Data Demystified: Best Practices for Working with Data Efficiently and Effectively
Whether you love it or hate it, working with data is a key aspect of project implementation and evaluation for public health interventions. Data tells the story of why HIV prevention is important, provides evidence that programs work, and shows when a new approach is needed. All staff planning or delivering an intervention should understand the basics of how to collect and handle data, yet so often this is learned on the fly.
Learn how to make data collection work for you! This interactive webinar will provide tips and best practices for successful data collection to reduce participant burden, save staff time, and increase the validity of your data. Speakers will address:
Using an Outcomes and Measures Alignment Grid
Asking the right questions, in the right way
Scoring surveys
Working with protected health information (PHI)
The Center for the Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs in Chicago (Evaluation Center) is presenting this webinar for public health professionals implementing HIV prevention interventions, with an emphasis on those organizations receiving technical assistance from the Evaluation Center. Staff who plan, collect, enter, or otherwise manage data are invited to join. CDPH & the Evaluation Center request participation from each funded project.
The Evaluation Center is a collaborative project between Northwestern University and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC), supported by the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Presenters:
Gregory Phillips II, PhD, MS
Research Assistant Professor and Director of the Evaluation, Data Integration, and Technical Assistance (EDIT) Program, Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH), Northwestern University
Julia Dudek, MPH
Program Manager, ISGMH, Northwestern University
Emily Bettin
Data Research Assistant, ISGMH, Northwestern University