INTERVENTION MICA EVALUATION

Overview: Transtria was funded through the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to conduct evaluation and dissemination activities of the Intervention MICA system. Partners from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Transtria L.L.C. and Saint Louis University School of Public Health designed Intervention MICA to increase access to intervention planning information at the local level. Intervention MICA provides users with an increased understanding of evidence-based public health processes as well as specific recommendations for effective interventions in a variety of settings and populations. The first stage of evaluation activities included pilot tests and pre-tests of the Intervention MICA system with representatives of the intended audience (e.g., practitioners, students and researchers in public health).  Using direct observation methods and surveys, feedback was collected regarding format, content, navigation, usability, and applicability. The second stage of evaluation activities consisted of the development of materials and methods to train local community-based organizations to use Intervention MICA within their partnerships. Quantitative and qualitative feedback was collected regarding the content, function, design and navigation of the system as well as the applicability for community-based organizations to their intervention planning process. Feedback from these training sessions will not only be used to create recommendations for improvements to the Intervention MICA system, but will also be used to improve training materials and methods. Training materials will be disseminated to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services as well as other public health practioners.

Purpose: The main goals of the National Library of Medicine project are to:

• Evaluate the utility, usability, and ease of navigation of the Intervention MICA system
• Evaluate the design, format, and content of the Intervention MICA system
• Create train-the-trainer materials for the Missouri Department of Senior Services and other public health practioners to conduct their own Intervention MICA trainings with community-based organizations
• Gather recommendations for improvements and changes to the Intervention MICA system
• Provide recommendations to the Missouri Department  of Health and Senior Services for potential modifications

Partners:

National Library of Medicine,
Saint Louis University School of Public Health,
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Our Role:

• Development of evaluation materials and methods
• Coordination of pilot and pre-tests
• Development of Intervention MICA training materials and methods
• Coordination and delivery of Intervention MICA training sessions
• Collection, evaluation, analysis, and dissemination of findings
• Development and dissemination of recommendations for modifications to the Intervention MICA system