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Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Practice: Health Education Program Evaluation in South Carolina
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| Presenter(s):
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| Grant Morgan,
University of South Carolina,
morgang@mailbox.sc.edu
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| Vasanthi Rao,
University of South Carolina,
vasanthiji@yahoo.com
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| Ching Ching Yap,
University of South Carolina,
ccyap@gwm.sc.edu
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| Christine Beyer,
South Carolina Department of Education,
cbeyer@ed.sc.gov
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| Abstract:
The South Carolina Department of Education, University of South Carolina, and Metalogic, Inc. have partnered to conduct a pilot health and safety education program assessment in order to address the current gap between health education policy and practice. The two-fold program assessment involved 1) program implementation survey taken by health and safety educators aimed at identifying school- and classroom-level predictors of student health and safety achievement and 2) an online student assessment. Results of the program assessment will be used in the future to develop a mandatory, statewide health and safety testing program. Therefore, the evaluation was designed to produce a feedback loop where policy and practice are informed simultaneously. The researchers will present the processes and results of the program assessment as well as implications for future endeavors in health education.
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The Stakeholder Difference: Designing an Evaluation for Relevance and Use
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| Presenter(s):
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| Tracy Patterson,
Center for Creative Leadership,
pattersont@ccl.org
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| Julia Jackson Newsom,
University of North Carolina Greensboro,
j_jackso@uncg.edu
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The Center for Creative Leadership, with the support and collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is implementing a comprehensive, multi-phase leadership development initiative for nearly 300 emerging leaders in community-based health and health-related nonprofits over the next three years. The initiative is targeted within 9 communities in the U.S. serving vulnerable populations and includes action learning sponsorship and goal development. This paper focuses on the design of the evaluation for this initiative, including 1) how the evaluation design process was integrated into the design of the initiative, 2) how a logic model and dashboard were used to focus the design of the evaluation, and 3) how key stakeholders were involved at multiple stages in the design of the evaluation to clarify best use of limited resources, make decisions about methods and measurement, and ensure the evaluation’s relevance and use.
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Food Security: A Systematic Evaluation of the Community Food Action Initiative in British Columbia
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| Presenter(s):
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| Kim Van der Woerd,
Facilitate This!,
kvanderwoerd@shaw.ca
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| Jim Mactier,
Facilitate This!,
ruralrootsbb@shaw.ca
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| Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to discuss a systematic evaluation of the Community Food Action Initiative (CFAI) in British Columbia, Canada. The CFAI is a health promotion initiative to support food security and improve access to healthy foods through the implementation of community, regional and provincial plans and activities, using a population health approach. The process evaluation included determining whether the CFAI accomplished their objectives, and a systems level analysis of how the program was administered. In total, 155 diverse community-based projects were funded throughout the province. Participants in the evaluation included 19 government level program deliverers, 67 (of the 155) leaders of the community-based projects, and 178 community participants. Evaluation results demonstrated an overall achievement of program objectives, and illuminated the complexity of evaluating a complex community initiative. The systematic evaluation revealed the need to build capacity and/or consistency for integrating outcome evaluative practice into program management.
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