Date
February 27, 2025
From 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST (Toronto time)
Language: English
Registration
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Introduction
Evaluating HiAP initiatives presents several challenges due to the complexity of the HiAP approach, the longevity of an initiative, the dynamic nature of political environments and the different operational contexts in which implementation occurs. It can also be difficult to attribute specific population health outcomes to HiAP initiatives, as multiple factors—both within and outside the initiative’s purview —can influence these outcomes. Notwithstanding, monitoring progress and evaluating an initiative are crucial for adjusting processes, adapting to changing environments and demonstrating the effectiveness of HiAP approaches.
Developed by the CNHiAP Working Group for Monitoring and Evaluation, this workshop aims to enhance participants’ capacities to implement a monitoring and evaluation plan for their current or future HiAP initiatives.
Specific objectives:
- Identify the key areas that can be assessed within the implementation of a HiAP initiative.
- Examine evaluation approaches through real-world case studies, with a focus on developing indicators, metrics, and evaluation frameworks.
- Analyze real-world case studies to uncover opportunities for enhancing the monitoring and evaluation of HiAP initiatives.
- Foster reflective practice by encouraging participants to critically assess their current monitoring and evaluation practices, recognize challenges and explore areas for improvement.
Audience
This workshop is open only to CNHiAP members or their delegates. Participants will be required to complete a registration form so we can better tailor the activities to their needs.
Content
This workshop will focus on discussing and analyzing, through real-world examples, how to monitor and evaluate HiAP initiatives. We will start the discussion by presenting the WHO’s checklist of indicator areas to be monitored by organizations engaged in facilitating HiAP: Inputs, Processes, Outputs, Outcomes, Impacts at the Policy Level (WHO, 2023). Discussion and reflection on these indicator areas will be anchored in real-world public health practice through the presentation of two case studies from the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) du Québec (Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services) and the Atlantic Summer Institute (ASI).
Participants will engage in case study analysis and interactive group discussions to explore monitoring and evaluation practices, identify gaps, and determine actionable steps to enhance monitoring and evaluation of HiAP implementation.
References
World Health Organization. (2023). Working together for equity and healthier populations: Sustainable multisectoral collaboration based on Health in All Policies approaches. Section 1.4. Assessing success of HiAP approaches (pp. 15-18). https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240067530#:~:text=It%20provides%20practical%20examples%20on,)%20Resources%2C%20financing%20and%20capabilities.
Agenda
A detailed workshop agenda will be shared with participants as the event date approaches.
Speakers
Ketan Shankardass
Associate Professor
Department of Health Sciences
Wilfrid Laurier University
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Horacio Arruda
Assistant Deputy Minister
Deputy Ministry, Prevention and Public Health
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec
(Québec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services)
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Patsy Beattie-Huggan
Coordinator
Atlantic Summer Institute (ASI)
Facilitation
Gillian Connelly
Program Manager, Healthy Supportive Environments
Ottawa Public Health