This session provides an introduction to the monitoring and evaluation of Maternal and Child Health programs. The first part describes the different types of program evaluation and the context in which these types of evaluation are used. The second part discusses the role of stakeholders to ensure effective evaluation and proposes some strategies to ensure successful collaboration. Students will get to identify stakeholders for the Child Wellness Program. NOTE: This session is part one of a six-course series.
Community and Organizational Partnerships Program evaluation
An overview of how to create and use economic analyses to reach out to partners.
Community and Organizational Partnerships Data Utilization Program evaluation
Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For three decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks for various health domains (such as MCH) and monitored progress to encourage collaboration across communities and sectors, empower individuals to make informed health decisions, and measure the impact of prevention activities.
Alcohol/Drug Services Backbone Organization Breastfeeding Budgeting Case Management/Care Coordination Chronic Disease Common Agenda Communication Community and Organizational Partnerships Community Engagement Community Needs Assessment Continuous Communication Contracting Cultural Competence Data Utilization Depression EBP Implementation Father/Partner Involvement Group Processes/Facilitation Health Equity Health Literacy Healthy Weight Home Visiting Human Resources Immunization Insurance Coverage Intimate Partner Violence Leadership Life Course Model Mutually Reinforcing Activities Nutrition Oral Health Other Parenting Education Participant Recruitment and Retention Partner Involvement Patient-centered Medical Home Policy Prenatal Care and Education Prevention Program evaluation Project Management Project Risk Project Schedule Project Scope Quality Improvement Reproductive Life Planning/Family Planning Risk Assessment Root Cause Analysis Safe Sleep Shared Measurement Social Determinants of Health Socio-emotional Development for Children STDs including HIV Strategic Planning Tobacco Cessation
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) is a community based, action-oriented process aimed at improving services, systems, and resources for women, infants, and families. FIMR brings a multidisciplinary community team together to examine confidential, de-identified cases of fetal and infant deaths. Review of individual cases helps teams understand families’ experiences of racism and how those experiences may have impacted maternal and child outcomes. The website includes publications and resources, information on FIMR programs around the country, and links to partner organizations.
Backbone Organization Community and Organizational Partnerships Community Engagement Data Utilization Group Processes/Facilitation Health Equity Prevention Quality Improvement Risk Assessment Social Determinants of Health
Level 3 Grantees attended a kick-off webinar of the Mentoring for a Healthy Start Program. All Level 3 grantees will serve as Peer Mentors and be assigned one Mentee who is new to the Healthy Start Community. The kick-off webinar, hosted by the EPIC Center and the National Healthy Start Association (NHSA), discussed expectations and responsibilities related to the mentor role.
Mentoring is an important tool to build a stronger Healthy Start Community. As a Peer Mentor you will provide guidance, share your institutional knowledge, and help your Mentee assimilate into the Healthy Start community.
Webinar Materials:
Community and Organizational Partnerships
Are you wondering what other Healthy Start grantees are doing regarding client recruitment? Join this webinar and hear general client recruitment themes from the larger Healthy Start grantee community and recruitment strategies from one Level 3 Healthy Start grantee, MomsFirst in Cleveland, Ohio. The webinar will highlight MomsFirst’s experience with population segmentation and building strategic partnerships with family planning and school-based health in an urban setting. Time will be allotted for your questions and comments. Continued discussion opportunities following the webinar will also be offered.
By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- State at least three common recruitment strategies from the Healthy Start grantee profiles
- List examples of client recruitment strategies for three different population segments
- Explain the importance of applying recruitment lessons learned in the design of recruitment strategies
Webinar Materials:
Communication Community and Organizational Partnerships Community Engagement Community Needs Assessment EBP Implementation