Our last lecture was today….this whole semester went very fast! This class was the most enjoyable class I’ve had this semester. What I take away from this class is that when implementing a program I need to learn as much as I can in order for it to successful. The evaluation game was bit hard to do, however as everyone went through the process I learned that as program coordinators we need to be clear for what we are asking for and if there no available resources for help we have to clearly state (to our bosses) what we can do with what we have and go on from there….Personal relevance coupled with hard data can also make our program evaluation successful and perhaps can help with program maintenance. By getting more grant money and convincing the stakeholders that a program is worth investing in, as the 1 to 4 return on investment we talked about in class (ROI).
Anyway, I like that fact that Dr. E mentioned that as public health professional we don’t HAVE to be poor! I mean I’m not ashamed to say that I like having money and I like earning it. Money does consume me, but it’s nice to have it.
The semester is winding down and I’ve learned a lot from this class. I have many tools to choose from, many techniques of health communication to “muddle” through and excited to try some stuff out at my work place. So I want to wish everyone good luck with careers, finals, and our presentation on Monday.
I found this website below through University of Toronto that outlines a lot of the information we talked about in class for Program Evaluation. Click on the PDF file....it has a lot of relevant content on Evaluation design.
http://www.thcu.ca/infoandresources/evaluation_resources.htm
Have a great semester break everyone!
Friday, December 7, 2007
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