An evaluation of the Deakin University Department of

An evaluation of the Deakin University – Department of Human Services (Barwon-South Western Region) Partnership S B N M H , y g lo o h c y s P f o l y o t o i s h r c S ve i n U n i k a e D

Purpose q. A snapshot to provide a preliminary evaluation of the partnership q This interim evaluation is Stage 1 of the more formal evaluation which will occur towards the end of the 2007 -2010 Business Plan in nc eak D s i e Th fere e dif rsity e v i Un

Literature Review q Partnerships are increasingly recognised as positively impacting on community health (Zakos & Edwards, 2006). However, partnership sustainability can be difficult (Zakos & Edwards). This may be partly due to the need for greater knowledge concerning the managerial and organisational factors which are necessary for partnership effectiveness (Einbinder, Robertson, Garcia & Patti, 2000). This suggests that there is a need for greater evaluation of partnerships to uncover such factors. in nc eak D s i e Th fere e dif rsity e v i Un

Literature Review q Research suggests that partnership evaluation should involve an assessment of whether key targets have been reached, but this is difficult to attribute solely to the work of the partnership (Dowling, Powell & Glendinning, 2004). Therefore, research on partnership evaluation tends to focus on the internal functioning of partnerships (Lasker, Weiss & Miller, 2001; Zakos & Edwards, 2006). in nc eak D s i e Th fere e dif rsity e v i Un

The Evaluation -methodology Strategies Beacon Projects Farmers and Rural Health Conference Workforce Development Research Corio-Norlane Projects Other Projects TBC TBC Research and TBC Evidence. Based Practice TBC TBC Health and Wellbeing TBC TBC Public Health Forums TBC TBC Teaching and Workforce Development in nc eak D s i e Th fere e dif rsity e v i Un

Methodology- surveys q 2 surveys q Survey 1 – Strategic Advisory Group Co-Chairs q Survey 2 – All Partnership members in nc eak D s i e Th fere e dif rsity e v i Un

Survey 1 - Advisory Group Co-Chairs q Mapping Exercise (Vic. Health Partnerships Analysis Tool: Activity 2) Mapping Example: Youth Housing Agency LEGEND Nature of relationships between partners: State Youth Department Community Health Service (Lead Agency) Networking. . …. . . Coordinating Cooperating Collaborating Secondary College in nc eak D s i e Th fere e dif rsity e v i Un

Survey 2 - all Partnership members q Demographics q Part B – Purpose of the partnership (Vic. Health Partnerships Analysis Tool: Activity 1) q Part C – Successful Partnership Checklist (Vic. Health Partnerships Analysis Tool: Activity 3) q Part D – Current Partnership Success (Nuffield Institute for Health Partnership Assessment Tool) q Part E – Resource-use Template – 3 months (The University of Melbourne) q Part F – Several questions formulated based on rsity e v i gaps between theory and current tools in Un k a e D The e is d enc r e f f i

Outputs q Evaluation Report q Recommendations q E. g. An evaluation plan involving students on placement to prospectively evaluate the achievement of key priorities. Suggestions? in nc eak D s i e Th fere e dif rsity e v i Un