Interviewing Key Informants: Strategic Planning for a Global Public Health Management Program

Autor/inn/en	Kun, Karen E.; Kassim, Anisa; Howze, Elizabeth; MacDonald, Goldie
Titel	Interviewing Key Informants: Strategic Planning for a Global Public Health Management Program
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 18 (2013), Artikel 18 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Public Health; Health Programs; International Programs; Developing Nations; Strategic Planning; Program Evaluation; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Program Effectiveness; Program Development; Capacity Building; Botswana; Croatia; Ethiopia; India; Indonesia; Israel; Malawi; Mexico; Mozambique; Nicaragua; Philippines; Serbia; Tanzania; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitswesen; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Programmplanung; Kroatien; Äthiopien; Indien; Indonesien; Mexiko; Mosambik; Philippinen; Serbien; Tansania
Abstract	The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Sustainable Management Development Program (SMDP) partners with low- and middle-resource countries to develop management capacity so that effective global public health programs can be implemented and better health outcomes can be achieved. The program's impact however, was variable. Hence, there was a need to both engage in a strategic planning process and collect useful data to inform the process. We therefore designed a qualitative evaluation and findings that emerged concerning our program's contribution to individual career advancement and professional growth; the need for institutional support and a champion to move public health management capacity development efforts forward in low- and middle-resource countries; and interest in diverse professional learning opportunities contributed to program improvement and suggested new strategic directions for CDC's global public health management service delivery. Our inquiry provides a concrete example of how qualitative methods, specifically key informant interviews, can provide useful data for strategic planning within public health settings. It may be useful to readers who are interested in conducting strategic planning within public health and other related areas including health care, mental and behavioral health, and the social sciences. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10