http://www.cpc.unc.edu daily 1 2008-06-03T13:30:06Z http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/news/scheduled-outage-20111228 No publisher edv 2011-12-23T03:05:04Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/our-work/data-demand-and-use/seven-part-webinar-series-on-data-demand-and-use MEASURE Evaluation hosts a seven part webinar series focused on data demand and use for data users and producers in the health sector. No publisher gordonle Data Demand and Use 2011-12-22T03:05:03Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/living-arrangements-of-young-adults Data from Wave IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) provide new insights on the living arrangements of young adults (ages 24 to 32). No publisher delaney 2011-12-16T03:05:01Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/about/program-areas/hiv-aids/world-aids-day-2011 December 1, 2011 marks the 23rd World AIDS Day. MEASURE Evaluation has done work to help control the spread of HIV and to treat people living with HIV/AIDS in more than 10 countries, including Zambia, Namibia, Russia, and Vietnam. No publisher cpc_wjalexander 2011-12-02T03:05:03Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/our-work/gis/nigerian-summit-maps-path-to-better-data-sharing MEASURE Evaluation, along with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health and mapping agencies, organized the country’s first Health and Mapping Summit, to improve access to health data. No publisher cpc_wjalexander 2011-12-01T03:05:06Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/our-work/gender/working-to-eliminate-violence-against-women MEASURE Evaluation joins other organizations, as well as women and men everywhere, to observe the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Friday, November 25. No publisher cpc_wjalexander 2011-11-28T03:05:55Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/our-work/data-demand-and-use/new-case-study-details-health-improvements-in-cote-d-ivoire A new MEASURE Evaluation case study details improvements in data demand and information use in Cote d’Ivoire. The Ivorian Ministry of Health (MoH) and MEASURE Evaluation worked together to improve HIV/AIDS data collection and information use. As a result, from 2006 to 2008, the number of people tested for HIV increased by 77 percent, and the number of people counseled increased by 72 percent. No publisher cpc_wjalexander 2011-12-02T03:05:01Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/our-work/health-information-systems/national-forum-unites-malaria-control-experts-in-kenya-1 With support from MEASURE Evaluation, the first Kenya National Malaria Forum was held October 10-11 in Nairobi. The forum brought together more than 130 participants from the Kenyan government, NGOs, the press, faith-based organizations, universities, and other organizations participated to share knowledge and experiences about malaria control. No publisher cpc_wjalexander Malaria 2011-12-01T03:05:03Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/about/where-we-work/tanzania/lqas-in-tanzania MEASURE Evaluation first used the lot quality assurance sampling methodology in Tanzania in 2010 in its effort to determine whether services were being delivered to the country’s most vulnerable children. No publisher gordonle 2011-11-15T03:05:01Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/about/where-we-work/kenya/lqas-in-kenya MEASURE Evaluation first used LQAS in Kenya in 2009 when it piloted the Child Survival Indicator Survey. The pilot study was undertaken in Kenya’s Western and Nyanza provinces in collaboration with the National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development (NCAPD) and the Division of Child Health. No publisher gordonle 2011-11-23T03:05:01Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/about/where-we-work/liberia/lqas-in-liberia MEASURE Evaluation began providing technical assistance in Liberia for a pilot study using the lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) methodology in early 2011. The purpose of the study was to provide information for programmatic decision making on key health indicators at both the national and county levels. No publisher gordonle 2011-11-12T03:05:14Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/our-work/evaluation/lot-quality-assurance-sampling-used-to-measure-program-performance What originated in the 1920s as a quality control methodology in the manufacturing sector is proving to be quite useful in the public health context, and increasingly constructive to MEASURE Evaluation’s in-country work. No publisher gordonle 2011-11-22T03:05:04Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/training/materials/materials-for-m-e-trainers MEASURE Evaluation makes M&E training curricula freely available to M&E trainers No publisher gordonle 2011-11-22T03:05:02Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/training/online-courses/m-e-fundamentals-in-four-languages M&E Fundamentals is now available in four languages – English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. No publisher gordonle 2011-11-22T03:05:02Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/tools/monitoring-evaluation-systems/savvy-methods-improve-data-collection-in-zambia For the first time, the Zambian government may be able to obtain reliable, detailed information about causes of death and other key health indicators thanks to MEASURE Evaluation's SAVVY verbal autopsy tools. No publisher cpc_wjalexander SAVVY 2011-11-17T03:05:01Z News Item