The Evaluation Revolution

By: Sonya Dublin

Evaluators will tell you that until the 1980s, funders in the social services rarely asked for data about program performance. Grant applications were submitted, money was given out, and programs were implemented. Sounds nice, right? Starting in the 1980s, increasing focus on government accountability led to an upsurge of social program evaluation. Evaluators looked to the business sector for guidance, where evaluation concepts such as performance indicators and quality assurance were already the norm.

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A Shifting Healthcare Environment

By: Jacob Smith Yang

Many in the health care community were relieved—even elated—with the news that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 28th. The law will create coverage for up to 32 million Americans in the coming years and hold great potential to address the inequities vulnerable populations and communities of color have experienced for too long.

This is undoubtedly one of the largest expansions of health care our nation has ever seen, since the signing of the Medicare and Medicaid programs in the 1960s.

Jacob Smith Yang, former executive director of Massachusetts Asian & Pacific Islanders (MAP) for Health, joins the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) as Organizational Capacity Building Director. Yang will be responsible for developing, delivering, and overseeing the provision of training and technical assistance to optimize the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum's work.