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An Experiment on Building Evaluation Capacity to Address Health Inequities in China
Author(s) -
Zhao Kun,
Sridharan Sanjeev,
Ingabire MarieGloriose,
Yu Mo,
Nakaima April,
Li Xue,
Xiao Yue,
Chen Emily
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.20239
Subject(s) - salience (neuroscience) , capacity building , equity (law) , program evaluation , china , health equity , health impact assessment , context (archaeology) , theory of change , public relations , political science , sociology , psychology , economic growth , public health , public administration , medicine , economics , health care , nursing , paleontology , anthropology , law , cognitive psychology , biology
Abstract This paper describes an evaluation experiment conducted in China between 2013 and 2016 to use evaluative thinking and evaluation approaches to help build the salience of health equity as a performance measure for health systems. This project was informed by a realist evaluation approach that sought to understand the context, mechanisms, and outcomes underlying health inequities. This chapter describes a theory of change that includes descriptions of the key actors involved in the project, the mechanisms of impact, and short‐ and long‐term outcomes. Key questions that could help assess the impact of this project are also discussed. This paper contributes to the literature on building evaluation capacity for health inequities.