Step 1: Engage Stakeholders
Worksheet 1A: Identifying Key Stakeholders
| Category | Stakeholders | |
| 1 | Whom does the program affect? | Children, guardians, parents, |
| 2 | Who is involved in program operations? | Dietitians, physical exercise therapists advocacy and lobby groups, policymakers at state and federal level, CDC, donors |
| 3 | Who will use the evaluation results? | CDC, physical exercise therapists, dietitians, policymakers at state and federal level, donors, Justice department |
Which of these are key stakeholders we need to engage: |
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Increase credibility of our evaluation |
Implement the interventions that are central to this evaluation |
Advocate for changes to institutionalize the evaluation findings |
Fund/authorize the continuation or expansion of the program |
DietitiansPhysical exercise therapists |
Local and state health departments |
Advocacy and lobby groupsParents Guardians |
CDCState government Federal government Donors Justice Department at state and federal level |
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Worksheet 1B-What Matters to Stakeholders
| Stakeholders | What activities and/or outcomes of this program matter most to them? | |
| 1 | Dietitians |
The dietitian will alter the children’s nutrition based on obesity reduction and individual goals. The dietitians will advise the children, parents and guardians on which foods they should eat. |
| 2 | Physical exercise therapists |
The therapist shall provide children with a hands-on therapy that improves mobility and encourages the restoration of function. This will see the therapists engaging the children in highly repetitive physical activity. |
| 3 | Local and state health departments | An improved health outcome is the most important component of the program that matters to the local and state health departments. |
| 4 | Parents/ guardians | Improved health outcomes and reduced obesity levels matter most to parents. |
| 5 | Children | Better health outcomes to allow the children in avoiding developmental problems, medical problems and reduced intelligence. |
| 6 | Advocacy and lobby groups | Campaigning against obesity and ensure that the causes of the disorder are known by the public including its prevention. |
| 7 | Justice Department officials | Supporting the implementation of the amendments that can help reduce obesity such as regulation of junk foods. |
| 8 | CDC |
A reduced rate obesity to enable the nation to reach its health 2020 goals. Using the strategies employed the program in supporting nationwide obesity reduction programs |
| 9 | State and federal government |
An improved health outcome among the children. Effective and efficient use of state and federal grants during program implementation. |
| 10 | Local donors | Efficient use of funds to implement the program and positive outcomes from the program. |
Summary
In worksheet 1A, it is vital for one to first identify the stakeholders basing on three broad categories; those will be involved in the implementation of the program, those who will be directly affected by the program and those who will use the program’s evaluation results ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). The program identified a couple of stakeholders who included the dietitians, physical exercise therapists, children, parents, guardians, local donors, CDC, state and federal health departments, state and federal government, advocacy and lobby groups, justice department officials, and housing associations. Similarly, it is important to ensure that program evaluation is carried out to allow for an improvement of the program design and implementation thus allowing the program in realizing its goals more efficiently and a demonstration of the program’s impacts (Lobo, Petrich & Burns, 2014). In this case, dietitians and physical exercise therapists shall help in improving the programs evaluation credibility. To ensure that interventions important to the program evaluation are succinctly implemented, the following stakeholders were vital; local and state health department and housing associations. The advocacy for changes that can help in the evaluation was supported by the following stakeholders; advocacy and lobby groups, parents/guardians and housing association. After an evaluation is carried out, there is need to ensure that the program continues running and thus requires funds which will be provided by the following stakeholders; CDC, state government, federal government and local donors. The program must operate within the set regulations, and this requires officials from the state and federal justice department.
Worksheet B highlights the activities each stakeholder will perform in the program or the outcomes expected by each stakeholder from the program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). The dietitians and physical exercise therapists will be the major implementers of the program, and thus they will carry out obesity screening and implementing various strategies aimed at reducing the negative impacts of the disorder. Local and state health departments, the parents/guardians, children, and state and federal government expect there to be an improved health outcome after the program evaluation The CDC, local donors and state and federal government also expect efficient use of the grants and funds provided to the program during its implementation. The justice department shall support amendment implemented towards reducing obesity rates among children. The advocacy and lobby groups shall campaign obesity and showcase it is a public health problem that requires the participation of the entire public as it affects the low-income and high-income class members.
Critique
Worksheet 1A has effectively listed the stakeholders who will ensure the entire program is a success. The worksheet is divided into three broad categories depending on each stakeholder’s role. By stating the required stakeholders, it will make it easier for one fully understand the program’s activities and outcomes. However, the worksheet has not included the community associations amongst the stakeholders. Community associations are very important towards successful implementation of any program. The worksheet has also identified the key stakeholders that must be engaged depending on four core reasons; credibility, implementation, advocating for change and funding/authorization. However, worksheet 1A does not allow one to fully describe the stakeholders and why they are to be engaged. This can make it hard for one to fully understand why a particular stakeholder is listed under a certain category.
Worksheet 1B has succinctly allowed one in listing the activities and outcomes associated with the stakeholder. Through having an awareness of the stakeholder activities, it can easily help one in articulating what their role is towards successful implementation of the program. By allowing one to list the outcomes, they can help in program evaluation, as it will determine whether the program goals were attained. However, this worksheet only allows one listing activities or outcomes that matter most to a particular stakeholder, making it a more personalized approach. The activities and outcomes should be directed to the general public or specific target individuals the program aims at helping rather than individual stakeholders.
Step 2: Describe the Program
Worksheet 2A
| ACTIVITIES | OUTCOMES |
| What will the program and its staff actually do? | What changes do we hope will result in someone or something other than the program and its staff? |
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Screening Campaigns and awareness Dietary changes Training of guardians and parents Implementing various physical exercises such as jogging, running, ridding bicycles, walking and playing football |
Improvement in quality of life Identification of the major obesity causes Reduced obesity rates Dietary advise offered to parents, guardians and children Physical exercise advice offered to parents, guardians and children. |
Worksheet 2 B-Sequencing Activities and Outcomes
| ACTIVITIES | OUTCOMES | ||
| Early | Later | Early | Later |
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Identification of affected children Campaigns and awareness Screening Dietary changes |
Implementing physical exercises Training of parents and guardians |
Identification of obesity causes Dietary advise offered to parents, guardians and children |
Reduced obesity rates Physical exercise advice offered to parents, guardians and children. Improvement of quality of life |
Summary
Worksheet 2A provides a summary of the intended programs outcomes and activities. The aim of creating this table is to provide one with a clear picture of what is expected of the program ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). According to the worksheet, the staff to ensure that the program meets its required goals and objectives, they must carry out the following activities; dietary changes advice, implementing various physical exercises screening, campaigns and awareness, and training of parents and guardians. On the outcomes side, the program is accepted to ensure that the activities listed results into tangible results, which will include; improvement in quality of life, identification of obesity causes, reduced obesity rates, dietary advice offered to parents, guardians and children and physical exercise advice offered to parents, guardians and children.
Worksheet 2B is an expansion of worksheet 2A whereby it provides activities that are more detailed and outcomes depending on the level of urgency. The worksheet activities section is divided into early and later while the outcomes have also been divided into early and later ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). This division allows for the existence of a logical sequence the program has to follow. Before any activity/outcome can occur, there must be one that is already fulfilled. Under the activities section, the identification of affected children, campaigns and awareness, screening and dietary changes advice have to carried out first before
.implementing physical exercises and training of parents and guardians can occur. Outcomes such as elimination of obesity causes and dietary advice offered to parents, guardians and children must be met before reduced obesity rates, physical exercise advice offered to parents, guardians, children, and improvement of quality of life can be attained.
Critique
Worksheet A has succinctly highlighted the activities and outcomes required and expected of the program. The activities include the actions the staff must carry out to attain the desired outcomes. The information in the worksheet is useful, as it will help in the creation of logical models that help in showing the relationship existing between the activities and outcomes ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). However, the major setback of the worksheet is that it does not provide an analysis of which stakeholders will carry out what activity. The program has very many stakeholders, and it is only right to list each stakeholder bedside the activity.
Worksheet 2B is an extension of worksheet 2A as it has provided a more detailed sequence of activities and outcomes. This has been listed under the early and later sections. Activities and outcomes in the early section must first are carried out and attained respectively before those listed under the later section. However, the worksheet does not also list the respective stakeholders under each activity. Likewise, the worksheet does not highlight the period required for each outcome to be fulfilled.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Introduction to program evaluation for public health programs : A self-study guide. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/eval/guide/index.htm
Lobo, R., Petrich, M., & Burns, S. K. (2014). Supporting health promotion practitioners to undertake evaluation for program development. BMC Public Health , 14 (1), 1315.
