Rethinking Evaluation for Improved Health Outcomes: Implications for Remote Australia

Autor/inn/en	Carey, Timothy A.; Fauth, James M.; Tremblay, George C.
Titel	Rethinking Evaluation for Improved Health Outcomes: Implications for Remote Australia
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 41 (2020) 2, S.234-254 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Carey, Timothy A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214018824040
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Rural Population; Health Services; Program Evaluation; Access to Health Care; Formative Evaluation; Administrative Principles; Program Effectiveness; Australia; New Hampshire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Landbevölkerung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Australien
Abstract	Despite enduring and unacceptable disparities in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians as well as people living in rural and remote locations, evidence indicates that health services are not routinely evaluated. This article describes an exploration of a context where evaluators and community partners have achieved considerable success in implementing and sustaining ongoing monitoring and evaluation for enhanced service effectiveness in rural and underserved communities of New Hampshire. The purpose of this project was to establish the principles supporting this success and to set the stage for future research investigating the applicability of these principles to the remote Australian context. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 people from different organizations and in different positions within those organizations. The results invite a reconsideration of the way in which evidence-based practice is conceptualized as well as the role of external evaluators. The study has important implications and recommendations for both policy and practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01