T6: Pop Health Planning, Intervention, and Eval Flashcards
Benefits of Program Planning
Benefits clients, nurses, employing agencies, and the community
Focuses attention on what the organization and health provider are attempting to do for clients
Assists in identifying the resources and activities that are needed
Reduces role ambiguity
Reduces uncertainty within the program environment
Increases the abilities of the provider and the agency to cope with the external environment
Helps the provider and the agency anticipate events
Allows for quality decision-making and better control over the actual program results
needs assessment
a systematic appraisal of type, depth, and scope of problems as perceived by clients, health providers, or both
Stages Used in Assessing Client Need
-preactive
-reactive
-inactive
-interactive
preactive
projecting a future need
reactive
defining the problem based on needs identified by the client or the agency
inactive
defining the problem based on the existing health status of the population to be served
interactive
describing the problem using past and present data to project future population needs
target population
group or aggregate that program or intervention is targeted; desired change within the group
intervention types
- HEALTH-EDUCATION PROGRAMS
- SCREENING PROGRAMS
- ESTABLISHING SERVICES
- POLICY SETTING
- COMMUNITY SELF HELP AND EMPOWERMENT
- CHANGING POWER STRUCTURES
formative evaluation
Evaluation for the purpose of assessing whether objectives are met or planned activities are completed. This type of evaluation begins with an assessment of the need for a program and is ongoing as the program is implemented.
summative evaluation
Evaluation to assess program outcomes or as a follow-up of the results of the program activities and usually occurs when a program is completed or at a specific point in time
benefits of program evaluation
shows whether the program is meeting its purpose
engage stakeholders
This includes those who are involved in planning, funding, and implementing the program; those who are affected by the program; and the intended users of its services
describe the program
should address the need for the program and should include the mission and goals. This sets the standard for judging the results of the evaluation
focus the evaluation design
- Purpose: Explain why the evaluation is being done.
- Users: Identify who will receive the evaluation report.
- Usage: Describe how the report will be used.
- Questions and Methods: Outline the questions that will be asked and the methods that will be used to find answers.
- Agreements: List any agreements or permissions needed to carry out the evaluation.
gather credible evidence
Specify the indicators that will be used, sources of the data, quality of the data, quantity of information to be gathered, and the logistics of the data gathering phase. Data gathered should provide credible evidence and convey a well-rounded view of the program
justify conclusions
Make sure the conclusions of the evaluation are supported by the evidence collected. Then, compare these conclusions to the values or standards set by the stakeholders to ensure they are valid.
Ensure use and share lessons learned
Take deliberate steps to use and spread the findings so that the lessons learned can be used in making decisions about the program
Specifying objectives (goals)
o Must be specific
o To truly effective, the program plan should begin with a general program goal and move on to specific objectives that will help meet the program
Program clients (attitude scales)
o Probably used most often
o Example: client satisfaction survey
Program records (clinical records)
o Provide the evaluator with information about the care given to the client and the results of that care
Epidemiologic Data
o Morbidity and mortality data
o Incidence and prevalence rates
relevance
need for the program
adequacy
program addresses the extent of the need
progress
tracking of program activities to meet program objectives
efficiency
relationship between program outcomes and the resource spent
effectiveness
ability to meet program objectives and the results of program efforts
impact
long-term changes in the client population
sustainability
enough resources (usually money) to continue the program
