23. Program Management Flashcards
positions public’s well-being above private interests
community health planning
organized, ongoing approach to meet needs of designated populations or subpopulations
programs
smaller organized activities w/ a limited time frame
projects
selecting and implementing activities designed to achieve improvements
planning
ongoing process of judgements about improving, managing, and continuing a program
program evaluation
ongoing assessment of objectives met and planning activities achieved (during the project)
formative or process evaluation
assessment of outcomes or follow-up of results (at the end of the project)
summative or impact evaluation
goals of program planning
ensure health care services are acceptable, equal, efficient, and effective
goals of program evaluation
- accountability
- determine the relevance, adequacy, progress, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability of program activities
overall health status of a community w/ identification of populations at risk; done every 3 years
community assessment
focuses on a specific population or subpopulation and identifies its health needs and resources available to address those needs
population needs assessment
steps of the planning process
- formulate idea (based on possible needs)
- conceptualize the problem
- detail the problem
- evaluating
- implementing
- formulating objectives
project a future need
preactive
defining a problem based on past needs
reactive
defines a problem based on the existing health status of the population being served
inactive
problem based on present and past data to define future needs
interactive
statement of values
mission
overall aim
goal
specific measurable outcomes
objectives
explicit actions to accomplish objectives
action steps
benefits of program evaluation
- ensure program has met its goals
- documents accountability to clients and funding
- shows whether program is fulfilling its purpose
- used to justify making adjustments to or discontinuing the program
steps of the evaluation process
- engage stakeholders (citizens in community)
- describe program
- focus evaluation design
- gather credible evidence (literature review)
- justify conclusions
- ensure use and share lessons learned
sources of program evaluation
- qualitative methods (site visits, observation of interventions, open-ended interviews)
- program records
- epidemiological data
What process is used by many health departments when planning for programs
mobilizing for action through planning and partnership (MAPP) process
What is a major challenge for programs created?
obtaining adequate funding
3 ways programs obtain funding
- gifts
- contracts
- grants
