1. Values-Based Evaluation
What, How, Why
presented by Barbara Kahan & Debbie Bang at
Best Practice for Better Health
6th IUPHE European Conference on the Effectiveness and Quality on Health Promotion Stockholm, June 2005

2. Presentation Objectives
To introduce the Interactive Domain Model
To understand ~>
What is the role of values in evaluation
How to evaluate consistency between values and practice
Why there is a relationship between values-based evaluation and program effectiveness

3. Two meanings for values-based evaluation
using values to shape how we conduct our evaluations
using evaluation to judge how well our values are integrated into practice

4. The basis for our approach to values-based evaluation
the Interactive Domain Model (IDM), a comprehensive and systematic approach to best practices

6. Effectiveness in health promotion
Effective health promotion practice occurs when there is consistency between our processes and activities and health promotion:
values, goals and ethics
theories and beliefs
evidence
understanding of the environment

7. List values which reflect health promotion philosophy.

9. Initiating Values-Based Evaluation
In own setting review ~>
Mission / values statements for organization
Goals for the program to be evaluated
Strategic direction documents for organization
Impact on community/population

10. How values shape evaluation
the next slide shows how two different sets of values result in two different evaluation approaches

12. How to use evaluation to judge consistency between values & practice
develop a values logic model
identify guidelines for implementing values into practice
identify and define values
develop objectives for integrating values into each of the three practice areas
develop indicators which will show whether objectives are being met

15. Values & effective practice
effective practice involves more than meeting program outcomes
effective practice includes the translation of values into concrete reality
evaluation of effective practice requires looking at consistency between practice and: values, theories, evidence, understanding of the environment

17. Resources See <www.idmbestpractices> for:
IDM (Interactive Domain Model) Resources
Monthly Features
Annotated General Resources

19. Contact Information
Barbara Kahan
Centre for Health Promotion
(University of Toronto)
Debbie Bang
St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton