HCA is familiar with health profession standards, guidelines and policies. In HCA’s work with the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (HPRAC), Harry developed a framework for evaluating the quality assurance guidelines of all 21 Colleges of Health in Ontario, including the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, and then implemented the evaluation. HCA have also been contracted by the individual Colleges of Health to review their guidelines.

HCA has worked for a wide variety of health related organizations including ministries of health, colleges of health, national continuing education councils, cancer organizations, hospitals, community health centres, health units, family healthcare teams, clients/patients and other stakeholder groups.


HCA is currently working on…

• A summative evaluation of the Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada 

• An evaluation of the Community-based Home Management of Malaria Project (HMM) in Kenya on behalf of Canadian Red Cross 

Some of our more recent projects include:

• An evaluation plan including a program logic model, evaluation matrix, list of key performance measurement indicators and a data collection tool on behalf of Northern Region-Health Canada. 

• Methods for evaluating client satisfaction on behalf of the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre.

• An evaluation of the Enhanced Emergency Department Pilot Project to Hire Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in partnership with Med-Emerg International Inc. on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

• An evaluation framework and evaluation plan for HealthForce Ontario (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care) using a Results-Based Approach.
• An evaluation plan which included a project logic model and evaluation matrix for Healthkick Huron, an initiative sponsored by the Huron Business centre to attract and retain health care providers to rural areas.

• An evaluation of the Newfoundland and Labrador Primary Health Care Renewal Initiative which included the development and implemation of evaluation frameworks for 8 pilot sites across the province, Conducted in parternship with Med-Emerg International Inc. on behalf of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

• An evaluation of a Vegetable and Fruit Behavioural Intervention pilot program (Take 5) on behalf of Cancer Care Ontario. 

• An evaluation of the Patient Relations Programs for the 21 Colleges of Health Professions in Ontario on behalf of  Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council, Province of Ontario, affiliated with the Ministry of Health.

• An assessment of usage patterns of doctors and other health care professionals on behalf of the East Wellington Health Team / East Wellington Advisory Group.

• A Spanish-language training workshop on program evaluation for health professionals in Santiago, Chile in partnership with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the participation of the Universidad Católica de Chile and Agencia QUALITAS.

• A baseline profile of physical activity for youth and adults on behalf of the in motion program and the Huron and Perth County Public Health Units
  

• An evalution of mental health programs for women and male psychiatric offenders and male sex offenders provded by Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montréal on behalf of Correctional Service Canada.
  
  
  
  
  

To see additional detail on these and
 other projects, please click here

Available projects for download

2003 Cancer Care Ontario Evaluation of Fruit and Vegetable Behavioural Intervention
2006 Newfoundland and Labrador Primary Health Care Renewal Evaluation
2008 Wellington Dufferin Guelph Physical Activity Survey Results for Adults
2008 Wellington Dufferin Guelph Physical Activity Survey Results for Children and Youth