Understanding innovation in health program planning and development |
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| Institution: | 1. Texas A&M University, Department of Health and Kinesiology, 4243 TAMU, Blocker 314E, College Station, TX 77843, United States;2. Texas A&M University, Center for Community Health Development, 1266 TAMU, SPH Administration Building, College Station, TX 77843, United States;1. University of Maryland, School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, 1234W Public Health Building (255), College Park, MD 20742, USA;2. Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA;3. Department of Community Health, Tufts University, 574 Boston Avenue–Suite 208, Medford, MA 02155, USA;4. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Oncological Sciences, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA;6. Community Ministry of Prince George’s County, P.O. Box 250, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773, USA;1. Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, 2800 - 515 W. Hastings, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K3, Canada;2. School of Energy, Geosciences, Infrastructure, Heriot Watt University, William Arrol Building, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom;3. BC SUPPORT Unit Fraser Centre, 400-13450 102 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T 0H1, Canada;4. STAR Institute, Simon Fraser University, 2800 – 515 West Hastings, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K3, Canada;1. Department of Foundations of Education, University of Venda, Private Bag, X5050, Thohoyandou, 0950, Limpopo, South Africa;2. Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Venda, Private Bag, X5050, Thohoyandou, 0950, Limpopo, South Africa;3. Department of Educational Psychology, Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, P. O. Box 50100, Kakamega, 50100, Kenya;4. Department of Foundations of Education, University of Venda, School od Education, Pricate Bag, X5050, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa;1. School of Economics and Management, Xidian University, No. 2 South Taibai Street, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, PR China;2. Shaanxi Xi ''an Yanta District, Shida Road, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, PR China;1. Texas A&M University, College of Education and Human Development, Department of Health and Kinesiology, MS 4243, College Station, TX 77843-4243, USA;2. Texas A&M University, Health Science Center, School of Public Health, MS 1266, College Station, TX 77843-1266, USA |
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| Abstract: | IntroductionA need for innovative public health programs is evident as the field adapts to address changes in health priorities and target populations. The Innovative Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (iTP3) was created to support and enable innovation in teenage pregnancy prevention, developing programs to reach the most at risk youth.MethodsA formative evaluation was conducted to understand what innovation means in the context of program development, and examine the process of innovation. Qualitative data was collected through baseline interviews with program development teams, referred to as Innovators, prior to the start of the project period and follow-up interviews conducted at the end of a 12-month funding period. Additional open-ended written responses were collected in the middle of the funding cycle. A thematic analysis with an open-coding scheme was used to identify emergent themes.ResultsInnovators considered programs innovative because of the target population of focus, program delivery mechanism, and/or program development approach. They specifically identified that a “culture” of innovation must be present if new programs are to be developed. Over time, Innovators began to shift their definition of innovation toward unique design processes and ecological approaches.DiscussionThrough creating a culture of innovation and utilizing systems thinking, this project provides important insights in how to develop innovations in public health. |
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| Keywords: | Innovation Program development Qualitative |
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