#569
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:26:10 -0400
From: Nicholas Grosskopf <NGrosskopf@CHESTNYC.ORG>
Subject: Consumer Health
Hi All,
I’ve been asked to teach an undergraduate course on consumer health this fall. If anyone has experience in teaching a class of this nature would you mind sending me a copy of your syllabus and any supplemental material? I would be eternally grateful!
Many thanks,
Nicholas
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Nicholas A. Grosskopf, EdD, CHES
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Center for HIV Educational Studies & Training (CHEST) @ Hunter College
Assistant Professor, York College
City University of New York (CUNY)
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New York, NY 10001
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#570
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:35:01 -0500
From: James Teufel <teufel@SIU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Evaluation Tools
Hello,
The answer to your question will depend on at least five factors: 1) the type of evaluation model used; 2) your interests; 3) your organizations interests; 4) your community's interests; 5) and effective a priori planning.
See Daniel Stufflebeam's work on categorizing evaluation models.
Also see the Western Michigan website below. Western Michigan is the number one school in the area of evaluation in the United States.
http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/checklists/checklistmenu.htm
Note that not all evaluation models follow the well known objective-based framework.
If evaluating effectiveness from the objective-based model, you could follow the process, impact, outcome framework (note that impact and outcome are reversed in the medical literature). This model is similar to some of the federal models that look at things like: structure, process, short-term outcomes, intermediate-outcomes, and long-term outcomes.
The answer to the effectiveness is based on how effectiveness is operationalized by the evaluator. For example, a successful program to one person may be having 100 underserved and at risk people screened, whereas another person may perceive effectiveness as screening these same people and ensuring that, as necessary, all people receive necessary follow-up care.
The first perspective is certainly easier to measure but raises ethical concerns. Screening underserved people without appropriate follow-up scaffolding in place is an obvious problem.
I hope this helps. One must account for the relativity and the inherent strengths and weaknesses of approaches when implementing any method (planning, implementation, and/evaluation).
James
Director of Research and Evaluation
Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development Southern Illinois University Carbondale -----Original Message-----
From: HEDIR-L List [mailto:HEDIR-L@listserv.siu.edu] On Behalf Of Sharon Williamson
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 5:48 PM
To: HEDIR-L@listserv.siu.edu
Subject: Evaluation Tools
I am seeking an evaluation tool to measure the effectiveness of health promotion activities and events I conduct in the community. For example, when I conduct a health sceening event, I would like to know how effective the event was. If you do not have a form to share, please share your ideas on how I can be more effective in evaluating this.
Sharon Williamson, MPH
Health Promotions Manager
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#571
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:19:34 -0400
From: "Craig Becker Ph.D." <beckerc@ECU.EDU>
Subject: Re: HEDIR-L Digest - 6 Aug 2008 to 7 Aug 2008 (#2008-168)
I can help with measurement but need more specifics on what you hope to measure. It is an area I focus. My focus has been on measuring positive health but I have looked and presented on multiple measures. I have several articles out or in press on health measurement as listed below that may help. Each of the articles did a measurements to conduct an evaluation or developed a tool to measure outcomes. Please advise if I can be of assistance.
Becker,
C. M., Moore, J., Whetstone, L., Glascoff, M., Elizabeth, C., Felts, M., &
Anderson, L., (in press, 2008). Validity Evidence for the Salutogenic Wellness
Promotion Scale (SWPS). American Journal of Health Behavior.
Becker, C. M., Whetstone, L., Glasscoff, M., & Moore, J. (in press, 2008).
Evaluation of the Reliability and Validity of an Adult Version of the
Salutogenic Wellness Promotion Scale (SWPS). American Journal of Health
Education.
Becker, C. M., Dolbier, C. L. , Durham, T., Glascoff, M. A. , & Adams, T. B.
(2008). Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability
of a Positive Health Scale. American Journal of Health Education, 39 (1),
34-41
Becker, C. M., Glascoff, M. A. , Mitchell, T., Durham, T., & Arnold, W. (2007).
Assessing Perceived Health and Associated Health Promoting Behaviors: An
Investigation of Methods used to Assess Health Status. Journal of Applied
Social Psychology, 37 (2), 227-242.
Johnson, H., Becker, C. M. , Inman, L., Webb, K., & Brady, C. (in press, 2007). Why be Smoke-Free? A Qualitative Study of Smoke-Free Restaurant Owners and Manager Opinions. Health Promotion Practice
Becker, C. M.,
Johnson, H., Tavasso, D., Vail-Smith, K., Maahs-Fladung, C., B. Elmore; C.
Blumell, (in press, 2007). Making Health Happen on Campus. Journal of
General Education.
Becker, C., McMahan, S., Allen, D., & Nelson, J. R. (2004). The Usability and
Effectiveness of a Self-Management Intervention. American Journal of Health
Studies, 19 (2), 110-114.
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Be Wellr,
Craig M. Becker, Ph.D.
Department of Health Education & Promotion
East Carolina University
3207 Carol Belk Building
Greenville, NC 27858
Telephone: 252-328-5312
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#572
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 10:44:14 -0700
From: Mark Fulop <markfulop@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Empowerment Education evaluations
James, April, Larry and all
I really appreciate the insight and feedback re: my request for info on popular education evaluation tools. I especially appreciate the references to books, both of which I ordered. I am orienting my team around Michael Patton’s work and welcome the additional references.
Since popular education has become the strategy of the day in my organization, I find myself going forwarding on to my colleagues the seminal 80”s works of Ken McLeroy et.al on socio-ecological perspective, Nina Wallerstein et.al on empowerment education. It is interesting to be old enough to say, “no, these ideas aren’t new so please stand on the shoulders of giants who have come before.”
For my immediate needs, April, your post was immensely practical and will
influence our evaluation design. And James the sequential post to the Western
As always, I am even more appreciative to have colleagues and professional peers who help me stay focused on the core science of our field and reinforce the fact that community empowerment and socio-ecological change can’t be reduced to a post test of workshops.
Have a great weekend
m
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Mark Fulop, MA, MPH
Portland, OR
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#573
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:18:28 -0500
From: James Teufel <teufel@SIU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Empowerment Education evaluations
An additional recommendation for those interested in the social-ecological model is the work of Urie Bronfenbrenner. Urie Bronfenbrenner is one of the founders (at least a major popularizer) of the social-ecological model; see his works on child development. Much of his work has been used to generalize the model to other samples and contexts.
To supplement Patton’s work, I would also review Realistic Evaluation by Ray Pawson and Nick Tilley as well as the CIPP Model of Daniel Stufflebeam.
I hope this helps.
James
Director of Research and Evaluation
Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development
Southern Illinois University Carbondale