Understanding innovation in health program planning and development
| Autor: | Daenuka Muraleetharan, Christi N. Hays, Whitney R. Garney, Kristen Garcia, Jennifer L. Farmer, Kelly L. Wilson, Kenneth R. McLeroy, Jordan L. Nelon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent Social Psychology Process (engineering) Strategy and Management Geography Planning and Development Qualitative property Context (language use) Formative assessment 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0504 sociology Pregnancy medicine Humans Systems thinking 030212 general & internal medicine Sociology Program Development Business and International Management Baseline (configuration management) business.industry Public health 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 050401 social sciences methods Public relations Organizational Culture Organizational Innovation Pregnancy in Adolescence Public Health Practice Female Thematic analysis business Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Evaluation and Program Planning. 73:226-231 |
| ISSN: | 0149-7189 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.02.001 |
| Popis: | Introduction A need for innovative public health programs is evident as the field adapts to address changes in health priorities and target populations. The Innovative Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (iTP3) was created to support and enable innovation in teenage pregnancy prevention, developing programs to reach the most at risk youth. Methods A formative evaluation was conducted to understand what innovation means in the context of program development, and examine the process of innovation. Qualitative data was collected through baseline interviews with program development teams, referred to as Innovators, prior to the start of the project period and follow-up interviews conducted at the end of a 12-month funding period. Additional open-ended written responses were collected in the middle of the funding cycle. A thematic analysis with an open-coding scheme was used to identify emergent themes. Results Innovators considered programs innovative because of the target population of focus, program delivery mechanism, and/or program development approach. They specifically identified that a “culture” of innovation must be present if new programs are to be developed. Over time, Innovators began to shift their definition of innovation toward unique design processes and ecological approaches. Discussion Through creating a culture of innovation and utilizing systems thinking, this project provides important insights in how to develop innovations in public health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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