ACIOP Post Award Orientation Webinar October 9, 2014

ACIOP EVALUATION

ACIOP Evaluation Capacity Building Columbia Study & Conference Development of Evaluation Technical Assistance Plan –Cohort 1 & lessons learned –Cohort 2

Building Evaluation Capacity

Capacity Building Values

Information Access Categories I.Information Retrieval II.Skills Development III.Resource Development IV.Equipment Acquisition

I. Information Retrieval Provide or improve access to electronic AIDS- and other health-related information resources by the organization or by the clients they serve Implement access to state-of-the-art AIDS-related information tools via the Internet and/or mobile phone technologies May require the purchase of hardware (computer equipment), software, or contractual relationships necessary to obtain a connection to the Internet for the purpose of accessing or sharing AIDS-related information

Information Retrieval: Project Examples Online living library database Information retrieval skills development training for health outreach workers and local community based organizations Increase access to information for at-risk youth using a multimedia hub-spoke model of online, social media and mobile platforms Mobile-Internet-based HIV/AIDS Education: Linking the Public to Science Purchase of computer equipment / software for cyber lab

Information Retrieval: Measures Awareness –Marketing / awareness of information –Community partnerships / community engagement Access –Retrieval skills –Access to computers, mobile, and Internet –Proof of access Number of visits Types of resources

II. Skills Development Training to develop skills in accessing or using HIV/AIDS-related information –NLM online databases –NLM mobile resources General AIDS information resources in order to improve services and benefit the community This may include: –Training for the agency staff –Development of training programs for clients –Training programs for other agencies

Skills Development: Project Examples Capacity-building training for youth serving professionals; and peer-to-peer education Information retrieval skills development training for health outreach workers and local community based organizations Trainings and workshops on NLMs online resources and social media sites Train-the-trainer courses for new HIV-positive peer educators and counselors

Skills Development: Measures Training –Development of trainings Database, computer skills, types of trainings –Training target populations Staff, clients, agencies, special populations –Number of trainings and trained users –Training satisfaction –Training outcomes Knowledge Skills

III. Resource Development To support an organization to meet the needs of their clients or communities by developing specific educational or informational materials Examples: –Culturally or language-specific fact sheets –Bibliographies –Guides –Other products

IV. Equipment Acquisition Improving access to electronic AIDS and other health-related information resources may require purchasing: –Hardware (computer equipment) –Software –Contractual relationships necessary to obtain a connection to the Internet for accessing / sharing AIDS-related information

Project Examples Culturally and linguistically appropriate messages Reference Guides for persons with HIV/AIDS or at risk for HIV Culturally competent and age-appropriate information on prevention, risk reduction, and skills building in English and Spanish Factsheets on HIV/AIDS treatment and related information written in non-technical language and translated into several languages

Measures Resource needs –Target population needs assessment –Resource development –Resource materials created (cultural specific) –Resource materials utilized / sustained / maintained / updated –Purchase of hardware/software to develop resources –Utilization of consultants/contractual relationships to develop resources

Measures (continued) Access –Purchase of hardware / software to access and share information –Utilization of consultants / contractual relationships to access and share information

ACIOP Evaluation Requirements Quarterly and final reports Surveys Interviews Webinars Peer-led sessions Individual agency evaluation conference calls Evaluation Technical Assistance

What’s next? Visit ACIOP Blog: Online survey to access group evaluation technical assistance needs Individual agency calls to discuss: – Agency evaluation capacity – Project evaluation plans – Technical assistance 1 st Quarter Report due January 15, 2015 aciopblog.wordpress.com

COMMENTS / QUESTIONS

U.S. National Library of Medicine 8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD aids.nlm.nih.gov Andrew Plumer Arletha Livingston