This course consists of five sequential modules that build on each other and must be attended in order.  They will cover evaluation definition and purpose, identifying and engaging invested partners, needs assessment, types of evaluations, data collection and analysis and more. The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC) created this course in order to support American Indian/Alaska Native communities in their efforts to improve the health of their people. 

Who Should Register 

Physicians, RNs, APRNs, LVN/APNs and all staff who manage or work on programs in Tribal health clinics and agencies. 

Learning Objectives  

After completing this online course, participants will be able to:  

1. Describe the basic concepts of an Indigenous approach to program evaluation 
2. Identify their own contribution to the evaluation process and how it can be improved.
3. Communicate with their colleagues and community about evaluation methods and how to tailor them to the community’s needs.
4. Apply evaluation concepts and best practices to their everyday work 

Completing This Course   

Successful completion of this continuing education activity includes the following:   

• Completing the entire online course 
• Completing the online evaluation
• Completing an online certificate module   

Registration & Fees 

The eLearning course is free of charge.  

Acknowledgements 

This learning opportunity was made possible through the Tribal Epidemiology Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI) program, a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Many thanks to the artists and contributors, who lent their time and talent to this course:

April Stone
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe
Traditional Black Ash Basket Weaver; see more of April's work here.

Brittany Tainter
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe
Illustrator; see more of Brittany's work here.

Buffalo Nickel Creative
Film Crew for basket weaving clips; their website is here.

Denise Halfyard
Wet'suwet'en, Tsimshian, Gitxsan
Narrator of Modules 2 and 4; find her at her studio here

German Gonzalez, MD, MPH, FACE
Subject Matter Expert

Gifty Crabbe, MPH, CPH
Subject Matter Expert

the Rev. Isaiah "Shaneequa" Brokenleg MPH, MDiv
Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux Tribe)
Narrator of Modules 1, 3, and 5 and Subject Matter Expert

Jan Michael Looking Wolf
Kalapuya Tribal Member
Musician and Flute Player; learn more about Jan Michael here.

Jay Blackwell, MA, CPSW
Interviewee and Subject Matter Expert
Learn more about Jay and his work here and here.

Samantha Lucas-Pipkorn, MPH
Interviewee and Subject Matter Expert