Addressing Health Equity in Evaluation Efforts

A Good Idea

Description

The Boston Public Health Commission has implemented an evaluation plan to gauge their impact in reducing health inequities. The plan includes requiring partners to routinely collect data on race/ethnicity, age, gender, and zip code; increasing the sample size for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey to ensure sufficient power to assess neighborhood-level changes over time; and designing a plan to assess the overall effect of selected strategies and to identify areas where additional efforts may be needed to enhance intervention effects in underserved communities.

Goal / Mission

The Boston Public Health Commission worked to ensure their efforts were effective in reaching the populations experiencing obesity and tobacco-related health inequities.

Impact

Boston Public Health Commissions' strategic evaluation design allowed the department to make mid-course adjustments and enhanced their ability to contribute to the evidence-base regarding the influence of their initiative on advancing health equity.

Results / Accomplishments

Boston Public Health Commissions' strategic evaluation design allowed the department to make mid-course adjustments and enhanced their ability to contribute to the evidence-base regarding the influence of their initiative on advancing health equity.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Boston Public Health Commission
Primary Contact
Center for Health Equity and Social Justice
1010 Massachusetts Ave
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02118
617-534-2291
http://www.bphc.org/chesj/pages/home.aspx
Topics
Community / Governance
Organization(s)
Boston Public Health Commission
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date of publication
2013
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Boston, MA
For more details
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dch/pdf/FoundationalSki...
Target Audience
Racial/Ethnic Minorities

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.