Linking Data to Action

LINKING DATA TO ACTION

Session 6

Session Objectives

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

Identify priority decisions and programmatic questions

Link decisions/questions with potential data sources

Create a time-bound plan for using data in decision making

Session Overview

Decisions and questions

Framework for Linking Data with Action

Small Group Activity 5: Framework for Linking Data with Action

Building Data Use into Your Work

PLAN PLAN PLAN !

Regularly review your data – schedule time

Use the Framework for Linking Data with Action

Engage in dialogue with stakeholders to fully understand the:

decisions they make

information they need

best way to present that information

Elements of the Framework

Decision makers and stakeholders with potential interest in your data

Decisions / actions that the stakeholder makes (possible uses of data)

Questions to which the stakeholder requires answers

When the decision will be made

Elements of the Framework (cont’d)

Indicators and/or data of interest (to respond to stakeholder need)

Source of data

How will data be presented (what types of analyses, graphs, formats)?

FRAMEWORK FOR LINKING DATA WITH ACTION


Decision/ Action

Program/Policy Question

Decision Maker(DM), Other Stakehold-ers (OS)

Indicator/Data

Data Source

Timeline(Analysis) (Decision)

Commu-nication Channel

What Are Decisions?

Choices that lead to action

All decisions are informed by questions

All questions should be based on data

Decisions Allocation of resources across IPs/ states /

districts / facilities

Revising OVC program approaches to emphasize fostering and adoption

Develop and institute workplace policies on HIV/AIDS in all institutions in state X

Hire and allocate staff to facilities

Decision or Question

Programmatic Questions What percentage of HIV+ pregnant women in

care actually are delivering in health facilities?

What percentage of clients starting ART are lost to follow-up?

Are the number of family planning clients decreasing?

What percentage of pregnant patients who are HIV+ actually are receiving ART?


Decision/ Action


Decision Maker (DM), Other Stakeholders (OS)

Indicator/Data

Data Source

Timeline(Analysis)(Decision)

Commu-nication ChannelDMOS

Are we reaching testing targets in PMTCT?Do we have sufficient test kits?What is nurse: client ratio?


Decision/ Action



Indicator/Data

Data Source



Are we reaching testing targets in PMTCT?Do we have sufficient test kits?What is nurse:client ratio?

DM – Head of Regional Health Committee OS – Other providers, Division of Clinical Training




Indicator/Data

Data Source





711 form indicators K41, B73, B 91

Service statistics; / logistics manage-ment system


Decision/ Action



Indicator/Data

Data Source


Commu-nication ChannelDM OS






Decision/ Action



Indicator/Data

Data Source







Dec. 2010,March 2011,June 2011, September 2011,December 2011


Decision/ Action



Indicator/Data

Data Source


Commu-nication Channel DMOS





Dec. 2010


Decision/ Action



Indicator/Data

Data Source







Dec. 2010 Short summary presented to facility manager at weekly clinic meeting


Decision/ Action


Decision Maker (DM) Other Stakeholders (OS)

Indicator/Data

Data Source



Hire more PMTCT counsel-ors





Dec. 2010 Short summary presented to facility manager at weekly clinic meeting


Creates a time-bound plan for information-informed decision making

Encourages greater use of existing information

Monitors the use of information in decision making

Key Messages Building data use into your work takes

planning and dedicated time

Data should be linked to specific decisions so as to facilitate use

Relevant stakeholders should be involved in each step of the process

The Framework for Linking Data with Action can be used to create an actionable plan for using data in decision making

Small Group Activity 5 – Instructions

Select a note taker

On flip chart paper, create the Framework table

Brainstorm three decisions or questions in columns 1 & 2

Complete the remaining columns

Time: 1 hour

Small Group Activity – Report Back

Each group will have 10 minutes to present its completed Framework

Group discussion – Are there other data sources that might have been used in this decision? Were there other stakeholders who should have been considered? (10 minutes)

THANK YOU!MEASURE Evaluation is a MEASURE project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and implemented by the

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MEASURE Evaluation is the USAID Global Health Bureau's primary vehicle for supporting improvements in monitoring and

evaluation in population, health, and nutrition worldwide.

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