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Program Evaluation in Environmental Health

Program Evaluation in Environmental Health

Instructor: Various

Organization: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington

Delivery Mode: Online – self study

When offered: Ongoing

Cost: None

Prerequisite: None

Description: This module addresses the following Core Competencies of Environmental Health:

·         Information Gathering: The capacity to identify sources and compile relevant and appropriate information when needed, and the knowledge of where to go to obtain the information

·         Data Analysis and Interpretation: The capacity to analyze data, recognizes meaningful test results, interpret results, and present the results in an appropriate way to different types of audiences

·         Evaluation: The capacity to evaluate the effectiveness or performance of procedures, interventions, and programs

Users need to register free of cost with Northwest Center for Public Health Practice before they can access this module. Please follow the link above to register. Some modules are also available on CDs.

Following are the course objectives. By the end of this module users should be able to:

·         List and describe the six steps of an evaluation process

·         Identify key stakeholders in an evaluation

·         Describe the components and elements of a program logic model

·         Outline a basic evaluation plan including data collection methods

·         List three ways to use evaluation data to draw conclusions about a program