Logic Models and Outcome Measurement
Intended Audience
The target audience for this training is local health jurisdiction staff, particularly nursing staff, and program managers who would benefit from basic training in performance measurement. Topics include understanding measures, indicators, evaluation methods; and why these things are important.
Format
This training is a forty-minute Web-based, Flash presentation. The online module has an audio narration with interactive exercises and scenarios. Initially, the training was offered face-to-face. Two follow-up Web conferencing sessions discussed progress participants had made on developing and implementing logic models since the face-to-face sessions or after viewing the online module in May. The follow-up sessions are available as archived presentations.
Co-provider
This course is co-provided by the University of Washington School of Nursing.
The University of Washington School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Participants who successfully complete the course are eligible to receive a certificate for 0.75 contact hours for a processing fee of $35.
Training Developers
Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington
Materials were used and adapted from Organizational Research Services, Inc., the Washington State Public Health Nursing Directors, and Turning Point Performance Management National Excellence Collaborative. This training is provided by NWCPHP and Washington State Department of Health in conjunction with the Community Health Leadership Forum (formerly the Public Health Nursing Directors of Washington). The training is an effort to support the Community Health Leadership Forum work on Public Health Services for Children and Families to define outcomes of public health interventions.
Technical Requirements
This module requires certain software and browser plugins to be installed. See our Technical Requirements page for details.
Supplemental Materials
Exercises for concepts covered in the course are available below. These documents are also available in the attachments section of the module.
Follow-up iLinc session resources
