Assignment: Program Or Policy Evaluation

Assignment: Program Or Policy Evaluation
Assignment: Program Or Policy Evaluation
Based on the program or policy evaluation you selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following:
Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
How was the success of the program or policy measured?
How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?
How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?
At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?
What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?
What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.
Overview
Policymaking is a complex, dynamic, and rarely linear process.
All domains of the CDC’s Policy Process can benefit from evaluation.
Within each domain, however, evaluation attempts may necessitate distinct considerations.
The information in the document “Using Evaluation to Inform CDC’s Policy Processpdf icon” can be used to help public health professionals evaluating their work within specific domains of the Policy Process ask the right questions and use a credible approach to gathering evidence and performing analysis.
The purpose of this document is to provide information and examples to:
Recognize the value of, and opportunities for, policy evaluation; Improve our grasp of evaluation as it applies to the five specific domains of the Policy Process;
Improve our abilities to evaluate one or more specific domains of the Policy Process; recognize the significance of incorporating evaluation findings into the evidence base.
Policy evaluation is the systematic gathering and analysis of data in order to make judgements on the contexts, activities, characteristics, or outcomes of one or more policy domains.
Policy development, adoption, implementation, and effectiveness can all benefit from evaluation, which adds to the evidence foundation for policy interventions.