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About The CourseWelcome to the CoursePlus Web site for LARGE-SCALE EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATIONS OF HEALTH PROGRAMS (221.645.01), a course offered by the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Reviews the global efforts and methodological challenges in conducting large-scale effectiveness evaluations in health, emphasizing maternal and child health in low and middle income countries. Explores frequently-used approaches for data collection in impact evaluations. Discusses interpretation of results and attribution of observed changes to the program being evaluated. Includes operational arrangements of large-scale evaluations and interactions with policymakers.
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- explain the importance of evaluating the effectiveness of large-scale health programs
- prepare a conceptual model linking program inputs to health impact
- describe the main methodological approaches and methods for data collection
- interpret the results of the evaluation and discuss whether these can be attributed to the program
- communicate effectively with policymakers and implementers throughout the evaluation cycle
Neff Walker
E-mail: nwalker@jhsph.edu
Robert Black
E-mail: rblack@jhsph.edu
Jennifer Bryce
E-mail: jbryce@jhsph.edu
Melinda Munos
E-mail: mmunos@jhsph.edu
Cesar Victora
E-mail: cvictora@jhsph.edu
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