HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Program ACIOP Post Award Orientation Webinar October 9, 2014
Dec 22, 2015
ACIOP Evaluation Capacity Building• Columbia Study & Conference• Development of Evaluation Technical
Assistance Plan– Cohort 1 & lessons learned– Cohort 2
Capacity Building Values
Interdependence
Cultural diversity
Contextualized interpretation
Empowerment
Information Access Categories
I. Information Retrieval
II. Skills Development
III. Resource Development
IV. Equipment Acquisition
I. Information Retrieval• Provide or improve access to electronic AIDS- and other
health-related information resources by the organization or by the clients they serve
• Implement access to state-of-the-art AIDS-related information tools via the Internet and/or mobile phone technologies
• May require the purchase of hardware (computer equipment), software, or contractual relationships necessary to obtain a connection to the Internet for the purpose of accessing or sharing AIDS-related information
Information Retrieval: Project Examples• Online living library database• Information retrieval skills development training for
health outreach workers and local community based organizations
• Increase access to information for at-risk youth using a multimedia hub-spoke model of online, social media and mobile platforms
• Mobile-Internet-based HIV/AIDS Education: Linking the Public to Science
• Purchase of computer equipment / software for cyber lab
Information Retrieval: Measures• Awareness
– Marketing / awareness of information– Community partnerships / community engagement
• Access– Retrieval skills – Access to computers, mobile, and Internet– Proof of access
• Number of visits• Types of resources
II. Skills Development
• Training to develop skills in accessing or using HIV/AIDS-related information – NLM online databases – NLM mobile resources General AIDS information
resources in order to improve services and benefit the community
• This may include:– Training for the agency staff – Development of training programs for clients– Training programs for other agencies
Skills Development: Project Examples
• Capacity-building training for youth serving professionals; and peer-to-peer education
• Information retrieval skills development training for health outreach workers and local community based organizations
• Trainings and workshops on NLMs online resources and social media sites
• Train-the-trainer courses for new HIV-positive peer educators and counselors
Skills Development: Measures• Training
– Development of trainings • Database, computer skills, types of trainings
– Training target populations• Staff, clients, agencies, special populations
– Number of trainings and trained users– Training satisfaction– Training outcomes
• Knowledge • Skills
III. Resource Development• To support an organization to meet the needs
of their clients or communities by developing specific educational or informational materials
• Examples:– Culturally or language-specific fact sheets– Bibliographies– Guides – Other products
IV. Equipment Acquisition• Improving access to electronic AIDS and
other health-related information resources may require purchasing: – Hardware (computer equipment)– Software– Contractual relationships necessary to obtain a
connection to the Internet for accessing / sharing AIDS-related information
Project Examples• Culturally and linguistically appropriate messages• Reference Guides for persons with HIV/AIDS or at risk
for HIV• Culturally competent and age-appropriate information
on prevention, risk reduction, and skills building in English and Spanish
• Factsheets on HIV/AIDS treatment and related information written in non-technical language and translated into several languages
Measures• Resource needs
– Target population needs assessment– Resource development– Resource materials created (cultural specific)– Resource materials utilized / sustained / maintained /
updated– Purchase of hardware/software to develop resources– Utilization of consultants/contractual relationships to
develop resources
Measures (continued)• Access
– Purchase of hardware / software to access and share information
– Utilization of consultants / contractual relationships to access and share information
ACIOP Evaluation Requirements• Quarterly and final reports• Surveys• Interviews• Webinars• Peer-led sessions• Individual agency evaluation conference calls• Evaluation Technical Assistance
What’s next?• Visit ACIOP Blog:• Online survey to access group evaluation
technical assistance needs• Individual agency calls to discuss:
– Agency evaluation capacity
– Project evaluation plans
– Technical assistance
• 1st Quarter Report due January 15, 2015
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Contact Information
U.S. National Library of Medicine8600 Rockville PikeBethesda, MD 20894
aids.nlm.nih.gov
Andrew [email protected]
Arletha [email protected]