Transcript Theme 6: slide 3 Planning health promotion checklist (1) - HI-Net

Theme 6: Learning Outcomes
Planning and evaluating an intervention
Participants will be able to:
• critically examine the stages of a planned
health promotion intervention and their
relevance to individual practice
• justify a rationale for the evaluation of
health promotion interventions and choice
of evaluation methods
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Flowchart for planning and evaluating
health promotion
Adapted from Ewles and Simnett (2003)
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Planning health promotion checklist (1)
To plan health promotion effectively, you will
need to:
• assess needs of population/community
• prioritise the needs or issues you find
• examine particular issues to act upon
• identify critical reference group
Wass (2000)
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Planning health promotion checklist (2)
• Set aims and objectives
• Decide most appropriate response
to problem
• Calculate resources needed to
act effectively
• Plan how to evaluate activity
Wass (2000)
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Setting aims and objectives
An aim is a broad general statement about
what you want to achieve. It’s your goal,
your reason for undertaking an activity
Objectives are specific, focused statements
about the steps you are going to take to
achieve your aim
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SMART objectives
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-bound
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Writing aims and objectives
Aims
Promote
Improve
Develop
Encourage
Motivate
Support
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Objectives
Identify
Ascertain
Obtain
Define
Demonstrate
Evaluate
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Terms used in evaluation (1)
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Terms used in evaluation (2)
Efficiency
• Extent to which aims/objectives achieved
Effectiveness
• Extent to which achievement leads to
desired outcome
Economy
• Extent to which outcomes are achieved
economically
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Dilemmas in evaluation
How to:
• choose what to measure
• be sure results are due to the activity
• decide when to evaluate
• gauge what constitutes success
• judge if evaluation worth effort
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Some evaluation methods (1)
Quantitative methods
• Self-response surveys
• Interview-based surveys
• Audit and benchmarking
• Cost–benefit and ‘best value’ analysis
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Some evaluation methods (2)
Qualitative methods
• Semi-structured interviews
• Observation
• Focus groups
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