Community Health Care's O-Process for Evaluation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Observe & Assess Program Needs

   Pages 1-13

3. Operationalize the Evaluation Plan

   Pages 15-38

4. Obtain Data

   Pages 39-54

5. Organize & Analyze Data

   Pages 55-68

6. Outputs & Outcomes

   Pages 69-82

7. Back Matter

   Pages 83-160

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There is a renewed sense of urgency to alleviate human suffering and public attention has increased its focus on corporate philanthropy and social investing. Likewise, non-profit organizations find themselves under greater pressure to dem- strate impact and the demand for greater ‘transparency’ on the donor community and government agencies now require a more transparent accounting of spending on social programs that support the disenfranchised. This book is intended to be a guide for Community Health Care Programs interested in enhancing their lo- term sustainability through the appropriate use of their evaluation results. The book has been designed for ease of use and provides step-by-step guidance on all aspects of basic evaluation methods. For the last twenty years, The Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Program has awarded funding to more than 150 pioneering non-profit organizations for unique projects that address disparities in America’s delivery of health care to poor and underserved citizens. By supporting essential, community-based health care organizations, the program helps to break down health care barriers for me- cally underserved populations by improving their access to quality services.

• Community health care programs
• Evaluation methods
• Healthcare management
• care program
• quality

From the reviews:

"This very brief overview of program planning and evaluation presents the authors’ model for designing, implementing, and evaluating a health program. … The audience includes healthcare organizations or community boards that are developing or already have health programs. … The book includes multiple bulleted points, highlighted key points, and appendixes that contain templates for data collection." (Michele Issel, Doody’s Review Service, November, 2008)

• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

  Fannie Fonseca-Becker, Amy L. Boore

Fannie Fonseca-Becker is an Associate Scientist in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is Director of the Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Scholars Program, a collaboration with Johns Hopkins to train community health organizations in program evaluation.

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