• One of Concentra's most common return-to-work physicals is the "Functional Capacity Evaluation" (FCE). (concentra.com)
  • I approve Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada's (DFATD) international development related departmental evaluation plan (DEP) for the fiscal years 2015-2016 to 2019-2020, which I submit to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat as required by the Policy on Evaluation . (gc.ca)
  • The Rolling Five-Year Development Evaluation Work Plan (hereafter, the Plan) identifies corporate evaluations scheduled for FY 2015-2016 to FY 2019-2020, with a focus on FY 2015-2016. (gc.ca)
  • The Plan also includes a list of Branch-led evaluations planned for FY 2015-2016. (gc.ca)
  • 139th session, in May 2016, the present report provides a brief progress update and the proposed evaluation workplan for the biennium 20162017. (who.int)
  • The final evaluation report is expected to be available on the website of the Evaluation Office in January 2016. (who.int)
  • The evaluation of the impact of WHO publications, undertaken by an external evaluation team, is expected to be delivered in early 2016. (who.int)
  • Another keynote article in the International Health Regulations 2005 (IHR 2005) entered supplement describes how, after the 2014-2016 West Afri- into force, and all 196 state parties were legally bound to ca Ebola outbreak, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea have implement the core capacity required under the regulations. (cdc.gov)
  • Since 2016 they have been working closely with Government to develop, test and build capacity to use novel methods of policy analysis and evaluation. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Following best practices within the UN system, UNODC further volunteered to undergo an OECD-DAC-UNEG Professional Peer Review in 2016, where UNODC's maturity on terms of evaluation was assessed by a panel of of four reviewers from other UN evaluation functions as well as the OECD/DAC network. (unodc.org)
  • The Peer Review of the evaluation function at UNODC was finalized in 2016 with recommendations presented to Senior Management in 2017. (unodc.org)
  • I think that CDC's response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa that took two years to complete from 2014 to 2016 was a real game changer for how the public has consciousness about the work that we do in health security. (cdc.gov)
  • The evaluation of WHO's presence in countries, which was one of the priority corporate evaluations, was conducted in the second half of 2015 and aimed to assess the Secretariat's contribution to the delivery of Organization-wide outcomes and the attainment of country-level goals. (who.int)
  • MEASURE (Monitoring and Evaluation to Assess and Use Results) Evaluation aims to strengthen capacity in developing countries to gather, interpret, and use data to improve health. (wikipedia.org)
  • Evaluation findings support organizational learning, strengthen health systems, and improve program effectiveness so that people live healthier lives. (wikipedia.org)
  • MEASURE Evaluation's Health Information Systems Strengthening Resource Center serves as a central hub for the exploration of what works to strengthen HIS, a repository for evidence about how strengthened health information systems improves health outcomes, and a learning space for health professionals to share and exchange information on strengthening health information systems. (wikipedia.org)
  • The project also develops tools and builds capacity in developing countries to strengthen electronic medical records, routine health information systems, and community-based health information systems. (wikipedia.org)
  • Under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN reform agenda, monitoring and evaluation capacities are more important than ever to achieve UN system effectiveness and to strengthen the capabilities of countries in the achievement of their own localized SDGs and national development policies. (unv.org)
  • UN agencies will recruit youth UN Volunteers to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation capacity of their own country and regional offices. (unv.org)
  • Connect communities by working to strengthen assets. (lsu.edu)
  • System-wide Evaluation in Support of UN Reform: Towards Collective Accountability & Learning , reflecting ideas on how to strengthen the synergies between agency specific and system-wide evaluation at global level and how to maximize the value added of system-wide evaluation as a key driver for a stronger, more accountable and effective UN system. (unodc.org)
  • In Switzerland, medical experts assess the claimants' remaining work capacity (RWC) in percent, as a basis for determining claimants' eligibility for disability benefits and the amount of benefits they are entitled to. (biomedcentral.com)
  • While various systems have been developed to assess functional limitations through functional capacity evaluation (FCE), assessment of psychosocial factors that may impact function have been largely ignored. (nih.gov)
  • The SPH Portal provides a comprehensive one-stop platform for partners and donors to identify gaps in a country's health security capacities, assess opportunities to target their financial and technical resources for the maximum public health benefit, and explore mechanisms for collaboration with countries. (who.int)
  • Most program managers assess the value and impact of their work all the time when they ask questions, consult partners, make assessments, and obtain feedback. (cdc.gov)
  • We will assess IHS's capacity to establish agreements and contracts for administering the supplemental $3.5 billion, and to oversee the construction of projects paid for using that funding. (hhs.gov)
  • This briefing shares five principles for engaging community stakeholders in evaluation planning, data collection and the interpretation and use of findings as part of place-based initiatives. (geofunders.org)
  • The evaluation was conducted by an external evaluation team, and had broad stakeholder engagement by all major WHO external and internal stakeholders, including Member States, major international nongovernmental organizations and civil society. (who.int)
  • An ad hoc evaluation management group made up of key internal stakeholders worked with the Evaluation Office on taking the evaluation forward. (who.int)
  • An ad hoc evaluation management group composed of internal stakeholders is also working with the Evaluation Office to take this forward. (who.int)
  • Dr. Karen Jacobs, the founding editor, and her editorial board especially encourage the publication of research studies, clinical practice, case study reports, as well as personal narratives and critical reflections of lived work experiences (autoethnographic/autobiographic scholarship), Sounding Board commentaries and Speaking of Research articles which provide the foundation for better understanding research to facilitate knowledge dissemination. (iospress.com)
  • This opportunity has increased my knowledge of how the United Nations works in practice to a whole new degree. (unv.org)
  • The Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus ( CECAN ) has been transforming the practice of policy evaluation across the food, energy, water and environmental domains, to make it fit for a complex world. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • This Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funded project was performed in order to consolidate the impact of CECAN by developing a high-quality training/support/capacity-building offer to embed these insights and methods in the practice of policy analysis and evaluation across both Government and the wider evaluation community. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Dr Dione Hills from The Tavistock Institute and Helen Wilkinson from Risk Solutions, were two of the CECAN team who were working to transfer CECAN's policy insights into practice. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Embedding CECAN's insights in the practice of policy development and evaluation would result in more effective government policy, avoiding the costs of ineffective or counterproductive policies and consequent social, environmental and economic impacts. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 16 , 260-266. (springer.com)
  • Trying to do more good than harm in policy and practice: the role of rigorous, transparent, up-to-date evaluations. (springer.com)
  • Evaluations at UNODC are undertaken according to the Norms and Standards for Evaluation developed by the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG), ensuring the main principles of good evaluation practice: 1. (unodc.org)
  • Moreover, IES adheres to the UNEG Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation, revised in June 2020, ensuring that an ethical lens informs day to day evaluation practice. (unodc.org)
  • ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data essential to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice, closely integrated with the timely dissemination of these data to those who need to know. (cdc.gov)
  • The concept of EBPH evolved at the same time as discourse on evidence-based practice in the disciplines of medicine, nursing, psychology, and social work. (cdc.gov)
  • 58 countries and is documenting both the advances toward, Also in 2014, the US government provided $6 billion and gaps remaining, in national capacities for prevention, in emergency funding to end the Ebola epidemic in West detection and control of public health threats ( 5,7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • these efforts included assis- threats requires prevention and control of antimicrobial re- tance for countries at risk for introduction of Ebola and sup- sistance, zoonotic diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases port for work with partners to enhance global health secu- (VPDs), and their potential spread across international bor- rity through GHSA implementation. (cdc.gov)
  • WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation is an interdisciplinary, international journal which publishes high quality peer-reviewed manuscripts covering the entire scope of the occupation of work. (iospress.com)
  • CCWF works with families and communities based on our Community/Caregiver/Child Capacity Development towards Violence Prevention (CCDevVP) framework. (volunteermatch.org)
  • We would appreciate the opportunity to serve you and to be your partner in prevention of work related injuries. (westtexasrehab.org)
  • Purpose: The University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Healthy Work, Healthy Communities Through Healthy Work developed the Healthy Work Collaborative (HWC) as an evidence-informed capacity building policy, systems, and environmental change (PSE) initiative. (cdc.gov)
  • Perhaps what most people think of when thinking of evaluation, retrospective evaluations are summative evaluations that look at what a program or grant initiative has achieved to date. (tccgrp.com)
  • The ability to take initiative and work independently and in a team. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • The Executive Board approved the WHO evaluation policy at its 131st session.1 The policy requires the Secretariat to report annually to the Executive Board on progress in the implementation of evaluation activities. (who.int)
  • Evaluation findings should be used both to make decisions about program implementation and to improve program effectiveness. (cdc.gov)
  • The Division coordinates and oversees the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a series of trans-NIH programs that are supported by the NIH Common Fund. (nih.gov)
  • The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist is responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of Sonke's comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • While much of her work focusing on evaluation, Sarah is also fully immersed in implementation science and has experience with implementation realities that often challenge our scientific agendas. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2015, a major focus of the work of the Evaluation Office was to support the work of the Ebola Interim Assessment Panel established in response to resolution EBSS3.R1, adopted during the special session of the Executive Board in January 2015. (who.int)
  • What distinguishes program evaluation from ongoing informal assessment is that program evaluation is conducted according to a set of guidelines. (cdc.gov)
  • The Division also manages NIH-wide evaluation and performance assessment activities, including coordination and preparation of plans and reports required by the Government Performance and Results Act. (nih.gov)
  • Global efforts aimed at building national capacities to rapidly control outbreaks and epidemics is increasingly for IHR 2005 compliance are complemented by targeted recognized, it is useful to take stock of accomplishments disease and country-specific efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • In this example, we work to train shoe-leather field epidemiologists--or the disease detectives that can go and stop outbreaks when they first arise--and make sure that there is adequate laboratory testing to find out the cause and then begin the efforts of responding to that outbreak. (cdc.gov)
  • Secondly, when countries are overwhelmed by their own capacity to respond to outbreaks, CDC has a surge capacity. (cdc.gov)
  • The Evaluation Office continues to implement the framework for strengthening evaluation and organizational learning in WHO2 presented to the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board at its Twenty-first meeting. (who.int)
  • 2 Available at http://who.int/about/who_reform/documents/framework-strengthening-evaluation-organizational- learning.pdf?ua=1 (a ccessed 15 April 2015). (who.int)
  • Evaluation planning and framework design projects entail outlining what ongoing tracking, monitoring, learning, or evaluation work will look like within an organization or program. (tccgrp.com)
  • Its and defines a strategic framework for formulation is the result of analysis of the working in and with the country. (who.int)
  • MEASURE Evaluation creates tools and approaches for rigorous evaluations, providing evidence to address health challenges, and strengthens health information systems so countries can make better decisions and sustain good health outcomes over time. (wikipedia.org)
  • Evaluation measures how well the program activities have met expected objectives and/or the extent to which changes in outcomes can be attributed to the program. (wikipedia.org)
  • Methods: This article reports findings from a mixed-methods evaluation using the Kirkpatrick training model including participants' reactions, learning, behavior, and outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Through rigorous impact research, this capacity development and learning grant project aims to understand "what works" in the promotion of gender mainstreaming, with the ultimate goal of reaching gender equality in rural employment outcomes across the region. (ilo.org)
  • Developmental evaluation looks deeply at complex and non-linear work to help organizations figure out how programs are changing, what outcomes are being reached, and what within the broader system is having an influence on the work. (tccgrp.com)
  • Innovation Network supported USHMM's Planning and Evaluation staff in the early stages of developing and implementing an internal outcomes tracking approach. (innonet.org)
  • As part of our engagement, we served as a thought partner and adviser to Planning and Evaluation staff as they worked to institutionalize and deepen USHMM's approach to program-level outcomes tracking and performance management. (innonet.org)
  • With that in mind, this manual defines program evaluation as "the systematic collection of information about the activities, characteristics, and outcomes of programs to make judgments about the program, improve program effectiveness, and/or inform decisions about future program development. (cdc.gov)
  • Work closely with project team to plan for process and outcomes. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • Our policy adviser works to deliver the outcomes and obligations detailed under the MOU. (mav.asn.au)
  • MEASURE Evaluation works closely with USAID, its country missions and counterparts to improve collection, analysis and presentation of data to promote better use of data in planning, policy making, managing, monitoring, and evaluating population, health, and nutrition programs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The project targets Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz republic, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, and will be spearheaded by the UNDP Kazakhstan, which will work closely with the respective UNDP Country Offices and UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub. (undp.org)
  • MEASURE Evaluation is a cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and five partner organizations: ICF International, John Snow Inc., Management Sciences for Health, Palladium, and Tulane University. (wikipedia.org)
  • This MEASURE Evaluation partnership provides technical leadership through collaboration at local, national, and global levels to build the sustainable capacity of developing nations to identify data needs, collect and analyze technically sound data, and use that data for health decision-making. (wikipedia.org)
  • These demands stretch weak and overburdened monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and health information systems (HIS). (wikipedia.org)
  • MEASURE Evaluation supports the international development goal of maximizing program results, by systematically collecting and analyzing information about and evidence on health program performance and impact. (wikipedia.org)
  • MEASURE Evaluation has worked in this arena for over 20 years, assisting countries in the systematic collection and analysis of evidence about health program performance and impact. (wikipedia.org)
  • FCEs help physicians, case managers, and other health care professionals make safe return-to-work and vocational recommendations. (concentra.com)
  • Concentra FCEs help the physician, or other appropriate health care providers to advise your employer in making safe return-to-work recommendations. (concentra.com)
  • For example, the En- and persisting gaps in global health security. (cdc.gov)
  • The SPH Portal is an interactive digital platform that facilitates the sharing and exchange of information regarding multisectoral health security investments, activities, and capacities at national, regional, and global levels. (who.int)
  • Country Capacity refers to the combination of strengths, attributes, and resources available within a country to effectively manage and reduce health emergency risks while enhancing resilience. (who.int)
  • The sixth edition of the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment , published by the American Medical Association (AMA), defines impairment as "a significant deviation, loss, or loss of use of any body structure or body function in an individual with a health condition, disorder, or disease. (medscape.com)
  • Precarious employment (PE) is a social determinant of health (SDOH) characterized by low wages, hazardous conditions, unstable work schedules, no termination protection, and few benefits. (cdc.gov)
  • We work on a variety of projects that fall primarily in these areas: Advocacy & Social Movements, Health & Health Equity, Social Justice, Theory of Change & Evaluation Planning, Evaluation Capacity Building, and Dataviz. (innonet.org)
  • CDC will continue to work with state and local health departments, clinicians, and laboratorians to identify and respond to other cases of COVID-19, especially those with an unknown source of infection, to limit further community spread. (cdc.gov)
  • Clinicians should work with their local and state health departments to coordinate testing through public health laboratories. (cdc.gov)
  • Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services, health systems strengthening, behavior change communications, monitoring and evaluation to empower the world's most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives. (coregroup.org)
  • The project will work primarily in the areas of maternal and child health (MCH), tuberculosis (TB), and malaria with attention to other health areas, such as family planning, nutrition, water and sanitation (WASH), or other development sectors, as other funds become available. (coregroup.org)
  • 2011). Alternatives to randomisation in the evaluation of public health interventions: design challenges and solutions. (springer.com)
  • The MAV works in partnership with the Victorian Government on policy directions, funding and continuous improvement for maternal and child health services in conjunction with other early childhood services. (mav.asn.au)
  • This collaborative approach strengthens the MCH Service's capacity to engage with all families in Victoria with children from birth to school age in a timely manner in order to improve their health, development and wellbeing. (mav.asn.au)
  • The Indian Health Service (IHS) Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC) Program works in partnership with Tribes to prevent the spread of disease by providing American Indian and Alaska Native homes and communities with essential water supply, sewage disposal, and solid waste disposal facilities. (hhs.gov)
  • Public health practitioners must be ready to implement an evidence-based approach in their work to meet health goals and sustain necessary resources. (cdc.gov)
  • Several tools have been developed to meet EBPH needs, including free online resources in the following topic areas: training and planning tools, US health surveillance, policy tracking and surveillance, systematic reviews and evidence-based guidelines, economic evaluation, and gray literature. (cdc.gov)
  • An ever-expanding evidence base, detailing programs and policies that have been scientifically evaluated and proven to work, is available to public health practitioners. (cdc.gov)
  • First of all, CDC is very actively engaged in capacity-building efforts with ministries of health and other partners around the world. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, state-specific policy de- ition and the growing NCD burden, India needs to build the capa- cisions and program strategies are required to address the growing city of public health professionals already working in the field to NCD burden. (cdc.gov)
  • Aim: To analyze the relationships between perceived oral health quality of life and work ability index. (bvsalud.org)
  • Methods: The data regarding administrative workers of a private textile company in São Paulo - Brazil, included socio-demographic, occupational characteristics, self-perceived oral health (OHIP 14) and self-perceived work ability index (WAI). (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusions: These results showed the importance of adopting oral health programs in private companies to improve oral health and work ability. (bvsalud.org)
  • Strengthening evaluation and organizational learning remains a critical component of the ongoing WHO reform process. (who.int)
  • Taqeem (meaning 'evaluation' in Arabic) is a partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as part of an IFAD-financed project, titled "Strengthening gender monitoring and evaluation in rural employment in the Near East and North Africa. (ilo.org)
  • Second, an inadequate theory of developmental change reinforces a fundamental mismatch between expectations and the actual capacity of prevailing administrative systems to implement even the most routine administrative tasks. (cgdev.org)
  • Working with the Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (RMEL) Unit Manager, the M&E Specialist will develop and implement monitoring and evaluation tools processes and reports. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • Work with external consultants and unit managers to design and implement impact or process evaluations. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • TCC's team provides these services for nonprofits, foundations, and corporate citizenship programs - and we also help these types of organizations plan their own capacity-building programs to increase evaluative capacity. (tccgrp.com)
  • We provide knowledge and expertise to help social sector organizations learn from their work to improve their results. (innonet.org)
  • The United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) is an interagency professional network that brings together the evaluation functions of the UN system, including UN departments, specialized agencies, funds and programmes, as well as affiliated organizations. (unodc.org)
  • IES also actively participates in UNEG's Working Groups , contributing to the continuous development of the standard and norm-setting network of UNEG, including Gender Equality, Human Rights and Disability, with UN-wide guidance in disability inclusive evaluations. (unodc.org)
  • Sonke strengthens governments, civil society and citizen's capacity to advance gender justice and womxn's rights, prevent gender-based violence, and reduce the spread of HIV and the impact of AIDS, and in this way contributing to social justice and the elimination of poverty. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • Insurers frequently commission medical experts to estimate the degree of the remaining work capacity (RWC) in claimants for disability benefits. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The current study sought to evaluate the role of the Mini-ICF-APP ratings in psychiatric work disability evaluations, by examining how the capacity limitation ratings varied with the claimants' primary psychiatric diagnoses and how the ratings were related to RWC estimates. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Statutory disability insurances provide disability benefits for individuals with strong restrictions in their work capacity due to disease- or injury-related impairments, in case the work capacity cannot be restored or improved by vocational integration services. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Work disability assessments by medical experts are internationally the most common procedure to determine claimants' entitlement for benefits [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In order to qualify for such benefits, claimants must suffer from at least 40% invalidity, defined as a 40% income loss due to permanent work incapacity in relation to the income they could achieve without a disability. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For example, a person with paraplegia who is wheelchair-bound may be working full time quite successfully as an accountant and, therefore, would not meet the SSA's definition of disability. (medscape.com)
  • In some disability systems, a person in this situation might meet the definition of disabled even though he/she can do other work. (medscape.com)
  • Because of this difference between impairment and disability, physicians are encouraged to rate impairment based on the level of impact that the condition has on the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) rather than on the performance of work-related tasks. (medscape.com)
  • Realizing that he was indeed not going to be able to work again, Alfano applied for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits immediately, then waited as required by the plan to apply for his long-term disability benefits from CIGNA. (diattorney.com)
  • CIGNA denied his application for disability benefits, even though the decision to deny his claim occurred more than six months after he had to leave work. (diattorney.com)
  • The Independent Evaluation Section (IES) engages in numerous activities related to building an evaluation architecture in the UN reform context, with evaluations at UNODC undertaken according to UNEG Evaluation Norms and Standards . (unodc.org)
  • it Objectives:} The purpose of this study was to determine whether individuals with work-related injuries receiving worksite analysis would have less lost workdays than individuals not receiving worksite analysis. (iospress.com)
  • Therapeutic management of work-related injuries in a hospital and a university setting were also compared. (iospress.com)
  • When accidents or injuries happen, we want to make sure your employees receive the best care possible and get back to work as soon as possible. (sarahbush.org)
  • Treatment for all work-related injuries and illnesses. (sarahbush.org)
  • Though he returned to work after he recovered from his acute injuries, he still suffered from back pain and residual weakness in his left leg. (diattorney.com)
  • Need to schedule a Functional Capacity Evaluation or post-injury physical? (concentra.com)
  • The CDC-APHL International Influenza Laboratory Capacity Review Tool is a data gathering tool designed for assessing the capabilities and capacities of national influenza laboratories, with an emphasis on influenza diagnostics. (cdc.gov)
  • An FCE includes a comprehensive evaluation that documents your capabilities to safely perform your job and return to normal functions. (concentra.com)
  • Working alongside USHMM staff, we collaborated to refine their measures, prepare data collection approaches, assist in analysis, and refine data visualization presentations. (innonet.org)
  • They have achieved this through pioneering, testing and promoting innovative policy evaluation approaches with UK Government departments. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • In collaboration with other members of UNEG , IES further invests in several initiatives to ensure that evaluations continue to be of high quality and utilization-focused, testing innovative approaches and sharing lessons learned. (unodc.org)
  • For your employer, they identify your safe working limits and give them information on how to modify your job after an injury or create new ergonomic solutions. (concentra.com)
  • A Concentra therapist will perform an evaluation and document your ability to work from a physical, medical, behavioral, and ergonomic perspective. (concentra.com)
  • We provide professional services, outreach, and capacity building to our partners through collaborative initiatives, grant development, and rigorous evaluation. (lsu.edu)
  • student performs rigorous evaluation (cf. (unh.edu)
  • The 2-week Youth Employment Academy, hosted by the ILO's Turin Centre, enhances the capacity of labour market practitioners to develop comprehensive strategies to tackle the multifaceted dimensions of the youth employment challenge. (ilo.org)
  • He is Director of the Centre for Research in Social Simulation , Director of the Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN), and Director of the University's Institute of Advanced Studies . (surrey.ac.uk)
  • This collaboration aims to ensure that youth voices are included in evaluations, national evaluation capacities are enhanced through skills development and experience, and that the UN evaluation function is enriched through the contributions of motivated and well-supported UN Youth Volunteers. (unv.org)
  • Deploying national UN Youth Volunteers supports national capacity-building, while deploying international UN Youth Volunteers can be an opportunity to promote South-South cooperation and disseminate field-tested and well-adapted practices across borders. (unv.org)
  • An Evaluation of a National Benchmarking project in Swedish Municipalities? (lu.se)
  • The Evolution of Benchmarking through Municipal Benchmarking Networks - An Evaluation of a National Benchmarking project in Swedish Municipalities? (lu.se)
  • Ms. Chaney joined CDC in 2000 as a legislative and policy analyst and has been working on CDC policy activities for over 16 years. (cdc.gov)
  • By May 2000, it became apparent that he would not be able to continue working even though his position was sedentary. (diattorney.com)
  • Dr. Alexiades gave Alfano his official opinion that he should stop working on June 5, 2000. (diattorney.com)
  • The South Sudan country program evaluation will be completed. (gc.ca)
  • What Is Program Evaluation? (cdc.gov)
  • Many different questions can be part of a program evaluation, depending on how long the program has been in existence, who is asking the question, and why the information is needed. (cdc.gov)
  • By providing information on progress toward organizational goals and identifying which parts of the program are working well and/or poorly, program evaluation sets up the discussion of what can be changed to help the program better meet its intended goals and objectives. (cdc.gov)
  • More importantly, when performance measures show significant or sudden changes in program performance, program evaluation efforts can be directed to the troubled areas to determine "Why are we doing poorly or well? (cdc.gov)
  • This is an opportunity for a student or professional focused on Program Evaluation and Writing to assist us in establishing an evidence-based program with further research to support its expansion to more families throughout Illinois. (volunteermatch.org)
  • Subcommittee in making significant contributions to the work of the Organization by critically examining the technical documents and putting forward innovative ideas and concrete proposals for consideration by the Regional Committee. (who.int)
  • In this role, TCC Group staff serve as evaluation program officers, grant managers, or outsourced evaluation specialists and provide evaluation services for a foundation or nonprofit that does not have enough staff capacity on their internal evaluation team or for an organization that wants an external expert to serve as their evaluation staff. (tccgrp.com)
  • IES guidelines and templates have been revised in accordance with new definitions and use of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) evaluation criteria, including adapted definitions for relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability, adding further one new criterion on coherence. (unodc.org)
  • Given the scale of the challenge and the limited resources, we seldom have the satisfaction of seeing the direct impact of our work on the ground. (unv.org)
  • Ms. Chaney serves as principal advisor on legislative matters and keeps the center informed of legislative and partnership developments that may impact programmatic work. (cdc.gov)
  • The Evaluation Office is also consolidating the lessons learnt and recommendations arising from the various other assessments and reviews of the response to the outbreak of Ebola virus disease. (who.int)
  • Our Occupational Medicine team strives to ensure that your employees will return to work as quickly and safely as possible. (sarahbush.org)
  • This paper argues that workers who adopt unusual or restricted postures appear to be at higher risk of musculoskeletal complaints and often exhibit reduced strength and lifting capacity. (cdc.gov)
  • The Social Research & Evaluation Center (SREC) fosters healthy social systems by designing, implementing, and evaluating community and social initiatives. (lsu.edu)
  • Return-to-work physical exams help to ensure that it's safe for you to go back to work after an injury. (concentra.com)
  • Jennifer A. Robbins has worked as a Clinical Physical Therapist for over 14 years (Outpatient, SNF, Homecare, Inpatient). (hgexperts.com)
  • And work is underway on one for those teaching physical education. (edweek.org)
  • Yuan and Zhang (2019) [10] studied eight candidate working fluids R-123, R-245fa, R-114, R-236ea, R-236fa, RC318, R-227ea and R-1234yf with a low heat source grade of 100˚C - 150˚C. They concluded that under the given operating conditions, the heat source temperature and its allowable minimum temperature at outlet port influence the state for optimal turbine inlet condition. (scirp.org)
  • On the other hand, a concert pianist might have a relatively minor injury to a digital nerve that severely limits his/her ability to perform basic work activities (playing difficult piano concertos). (medscape.com)
  • These activities often include designing capacity-building programs that span several months, presenting at conferences, delivering workshops, or providing ongoing coaching. (tccgrp.com)
  • Using mixed methods, this study sought to retrospectively evaluate how teledermatology affected clinic capacity, scheduling efficiency, and timeliness of follow-up care for patients transitioning from inpatient to outpatient dermatology care. (jmir.org)
  • Agenda (GHSA) was launched by 29 countries, WHO, the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Secretariat managed the evaluation, and the FAO/WHO Consultative Group for the Trust Fund was the ad hoc evaluation management group, with technical backstopping and quality assurance provided by the Evaluation Office. (who.int)
  • A table listing any documents posted to the working group should appear. (ippc.int)
  • I'm pleased to share these categories and our thinking around the types of evaluation questions TCC Group is well-suited to answer. (tccgrp.com)
  • Within developmental evaluation, TCC Group often uses our research and development (R&D) approach to think about what's working, for whom, and under what conditions. (tccgrp.com)
  • This additional testing capacity will allow clinicians to consider COVID-19 testing for a wider group of symptomatic patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Superb group of young people - very grateful for all of their hard work and effort. (pili.org)
  • This project intended to develop the existing ideas for a novel approach to capacity building, start delivering this offer and transition in time to it running as an economically viable standalone activity. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • B's for carrying out the research work necessary and presenting it in a thesis-style manuscript, i.e., rigorous experimental evaluation, clear task statement, related work, separation of approach from evaluation, clearly described approach, useful evaluation measures, plots and tables are elaborated, conclusions are supported by the study. (unh.edu)
  • PSI seeks energetic and organized candidates with significant monitoring and evaluation experience for the position of M&E Manager for an anticipated 5-year USAID-funded SBC project. (coregroup.org)
  • To select priority topics for evaluation studies, the Independent Evaluation Department (IED) holds discussions with the Development Effectiveness Committee of ADB's Board of Directors, the President, and all Vice-Presidents. (adb.org)
  • and the development, appraisal and evaluation of public policies. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Our State of Evaluation project is the first project that systematically and repeatedly collects data from a sample of nonprofits about their evaluation practices. (innonet.org)
  • You are eager to share your M&E skills and technical knowledge with others, and have a track record of working with project team members, government staff, and others to build capacity in M&E. You know not only how to set-up and manage M&E for projects on your own, but how to set-up systems and processes to enables others to do it as well. (coregroup.org)
  • Clear and specific evaluation criteria are provided to help applicants understand if their project would be a good fit for a particular grant program and assist program managers in making informed decisions about high-value projects based on that funding cycle's criteria. (transportation.gov)
  • This project need should also tie into the other grant evaluation criteria and USDOT goals. (transportation.gov)
  • It is important that the application package include sufficient evidence of project milestones (including planning, NEPA, and permitting milestones) achieved and those still remaining, as well as financial capacity and commitment in order to support project readiness. (transportation.gov)
  • This IAA project has allowed us to progress this work which stalled due to a lack of resources. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Moreover, IES actively participates in the United Nations Development Account (UNDA) Evaluation Focal Point Network, sharing lessons learned and best practices from UNODC's evaluation management process, coordinating independent project evaluations of UNODC-led projects funded by UNDA. (unodc.org)
  • Evaluation should be practical and feasible and conducted within the confines of resources, time, and political context. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal. (mdpi.com)
  • For the Workgroup for Intervention Development and Evaluation Research). (springer.com)
  • Generate knowledge through research and evaluation to improve understanding of social, economic, and behavioral needs and opportunities. (lsu.edu)
  • Goal: Student demonstrates the capacity of performing rigorous research. (unh.edu)
  • Small weaknesses in the research carried out, such as the selection of weak baselines and wrong evaluation measures, would lead to a reduction by a full grade (e.g. (unh.edu)
  • The thesis manuscript needs to convince all committee members of the significance of the research contribution, clearly delineating the unique contributions made by the student versus related work conducted by others. (unh.edu)
  • Linear multiple regression analyses showed that OHIP 14 was associated with educational level (p=0.009) and work ability index (p=0.001) of workers, regardless of other variables. (bvsalud.org)
  • It will initiate program evaluations of the Vietnam and Regional Programs. (gc.ca)
  • Medical Advisors, Inc. ensures that your experts are available and fully prepared when you need them, where you need them to assist in case preparation, provide preliminary reports, evaluations and opinions, appear for interrogatories, depositions, courtroom testimony and more. (hgexperts.com)
  • Working papers in this series are preliminary materials circulated for review and comment. (ssa.gov)
  • 1. Complete a thorough evaluation of identified seven common problems colleges, schools, government the current surveillance and data in the way the department gathers or offices, hospitals and libraries in systems in Iowa using the manages data. (cdc.gov)
  • Most importantly, monitoring and evaluation often convinces donors that their investments have been worthwhile. (wikipedia.org)
  • UN Youth Volunteers, who receive a monthly living allowance and a benefits package, can be impactful resources to support monitoring and evaluation efforts. (unv.org)
  • Young people with a commitment to the values of the United Nations and with some experience in monitoring and evaluation are encouraged to apply. (unv.org)
  • For example, we are currently working with clients to explore the fields of legal advocacy and campaign structure to better understand how these fields function. (tccgrp.com)
  • and monitoring, evaluation and advocacy of human rights in the region. (unv.org)
  • Evaluation results from the Healthy Work Collaborative: a cross-sectoral capacity building partnership to address precarious employment. (cdc.gov)