Strategic Evaluation Plan: A guide for the Montana Asthma Control Program

1. Strategic Evaluation Plan: A guide for the Montana Asthma Control Program Jessie Frazier, MPH August 20th, 2010 Montana Asthma Advisory Group Meeting

2. Background Overview of evaluation plan development Description of individual evaluation plans

3. Background What is a strategic evaluation plan? Planning document for next 5 years Lays out rationale, scope, general description and timeline of planned evaluations Why do evaluation? Document activities Measure how well we are doing Improve on activities

4. Overview

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8. Timeline

9. Send letters to children in Medicaid age 6 months to 4 years old Children in one of the H1N1 vaccine priority groups called Upon vaccination, information was entered into WIZRD Link mailing list to WIZRD list Find matches Year 1 Medicaid Letter No Letter Link control lists to WIZRD list 6mo-4yrs 5-9yrs Medicaid Letter Only Both H1N1 Outreach Project Evaluation: 6mo-4yrs 6mo-4yrs There are several limitations to interpreting the data including not having information on other interventions that were going on simultaneously and not having a good control group. Evaluation question: Were children who received the letter or call more likely to get vaccinated than other groups? Medicaid Not on Medicaid Letter No Letter 6mo-4yrs 6mo-4yrs

10. Timeline

11. Year 2

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13. Year 3

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17. Year 4

18. Year 4

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20. Timeline

21. Year 5

22. Year 5

23. Communication Plan Written reports for each individual evaluation Available on website Meetings Surveillance reports, journal article submissions

24. Comments or Questions?Jessie Frazier406-444-9155jfrazier@mt.gov