Text alternative - Step 2: Engaging an independent evaluator for a population health program evaluation**

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  • ​Establish an evaluation advisory group that includes stakeholder representatives to guide and inform the evaluation process.
  • Develop a program logic model# to explain the causal pathways linking program activities, outputs and outcomes (short, medium and long-term)
  • Develop an evaluation plan that includes:
    • ​​Overview of the program
    • Purpose of the evaluation
    • Audience for the evaluation​
    • Evaluation questions
    • Evaluation design and data sources
    • Potential risks
    • Resources and roles, including budget and timeline
    • Governance
    • Reporting
  • ​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹Engage an independent evaluator:
    • ​Prepare a Request for Proposal
    • Issue an invitation to provide a proposal
    • Engage an evaluator and agree on a contract
  • ​​Project manage the development and implementation of the evaluation workplan and achievement of the contract milestones
  • Disseminate the evaluation findings to support the incorporation of results into program decision making

​Good practice principles

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  • Appropriateness
  • Stakeholder involvement
  • Effective governance
  • Methodological rigour
  • Consideration of specific populations
  • Ethical conduct

​** Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence. Planning and Managing Program Evaluations: A Guide. Evidence and Evaluation Guidance Series, Population and Public Health Division. Sydney: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Ministry of Health; 2023.

# Ideally a program logic model should be developed in the program planning phase. 
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