University Public Health: Program Plan Design and Evaluation Report

This report provides an overview of program plan design and evaluation, focusing on a self-management project for chronic disease management among residents of Pike County, Kentucky. The report addresses the use of process and outcome evaluation methods to assess the project's effectiveness. Process evaluation involves assessing project administration details and potential barriers. Outcome evaluation focuses on measuring the project's impact on lifestyle changes, treatment awareness, and disease minimization. The report justifies the allocation of resources to healthcare personnel, including pharmacists, nurses, and social workers, based on both process and outcome evaluation findings. It emphasizes the importance of self-management strategies in preventing and mitigating chronic illnesses, concluding that outcome evaluation strongly supports resource allocation to designated medical professionals. The report also provides a needs assessment for the Kentucky Department of Health and its programs.

Running head: PROGRAM PLAN DESIGN AND EVALUATION
PROGRAM PLAN DESIGN AND EVALUATION
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Question 1
Process evaluation evaluates the rates of efficiency underlying intended implementations
and outcome achievement in a project. Process evaluation of the self management project of
common chronic disease management among Pike County residents in Kentucky, would involve:
assessment of the basic project administration details such as time and venue, the credentials of
the personnel directed with project execution and an understanding of the possible factors which
may acts as barriers or facilitators underlying the administration of this project (Breuer et al.,
2015).
Question 2
Outcome evaluation encompasses measurement of the effects or outcomes estimated to
be fulfilled by the project. The self management projection common chronic disease
management among Pike County residents in Kentucky estimated outcomes in terms of adoption
of lifestyle and risk management strategies, enhancement of treatment awareness and knowledge
and minimization of population affected by chronic illnesses. Hence outcome evaluation of the
same would involve follow up assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices concerning
chronic disease management among participants, obtaining feedback and identification of
unintended consequences after project evaluation (Sligo et al., 2017).
Question 3
Considering the estimated outcome of lifestyle and medication changes for chronic
illness management using processes of educational and health management strategies, as

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reported by an outcome and process evaluation, the allocation of resources to pharmacists, nurses
and clinicians is justified (Hsu et al., 2017). To further mitigate process evaluation estimation of
possible barriers and management of engagement facilitators, the allocation of resources to social
workers is justified (Moore et al., 2015).
Question 4
Chronic illnesses can be prevented and mitigated through self management - which is an
outcome of individual adherence to specific lifestyle and medication strategies as targeted by this
project for the purpose of overall incidence minimization. Hence, outcome evaluation of
enhanced awareness on disease management and improved disease minimized, strongly justifies
the allocation of resources to designated medical personnel like nurses, pharmacists and social
workers (Sorensen et al., 2016).

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