A supplement to Toolkit work

Beth Molnar – Society, Human Development & HealthHarvard School of Public HealthAshley Winning - Harvard School of Public HealthDebbie Scott –Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology

Task:Create a tool that a low or middle income

country setting up a new child protection data system (or improving an existing one) would find useful

Supplement to existing tool kitCheck list format (original intent but found to

be unworkable)Utilise existing resources

Process:Outline component parts

Review existing workInternet/literature searchUNICEF, ISPCAN, Grey literature, CDC, peer

review, WHO, USAID...

Identify and compile relevant resourcesPractical and applicableGeneric enough to apply broadlySpecific enough to inform

Format into workable document

Component parts:Determining overall goals Conducting a needs assessmentEthical guidelines Choosing surveillance systems Conducting a pilot studyConducting community surveysConducting national surveysUsing existing data systemsManaging dataAnalyzing data Dissemination guidelinesAdvocacy guidelines

Discussion/FeedbackOverall scope and format of documentComponent Parts

Are there any categories you would rename?Have we missed any?Are there any that seem redundant?  

ResourcesAre there resources that we missed?

(particularly in relation to each of the component parts)

Is there additional information beyond what is written in the draft that should be included?

Contact

Beth Molnar bmolnar@hsph.harvard.edu

Debbie Scott da.scott@qut.edu.au