Join us at the 2022 American Evaluation Association annual conference!

With the AEA conference just around the corner, CCHE proudly announces that we will be presenting three sessions:

• Achieving equity through technology. Marginalized communities often encounter barriers to healthcare, and clinics should employ equity-centered methods to mitigate barriers and increase access. For example, existing technology can be re-envisioned for different purposes. Join Elena Kuo and her colleague Monica Guo as they discuss how one clinic tackled low colorectal cancer screening rates among Hispanic and low-income patients with a bidirectional texting and fotonovela comic intervention. Thursday, November 10, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM: Using innovative tools and strategies to amplify patient voices and ensure appropriate care
• Incorporating equity into evaluation. We believe that equity, diversity, and inclusion should be incorporated into all aspects of our daily lives. In evaluation, this requires developing explicit equity goals, common language, practice tools, and standard processes. CCHE created an EDI discussion guide incorporating these principles to strengthen our work during the evaluation design phase. Join Maggie Jones, Elena Kuo, and Lisa Schafer as they share lessons learned from developing and implementing this guide and discuss how other organizations might adapt our tool for their own work.  Thursday, November 10, 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM: Equitable evaluation discussion guide: supporting all evaluators to incorporate EDI
• Combining trauma-informed care and evaluation. There is growing recognition of how trauma can affect our lives, including how early exposure to adversity can have longer-term health impacts. Healthcare organizations have begun to introduce trauma-informed approaches into primary care settings. These approaches can benefit from programs providing training, technical assistance, and peer learning. Evaluating this growing field of trauma-informed care and supporting programs is also new with relevant metrics and approaches still emerging. Variations in program support and approach can affect evaluation design, tools, and partner interactions. Join Lisa Schafer, Monika Sanchez, and Maggie Jones as they share lessons from evaluating different trauma-informed care programs and considerations for more trauma-informed evaluation practice in general.  Saturday, November 12, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Healing evaluation: Lessons from evaluating trauma-informed programs in health care settings