools for clinicians that
are discussed in journal articles, such as questionnaires, interview
schedules, tests, checklists, rating and other scales, and coding
schemes. Over two-thirds of the tools are in medical and nursing
areas such as pain measurement, quality of life assessment,
and drug efficacy evaluation. However, there are also many tools
designed to be used in psychology, social work, occupational
therapy, and speech and hearing therapy.
Tools
for Measuring Acculturation (http://ucalgary.ca/~taras/_private/Culture_Survey_Catalogue.pdf)
This resource is a catalogue of 50 instruments for measuring
acculturation. The resource includes measurement categories,
survey questions, original citations, reliability data, and
scoring information.
Logic Models
Workshop- The Logic Model: Don't Evaluate Without It
(http://www.aap.org/commpeds/resources/teleconf_logicmodel.htm)
This workshop guides Healthy Tomorrows grantees and others implementing community-based health initiatives through logic model development and evaluation planning. The workshop provides two logic model examples to illustrate the concepts introduced in the workshop.
Evaluating Your Community-Based
Program Part 1: Designing Your Evaluation (http://www.aap.org/EvalResources)
The guide is structured in a workbook format. This guide provides
an overview of program evaluation for providers implementing
community-based initiatives to help you develop a logic model
from your program.
University of Florida
Extension Service: Using Logic Models for Program Development (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC041)
This is a short narrative explaining the concept of a logic
model without getting into the details of creating one. This
is a great handout for staff or board who need more background
information before participating in logic model development,
but don't need the full guidebook.
WK
Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide
(http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub3669.pdf)
This guide provides an orientation to the the underlying principles
of "logic modeling" so this tool can be effectively
used in program planning, implementation, and dissemination
of results. This is a critical resource for projects that will
do additional grantmaking with major foundations.
The
Innovation Network: Logic Model Builder Tool (http://www.innonet.org/?section_id=64&content_id=185)
Innovation
Network has developed several free online tools to support capacity
building and evaluation for the field. Through Point K you can
build your own logic model online with this simple tool. You
will need to register to access Point K, but it is free. They
also offer an Evaluation Plan Builder tool and an Organization
Assessment Tool. This will be helpful to projects who need to
see or share their logic model information in a different format,
or would like to save it in a place where multiple parties can
log in and edit it.
Evaluation Training
American Evaluation Association (http://eval.org/training.asp)
The AEA offer variety of trainings annually, provided throughout
the country. Training is available for beginners and more advanced
professionals conducting evaluation.
The University of
Wisconsin Extension Service (http://www.uwex.edu/ces/lmcourse/)
The University of Wisconsin offers an online course, "Enhancing
Program Performance with Logic Models." The course offers
seven topics how to use logic models and develop an example
with a community nutrition program. Each section includes background
information, bibliography and audio supplements to the informational
slides you scroll through. An excellent tool for getting comfortable
with logic models without having to pay for the course!
Questionnaire Development
Technical Assistance
Teleconference- Questionnaire Development
(http://www.aap.org/commpeds/resources/teleconf_questionnaire.htm)
This teleconference assists you in designing a quality questionnaire for your target population. Participants learn about different types of questionnaires, how to develop survey questions, and how to communicate your results.
Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago
(http://www.srl.uic.edu/SEMINARS/semnotes.htm)
The Survey Research Laboratory is a division of the University
of Illinois at Chicago's College of Urban Planning and Public
Affairs that provides survey research services to faculty, staff,
and students at the Chicago campus. This link takes you to past
and current seminars on survey research methodology offered
at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This is a great site
for grantees and people who plan to develop a questionnaire
for their target population as part of their projects evaluation
plan. Check out the following two seminars that may be of particular
interest: Introduction
to Questionnaire Design and Introduction
to Survey Design.
Designing
Surveys and Questionnaires Tutorial (http://www.statpac.com/surveys/contents.htm)
StatPac is a recognized and comprehensive survey software tool.
In this link, you will find a tutorial that will teach you how
to conduct a survey and design a questionnaire. You'll learn the
latest survey research techniques...what works and what doesn't.
The tutorial is packed with great information.
University
of British Columbia: School of Library, Archival and Information
Studies
(http://www.slais.ubc.ca/resources/research_methods/question.htm)
The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS)
is an internationally recognized accredited school with innovative
programs and exceptional research productivity. SLAIS provides
an array of questionnaire resources for students and novice researchers.
Take advantage and explore this Web site for excellent sources
on designing and carrying out a questionnaire survey.
Hints for
Designing Effective Questionnaires (http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=5&n=3)
This link provides a compilation of do's and don'ts for good questionnaire
design that will make data analysis easier and faster.
Web Survey White Paper: Six Steps for Successful Surveys
(http://www.vovici.com/resources/survey-white-papers.aspx)
Since online surveys are widely utilized, there are some very important steps that must be followed to drive high response rates and ensure that quality feedback is gathered. This white paper will define six easy steps to follow to maximize the value of any survey.
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