An Evaluation of Project Management of the Sakon Nakhon Provincial Public Health Office

Abstract

Purposes: To evaluate the management of public health projects of the Sakon Nakhon Provincial Public Health Office and to study the problems, obstacles, and recommendations from the implementation.     

Study design: Evaluation research.

Materials and Methods: The public health project management of the Sakon Nakhon Provincial Public Health Office was evaluated using the CIPP Model. The sample group consisted of 60 personnel responsible for health projects working at the Sakon Nakhon Provincial Public Health Office. The research instruments were quantitative and qualitative questionnaires. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, while qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis

Main findings: The evaluation of the public health projects of the Sakon Nakhon Provincial Public Health Office in terms of context, input, process, and product was found to be at a high level overall. Problems and obstacles in implementation were found in two main areas: (1) Input, where issues included delays in budget disbursement, insufficient budget, and excessive staff workload.  and (2) Process, where the monitoring and evaluation system was found to be lacking in quality. Recommendations from the sample group were: (1) Personnel and work systems should be further developed. (2) The budget system should be improved to increase flexibility in its use. and (3) Staff should be given the opportunity to participate in expressing opinions and planning projects from the beginning.

Conclusion and recommendations: Current public health projects focus on product evaluation. Therefore, research should be conducted to evaluate the long-term impact of key projects on changes in people's health behaviors to determine the true effectiveness of the projects and use the findings to improve public health implementation strategies in the future.