Dissemination of Project Results

Disseminating Program Achievements and Evaluation Findings to Garner Support
(www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/resources.htm)
Many programs collect valuable and informative data on their programs and services. Sharing this data at the local and state levels enables program findings to be recognized and programmatic approaches and interventions to be replicated. This Brief 9 takes a project through the dissemination process step-by-step.

The Community Tool Box: Promoting Interest in Community Issues
(http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/chapter_1005.htm)
This tool box goes through the development of a communication plan along with providing various methods of disseminating program information from press releases to newsletters to posters.

Using and Disseminating M&E Results (English version: Part 1; Page 171) (www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Research/monitoringevaluation.htm)
This document reviews reasons to use and disseminate monitoring & evaluation (M&E) results, describes how to use M&E results to improve a program’s interventions, offers tips on how to disseminate results to priority target audiences, and presents different formats for dissemination of results.

Developing a Dissemination Plan
(www.fcrss.ca/other_documents/comm_notes_e.php)
This document is written for research projects but can translate to community health programs. It provides a general overview with key elements to develop a dissemination plan.

Developing an Effective Dissemination Plan
(www.researchutilization.org/matrix/resources/dedp/index.html)
This guide provides a framework and strategies for developing effective dissemination plans. It is designed for projects to successfully reach their intended target audiences with useful outcomes.