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1. Student Peer-Reviewed Article Evaluation Report – Self Study Description: Students will work independently on this self-study of published evaluation peer-reviewed journal articles. Students will select a priority population/public health issue and identify 4 published journals describing the community health programs & evaluation on that topic. All 4 program evaluations must fall under the topic selected by the student. Students will compare and contrast the program and their evaluation models. Students will compose a report on evaluations methods used on each program, and will provide gaps discovered in each evaluation. In conclusion, students will compile suggestions on evaluation techniques to address gaps. At minimum, students should answer the following questions: • What program was evaluated? • What evaluation questions were addressed? If they are not specified, propose what they were, could be, or should be. • What evaluation tools and methods were utilized? If not specified, describe which tools and/or methods would have been necessary and/or helpful. • What conceptual or theoretical model(s) were used? It not specified in the article, discuss which model(s) would make sense and how are they relevant? • Were any effects demonstrated? What were they and how did the evaluators demonstrate effectiveness? • How was internal and external validity ensured? If not specified, propose how validity could have been addressed. Also consider potential biases. • What types/levels of evaluation were conducted? • Were there any evaluation implementation challenges? If not specified, propose what they could have been. • Are there alternative evaluation designs or strategies that could have improved the evaluation?
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Running Head: CHANGE PLAN FOR A CHANGE INITIATIVE

Change Plan for a change initiative
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Change Plan for a change initiative
Change is inevitable whether it is a small business or a large corporate. Organizational
change happens due to two main reasons: intentional actions by the board of directors aimed at
fostering growth or unexpected circumstances (Talmaciu, 2014). Whether the change might occur
as a result of the expansion, financial constraints, market decline or need to downsize, it is only
safe to say that the organization will be affected on a fairly regular basis. Take the case of Terra
Nova Consulting Agency which was on a steady decline in regard to profitability and employee
satisfaction, but the firm itself is not prepared for any changes.
For change to happen in Terra Nova Consulting Agency there were three proposals
suggested. However, the most effective one was to conduct a personality assessment to
determine which staff members were enthusiastic about change and the future of the firm and
which staff members were not. The firm would then strategically utilize the positive staff
members to implement change initiatives.
Contingency Planning
The critical decision points of this contingency plan will be as below and will be
implemented by the change management team made up of a team of outside consultants.
Demonstrating the reasons for change; staff at Terra Nova Consulting Agency should have a
clear understanding of why change is necessary and how it will improve their working
environment. In so doing they are more likely to support the change rather than resist.
Determining the scope; draw a clear line on who the change will affect, and also the impact,
including job roles, organizational policies.

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Identifying the change management team; this team must be led by a competent leader. The
change management team will be responsible for interacting with stakeholders, addressing
employee concerns in order to oversee a smooth transition.
Clarification of expected benefits; these benefits should be clear and easy to understand so that
every involved party can see its benefits.
Outlining the milestones; According to research, 70% of changes fail because individuals
believe that results compared to the effort are not working. For the change plan to be successful,
Terra Nova Consulting Agency will have to establish achievable milestones.
• What

should be done if the decision or event does not go as planned?

If the decision by Terra Nova Consulting Agency to conduct a personality assessment to
determine which staff members are enthusiastic about change and those that do not do not go as
planned, the change management team tasked with the role will have to come up with alternative
strategies to sensitize the stakeholders.
• What

plans can be made to account for these contingencies? If you can, draw a decision

tree of the action plan and lay out the decision-event sequence.

To account for contingencies in case the event does not go as planned, the change
management team will have to lay the following strategies;
Set a goal; the main goal of the contingency plan should align with the objectives of the
organization. In so doing the outcomes will help in achieving the organization's strategic plans.

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Define the purpose; defining the purpose of the contingency will give the plan a specific
framework in which it will operate on.
Specify the objectives; the objectives of the contingency plan should be clear, realistic and
achievable.
Develop an action plan; having defined the goal, purpose, and the objectives of the contingency
plan- it is paramount to convert the information into a plan. The plan should be definitive on the
time, budget, and resources necessary to achieve the set objectives.
Implement the action plan; the key activity during the implementation stage is the evaluation
(Cawsey, et.al, 2016). It is important to carry out an assessment of how effective the action plan
was and what areas need improvement. Involving staff and other stakeholders in the action plan
will enable the change management to establish whether the plan worked in actual practice.

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References
Avey, J., Luthans, F., Wernsing, T., (2008) Can Positive Employees Help Positive
Organizational Change? Impact of Psychological Capital and Emotions on Relevant
Attitudes and Behaviors. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, March 1, 2008.
Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0021886307311470, on
March 18, 2018.
Cawsey, T., Deszca, G., Ingols, C. (2016). Organizational Change: An action-oriented
toolkit(3e). Sage Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA.
Talmaciu, I. (2014). Comparative analysis of different models of organizational change.

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Running Head: PROGRAM EVALUATION CASE STUDY

Program evaluation case study
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Introduction

According to the National Cancer Institute of Canada (1991), breast cancer is not only the
leading cause of cancer deaths among Canadian women but also the most common form of
cancer. It is then not surprising when statistics show that approximately 14,400 Canadian women
contract breast cancer with a staggering 5,100 succumbing to the disease (National Cancer
Institute of Canada, 1991). Early screening of breast cancer in the earliest possible stage in
women has proved to be effective in reducing mortality in women above 50 years of age

About one in every eight women in the United States expect to develop breast cancer
over the course of their life (National Cancer Institute of Canada, 1991). The average life
expectancy in the United States being 80 years, it is, therefore; tantamount to conclude that one
in every eight women who reach the age of eighty develops breast cancer. Studies have found
out that women have a 12% higher risk of contracting breast cancer (National Cancer Institute of
Canada, 1991). The individual risk may be higher than the 12%, but it is dependent on many
factors, such as lifestyle, family history, the environment among others.
Breast cancer has become a huge concern in our societies, and we should, therefore,
know how to manage it. Psychologists and other experts in the field of medicine agree that the
fear of breast cancer is not like any other (National Cancer Institute of Canada, 1991). If an
individual has ever had breast cancer and undergone chemotherapy, she might be fearful of
possible reoccurrence or even the possibility of death. This, in most cases, is not necessarily the
case and one should not let the discussion of fear feed into his thoughts. Breast cancer is a
manageable disease if proper care and structures are put into play.

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Program Description
To educate women from Hispanic communities on how to prevent breast cancer, and also
to measure the impact that cancer has on a target population of women aged between 40 to 79
years (Liebert, 1992): This evaluation was Home-Based and was conducted through Promotoras.
1. What program was evaluated?
The program evaluated programs’ intention was to educate women of Hispanic origin
about breast cancer and the importance of cancer screening (Libert, 1992). It was
conducted through home-based group programs to women from the Lower Yakima
Valley in Washington.


Women aged 40-79 years participated in the home-based educational interventions and a
follow up was conducted after 6 months. McNemar’s test for marginal homogeneity was
used to analyze how effective the research was from the inception to follow-up.
Concentration was emphasized on the parties’ reception towards cancer, breast cancer
screening practices, and if there were new intentions for participants to be screened
(Liebert, 1992).

2. What evaluation questions were addressed? If they are not specified, propose what
they were, could be, or should be.


Assessing whether women knew about access to healthcare, general knowledge about
cancer, and their demographic characteristics.



Whether the participants believed a tumor is always cancerous or not.



Evaluating if the women had a history of breast cancer, their screening practices and
if they were willing to be screened.

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Whether there is no solution to reduce cancer risk

3. What evaluation tools and methods were utilized? If ...


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