Figure: Flowchart representing the four-phase hierarchical evaluation process for selecting
new EPHT content areas
Phase 2:
Feasibility
Involvement
Tasks/Deliverables
Criteria
Key Concepts
Objectives
Phase 1: Exploration
•
Phase 3: Recommendation
Evaluate how
content area
perceived by EPHT
and partners
Present results to
Advisory Panel
•
Incorporate content
area into EPHT
structure as a
continuing tracking
measure
•
•
How would content
area affect EPHT
and our partners?
What is the final
summary
assessment of the
content area?
How are data to be
consistently displayed
and discussed by
EPHT?
Detailed Feasibility
•
•
•
•
•
Emerging Issues
Information Building
Outside Interest
Balance
Economic Impact
Select data sources
Draft DUA if needed
Obtain data
Pilot potential
measures
•
Focused interviews and
information gathering
Report on all criteria
with final data and
measures
Summarize strengths
and limitations
•
•
Formalize DUA
Create how-to guide,
metadata and
messaging
Consult Tech Team
Inform and consult
Advisory Panel
•
•
Consult Tech Team
Inform and consult
Advisory Panel
Inform and consult
Executive Steering
Committee
•
Content area
representative added
to Tech Team
Explore rationale for
including new
content area
Determine if there
are resources to
evaluate new content
area
•
What is the public
health importance?
Do available data
exist?
Do resources exist to
gather data?
•
Are data robust and
of high quality?
Can data be
manipulated in useful
ways for tracking?
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Available Resources
Prevalence
Causality
Public Health Impact
Actionability
Initial Feasibility
•
•
•
•
•
Literature review
Find data sources
Contact data steward
List potential
measures
•
•
•
•
Consult Tech Team
Inform and consult
Advisory Panel
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Examine ways data
can be visually
displayed
•
Phase 4: Implementation
•
•
•
•
Source: A hierarchical evaluation process to adopt new content areas for EPHT in Minnesota (poster)
(PDF: 155KB/1 page)