Assessing Health Program Delivery

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Assessing Health Program Delivery

This course is part of Evaluating Large-Scale Health Programs Specialization

Instructors: Elizabeth Hazel, PhD

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8 modules

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There are 8 modules in this course

This course provides in-depth knowledge about implementation strength, quality of care, and service utilization, which are essential components of health program delivery. This course is primarily aimed at implementers, managers, funders, and evaluators of health programs in low- and middle-income settings (LMISs) targeting women and children, and undergraduate and graduate students in health-related fields.

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.

What's included

3 videos6 readings1 assignment

3 videosTotal 54 minutes

1.1.1 Welcome10 minutes
1.1.2 An introduction to effectiveness evaluations of large-scale programs for women and children in low- and middle-income settings33 minutes
1.2.1 Introduction to the in-depth case studies 11 minutes

6 readingsTotal 60 minutes

Reading list for lesson 1.110 minutes
Required 1: Course Objectives and Syllabus10 minutes
Required 2: RADAR Project10 minutes
Required 3: Biographies10 minutes
Required 4: Glossary10 minutes
Reading list for lesson 1.2 10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 1 Quiz30 minutes

What's included

12 videos5 readings1 assignment

12 videosTotal 107 minutes

2.1.1. Welcome to Module 24 minutes
2.2.1 The history and evolution of assessments of program implementation strength 19 minutes
2.2.2 Implementation strength indicators 8 minutes
2.2.3 Application to running case studies 7 minutes
2.3.1 A brief history of quality of care assessments 11 minutes
2.3.2 Guest speaker by Moise Muzigaba on Overview of The Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health16 minutes
2.3.3 Quality of care indicators 9 minutes
2.3.4 Application to running case studies 10 minutes
2.4.1 Program utilization5 minutes
2.4.2 Indicators of program utilization 13 minutes
2.4.3 Application to running case studies or other case examples 3 minutes
2.5.1 Review of Module 3 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Reading list for lesson 2.1 10 minutes
Reading list for lesson 2.210 minutes
Reading list for lesson 2.310 minutes
Reading list for lesson 2.410 minutes
Reading list for lesson 2.510 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 2 Quiz30 minutes

What's included

12 videos7 readings1 assignment

12 videosTotal 131 minutes

3.1.1. Welcome to Module 32 minutes
3.2.1 Fundamentals of research design relevant to assessments of health program delivery - Part 136 minutes
3.2.2 Fundamentals of research design relevant to assessments of health program delivery - Part 2 17 minutes
3.3.1 Overview of data sources and methods 12 minutes
3.4.1 Data sources and collection methods for program implementation strength 9 minutes
3.4.2 Case study of a national implementation strength assessment of family planning and youth-friendly services in Malawi 7 minutes
3.5.1 Data sources and collection methods for assessing quality of care 8 minutes
3.5.2 Guest lecture by Alex Rowe on Assessing Health Worker Performance 14 minutes
3.5.3 Applications to in-depth case studies from Mali and Malawi 11 minutes
3.6.1 Data sources for service utilization 9 minutes
3.6.2 Case studies of utilization assessments 5 minutes
3.7.1 Summary of Module 3 3 minutes

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Reading list for lesson 3.1 10 minutes
Reading list for lesson 3.210 minutes
Reading list for lesson 3.310 minutes
Reading list for lesson 3.410 minutes
Reading list for lesson 3.510 minutes
Reading list for lesson 3.610 minutes
Reading list for lesson 3.710 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 3 Quiz30 minutes

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment

3 videosTotal 20 minutes

4.1.1 Program documentation 6 minutes
4.1.2 What contextual factors may affect program delivery, and how can they be documented? 7 minutes
4.2.1 Application to in-depth case studies from Mali and Ethiopia 8 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Reading list for lesson 4.110 minutes
Reading list for lesson 4.210 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 4 Quiz30 minutes

What's included

6 videos5 readings1 assignment

6 videosTotal 74 minutes

5.1.1 Welcome to Module 5 1 minute
5.2.1 Developing an implementation plan for the assessment 13 minutes
5.3.1 Supervising data collection and ensuring data quality 8 minutes
5.4.1 Analyzing and interpreting results in the context of a large-scale effectiveness evaluation35 minutes
5.4.2 Linking health program delivery results with coverage results – an introduction 15 minutes
5.5.1 Review of key concepts in Module 5 2 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Reading list for lesson 5.110 minutes
Reading list for lesson 5.210 minutes
Reading list for lesson 5.310 minutes
Reading list for lesson 5.410 minutes
Reading list for lesson 5.510 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 5 Quiz30 minutes

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment

What's included

4 videos4 readings1 assignment

4 videosTotal 27 minutes

7.1.1 Welcome to Module 7, and the history of the RADAR tools 6 minutes
7.2.1 Overview of IS & QoC RADAR assessment tools 14 minutes
7.3.1 Web video introducing RADAR website 7 minutes
7.4.1 Summary of Module 7 2 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Reading list for lesson 7.110 minutes
Reading list for lesson 7.210 minutes
Reading list for lesson 7.310 minutes
Reading list for lesson 7.410 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 7 Quiz30 minutes

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment

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Elizabeth Hazel, PhD

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Johns Hopkins University

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Johns Hopkins University

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