Workshop on Impact Assessment in Public Health
Managua, Nicaragua
12-14 February 2009
National Institute of Public Health (INSP), Mexico and Center of Evaluation for Global Action, Berkeley
Instructors: Stefano M. Bertozzi, Jef Leroy and Atanacio Valencia Mendoza (all from INSP)
Description: This three day workshop included an introduction to the theory and the basics of impact assessment (experimental design, basic statistics, net causal) and methodology of analysis and design (randomization, differences in different, discontinuity of the regression, the matching score propensity) as they are applied in public health interventions.
Participants: There were 47 participants in the workshop from 5 countries (Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico). These included coordinators and program managers, officers from MINSA departments (Planning, Health Services, Information and ICT), coordinators and directors of public health NGOs, and instructors from several local universities in the area of public health.
Workshop Materials (in Spanish):
Agenda
Incorporating Impact Evaluation in Projects: Challenged and Opportunities
Assessing Impacts: Measuring the Impacts
Assessing Impacts: Pledging to Evidence
Recommended Readings
About the Organizers