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A Case Study In Program Evaluation, Alyssa Osborne
A Case Study In Program Evaluation, Alyssa Osborne
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
As a result of a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) outbreak at a local high school, the Lexington Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) has been tasked with developing a program to ensure timely reporting of actions taken in the event of a MRSA outbreak or disease outbreak of similar nature (1). This program evaluation is guided by the CDC’s 6-step program evaluation framework (2), which was used to inform this assessment.
A Case Study In Program Evaluation, Sierra L. Williams
A Case Study In Program Evaluation, Sierra L. Williams
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) developed an education program targeted toward infectious disease outbreaks. The program ensures timely reporting and action during an infectious disease outbreak within the Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) system. I have been tasked with evaluating the program and its implementation of training modules through pre and post-surveys to determine if the program is significantly increasing the overall knowledge of program participants and make recommendations for how program aspects can be improved.
A Case Study In Prospective Program Evaluation, Sarai Rosemary Combs
A Case Study In Prospective Program Evaluation, Sarai Rosemary Combs
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
Evaluation is a helpful tool in public health to provide transparency about community interventions and programs. The following is a prospective evaluation of a case study, looking at a recently designed program by the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, as a capstone project for the Health Management and Policy concentration of the Masters in Public Health program of the College of Public Health. The health department developed a series of online training modules to increase knowledge of Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other similar organism outbreaks and how to respond to these outbreaks. The program targets were Fayette County Public School …