IHP - Evaluation Resources

Changing methods Ð and minds on the use of evaluation in nonprofit organizations A look at WOW: Working On Workforce Development

Evaluation is a powerful method by which to raise awareness about school health programmes and to strengthen them. This tool describes different types of evaluation that can be carried out, what should be evaluated and how. A table sets out a number of components in an evaluation of nutrition interventions and the type of questions that need to be asked.

A compendium of tools to aid in the evaluation of palliative care projects

Written by a team from UCLA’s School of Public Policy and Social Research, the report describes a unique approach to evaluation that is gaining momentum in the nonprofit sector. The team’s leader, professor and professional evaluator Dr. Yeheskel “Zeke” Hasenfeld, calls the approach “participatory,” because it emphasizes client participation in every aspect of the evaluation process.

Changing methods Ð and minds on the use of evaluation in nonprofit organizations A look at WOW: Working On Workforce development project

This is a brief tipsheet on considerations in gathering post-test Evaluation data.

This is a brief tipsheet on considerations in gathering pre-test Evaluation data.

People involved in health promotion work are becoming increasingly interested in evaluating their programs and interventions. Evaluation can provide information to aid in the planning of a program (needs assessment), information on how the program is operating (process evaluation) and whether it has had its intended effect (outcome evaluation). While the primary goal of evaluation is to provide “useful feedback” about the program/initiative to stakeholders (i.e., clients, program organizers, funders, staff, etc.), it is also an important source of future evidence to help develop other programs or make adaptations to your own program.

An evaluation tool used to assess changed competancy levels in a variety of Well for Life concepts