Module 10. Evaluating and Disseminating Population Health Interventions

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, you will be able to

describe key evaluation designs for assessing the effectiveness of population health interventions in cases where randomized control trials (RCTs) are not feasible;
identify key sources of population health indicators;
explain the four key aspects of population health interventions (inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes) that need to be measured for evaluation purposes;
describe the key features of effective knowledge translation (KT) for the dissemination of evaluation results.

Course Reserves can be accessed using the Library Resources widget on the Course Home page.

10a. Assessing the Impact of Population Health Interventions in Real-World Settings
Textbook: Bartholomew Eldredge, R.K., Markham, C.M., Ruitter, R.A.C., Fernández, M., Kok, G., & Parcel, G. (2016). Intervention mapping step 5: Program implementation plan and Intervention mapping step 6: Evaluation plan with Patricia Dolan Mullen. In Planning Health Promotion Programs: An Intervention Mapping Approach (4th ed., pp. 483–496). San Francisco: Jossey-Boss.
Course Reserve: Craig, P., Cooper, C., Gunnell, D., Haw, S., Lawson, K., Macintyre, S., ... & Thompson, S. (2012). Using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions: New Medical Research Council guidance. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(12), 1182–1186.

10d. Disseminating Results of Population Health Interventions
Course Reserve: Gagnon, M.L. (2011). Moving knowledge to action through dissemination and exchange. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 64(1), 25-31.

Course Reserve: Brown, C.H., Curran, G., Palinkas, L.A., Aarons, G.A., Wells, K.B., Jones, L., ... & Tabak, R.G. (2017). An overview of research and evaluation designs for dissemination and implementation. Annual Review of Public Health, 38, 1-22.