Reframe Health

If your organization has identified a community need or gap, and you plan to develop a program or resource, we can help!

There are several steps to developing a program:

Program Design

Shaping and creating an educational program or resource based on the needs of a community. There is no single “right” way to design a program, rather each program should be designed and tailored to the address the need you are seeking to address. Program design may also be informed by other factors such as the skills/resources available to your organization, funding, and feasibility/organizational capacity.

When designing a program there are many factors to consider. For example:

• What method(s) is best to address the community need?
• What are the short- and long-term goals?
• What are the objectives (measurable actions to achieve the goals)?
• How will “success” be defined and measured? What outcomes are you seeking and how will you know if the program has led to the specified outcome?
• What timeline is required?
• Who are the stakeholders that should be at the table?
• Who will “own” the program and outcomes?
• Who will be responsible for program management?
• What resources and funding are necessary to carry out the program?
• If the program is successful, how will it be sustained?

Program Implementation

Once you have designed a program and have acquired or allocated the necessary resources, it’s time to launch it. During this stage, attention and adherence to the plan is the primary focus, but flexibility must also be maintained to respond to unforeseen challenges. Additionally, proper documentation, project management, and outreach is critical.

We can help with logistics, project management, budget tracking templates, and other key areas to contribute to the success of your program.

Program Evaluation

Depending on the program, evaluation may occur upon completion or at defined timepoints throughout. During the design stage, an evaluation plan, and outcomes measures, should be defined. For example, outcome measures may include:

• Community reach (e.g., the number of people who attended a program or were directly benefitted from the service)
• Outcome changes (e.g., number of patients with continued access to medication)
• Topic awareness/knowledge (e.g., pre- and post-tests)
• Community feedback (e.g., anonymous survey)

During the program, data (information) can be collected through a variety of methods and tools. After data have been collected, they must be analyzed using proper methods and contextualized based on the program activities and concurrent community experiences.

We can help you design an evaluation plan, collect the necessary information/data, and data analysis. We can also contextualize the findings of the evaluation and offer recommendations for future work.