Evaluate health program effectiveness and impact. Master the tools and skills for effective health program evaluation.

Instructors: Yoko Inagaki, MD +12 more

What you'll learn

  •   Develop a technically-sound evaluation plan and guide stakeholders through a process of agreeing on priority activities.
  •   Develop a rigorous plan to measure the impact of the program, or model it with the Lives Saved Tool.
  •   Design an assessment of program delivery, including documentation of the program, indicators, measurement methods and tools, and contextual factors.
  •   Conduct quantitative analysis of primary or secondary surveys, interpret the results, and disseminate findings to stakeholders.

    • Skills you'll gain

  •   Health Systems
  •   Data Management
  •   Health Assessment
  •   Statistical Analysis
  •   Training Programs
  •   Systems Thinking
  •   Program Evaluation
  •   Data Collection
  •   Sampling (Statistics)
  •   Health Policy
  •   Survey Creation
  •   Nutrition and Diet

    • Specialization - 6 course series

    Successful completion of the specialization, including all six courses, requires about 75 hours of student work. There are no project-based activities assigned in the specialization, but there are comprehensive summative exams for each of the six courses.

    1. Critique an evaluation of an international health program, identifying its strengths and possible weaknesses and how they could be addressed. 2. Develop a technically-sound evaluation plan for a reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health (RMNCAH) and nutrition program being implemented at scale in a low- or middle-income country, including evaluation design, key indicators, measurement methods, analysis, and communication of results. 3. Guide program managers and donors through a process of agreeing on priority evaluation activities included in an evaluation plan for a specific RMNCAH and nutrition program. 4. Make informed decisions about whether they want to pursue further learning and/or a professional role as an evaluator of large-scale programs. The development of this course was supported by a grant from Government Affairs Canada (GAC) for the Real Accountability, Data Analysis for Results (RADAR) project.

    1. Define health systems strengthening 2. Describe health systems frameworks and how to incorporate them into evaluation planning 3. Describe how to design and prioritize implementation of health systems programs 4. Detail approaches to evaluate health systems programs, including data sources and study design 5. Introduce tools to assist with evaluation planning and simple models to assess health system intervention impact 6. Describe how to interpret health system evaluation findings and sustainability and scalability implications The development of this course was supported by a grant from Government Affairs Canada (GAC) for the Real Accountability, Data Analysis for Results (RADAR) project.

    Those who complete this course successfully will be able to: 1. Explain why assessing health program delivery is an essential part of any large-scale program evaluation in LMISs. 2. Design an assessment of delivery for a health program in a LMIS, including proposed documentation of the program, indicators, measurement methods and tools, relevant contextual factors, and a plan for data analysis. 3. Interpret assessment results in the context of a large-scale effectiveness evaluation, and explain how they can be used to improve program policies and implementation. 4. Describe the RADAR tools for assessing implementation strength and the quality of care, and access guidelines for the use of the tools. The development of this course was supported by a grant from Government Affairs Canada (GAC) for the Real Accountability, Data Analysis for Results (RADAR) project.

    1. Explain what coverage is, why it’s important in evaluations, and how it is measured 2. Describe what household surveys can and cannot measure 3. Plan, implement, and analyze household survey, including: 4. Calculate an appropriate household survey sample size 5. Explain the resources required for a household survey 6. Identify an appropriate sampling design 7. Design a questionnaire 8. Describe challenges for coverage survey planning and implementation 9. Present and describe how the RADAR tool can be used The development of this course was supported by a grant from Government Affairs Canada (GAC) for the Real Accountability, Data Analysis for Results (RADAR) project.

    The development of this course was supported by a grant from Government Affairs Canada (GAC) for the Real Accountability, Data Analysis for Results (RADAR) project.

    It is highly recommended that course participants have the statistical skills to conduct and understand quantitative analysis. The development of this course was supported by a grant from Government Affairs Canada (GAC) for the Real Accountability, Data Analysis for Results (RADAR) project.

    Program Design & Evaluation for Health Systems Strengthening

    Assessing Health Program Delivery

    Household Surveys for Program Evaluation in LMICs

    Measuring and Modeling Impact in Evaluations

    Analysis and Interpretation of Large-Scale Programs

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