Apr
03
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Want to see how stories can raise the visibility of successful programs? Check out the project showcase of Community Health Advocate programs, created under the direction of the Native Telehealth Outreach and Technical Assistance Program (NTOTAP). NTOTAP, a program of the Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health, provides training on website design and… Read More »
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Mar
27
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The OERC is excited to get the word out about the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s newly updated and redesigned Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI). The new CHSI 2015 represents the collaboration of public health partners in the public, non-profit and research communities, including the National Library of Medicine. The OERC recommends the… Read More »
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Mar
20
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Registration is now open for the American Evaluation Association’s annual Summer Evaluation Institute. The Institute, held in Atlanta, runs for 2.5 days and features 26 half-day training sessions. Here are five reasons I make a point of attending this Institute every year. Great instructors. The training is offered by some of the most experienced evaluators… Read More »
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Mar
13
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It was an amazing a-ha moment. We kind of blinked at each other, and then simultaneously said ‘We got to do something.’ – Dr. Nancy Hardt, University of Florida This week on National Public Radio’s (NPR) All Things Considered was a story of what happened when Dr. Nancy Hardt, an OB-GYN, used data from Medicaid… Read More »
Posted in: Data Visualization
Mar
06
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Have you ever found yourself trying to do an evaluation activity, but needing that one helpful tool? Or perhaps you need a step-by-step guide on how to do a community assessment, or are looking for ways to build evaluation into a project that you are planning? The OERC has an online guide called Tools and… Read More »
Posted in: Data Visualization