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Evaluate a PHIN CoP
Why Evaluate?
Effective program evaluation is a systematic way to improve and account for activities conducted by the PHIN CoPs. Evaluation is used widely in many public health settings, and it can be applied easily to communities of practice. As concerns regarding the cost and effectiveness of public health informatics activities continue to grow, evaluation can be a powerful tool to inform decision-making and build support for continued funding.
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Why Should We Evaluate?
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Evaluation is a critical component of the PHIN Community and PHIN CoPs. As part of the participatory process of CoPs, all PHIN members are active players in both levels of the evaluation, which are described below.
Evaluation Level 1: PHIN Community Evaluation
CDC will conduct ongoing evaluations of the PHIN Community and the relationship to PHIN CoPs. This will determine how well the CoP approach is working and the overall impact on PHIN. Since the use of CoPs is a new approach to improve the implementation of PHIN, information collected through evaluation will assist CDC in assessing how well the PHIN CoPs accomplish their goals.
Evaluation Level 2: CoP Evaluations CDC developed a core set of questions to gather consistent information across all PHIN CoPs. The “Core Evaluation Template” contains the core questions that will inform this evaluation. In addition to the core questions, members of each CoP are expected to develop their own questions that address issues specific to their CoP. Staff at CDC are available to assist with this process.
Contact Us:
- Communities of Practice Program
- Public Health Information Network (PHIN)
- National Center for Public Health Informatics
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Atlanta, Georgia 30345
- 404-498-6455
- PHIN@cdc.gov
