Prove what you are doing works. Remember, if you are going to ask for money, time, influence or anything else from others, you must be able to demonstrate to them that what you are doing  (or will do) is effective and that you have been able (or will be able) to achieve your specific objectives. 

Consider the following questions in planning to evaluate your project:

  • Do you have a specific plan for measuring outcomes (overall numbers of individuals impacted, surveys designed to measure change, epidemiological
  • measures, etc.)?
    What are your specific outcomes measures? They should be aligned with your objectives.
  • How will you and everyone else know if it worked?
  • Think about short-, medium- and long-term goals and what the specific measures of success might be. 

Here is a simple tool you can use to track your action steps and include potential measurements as you go.  Don’t forget to credit your community as you share outcomes of project work.  Use your media skills to help disseminate the success!

Did You Know?

You can submit your project for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Health Care Improvement (Part 4) Credit. The application includes the following components: 

  • A description of the rationale for the project.
  • The gap in pediatric health you are trying to improve (quantitative baseline data, obtained either from a local resource or directly collected the applicant(s), is required).
  • Project objective, which must align with general accepted medical standards.
  • Listing of the community partners/stakeholders.
  • Interventions/approach to addressing the identified gap.
  • Impact of the work on the health of infants, children, adolescents, and/or young adults.
  • Lessons learned and future directions.
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Last Updated

12/12/2025

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics