FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEASURE Evaluation, a USAID-funded project, supports improvements in monitoring and evaluation population, health and nutrition worldwide. Please find announcements of upcoming workshops and new publications below. *Announcement* *Ask the Gender M&E Expert feature* This resource offers field and program staff, M&E professionals, and individuals working on gender equality an opportunity to engage with MEASURE Evaluation’s Gender M&E experts on monitoring and evaluation of health programs with a gender perspective. You can post a gender-related question pertaining to M&E, and our experts will answer your question or connect you with helpful resources. Ask your gender M&E question at <* http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/our-work/gender/ask-the-gender-expert*> *Workshop* *M&E of Population, Health and Nutrition Programs Workshop * MEASURE Evaluation Project is pleased to announce a regional workshop on “Monitoring and Evaluation of Population, Health and Nutrition Programs,” for English speaking professionals. The workshop is sponsored by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi, India in collaboration with MEASURE Evaluation. The workshop will be held July 25 – August 3, 2012 in New Delhi, India. Find out more at < http://goo.gl/nCyY9> *Publications* *Electronic Health Records in Colima: Case Study on Implementation < http://goo.gl/aLFuq>* This document contains information on the main findings of the project, Electronic Health Records Management System in Colima: Case Study on Implementation. The main objective was to provide information related to the design and implementation of the Management of the Electronic Health Record in Colima (SAECCOL, in Spanish). The results are intended to serve as a guide for other states in Mexico, and other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, to develop and strengthen their Electronic Health Records (EHR). The study was conducted between August and November 2011. This publication is also available in Spanish at <http://goo.gl/hBDHL> * * *Fact Sheet: Community Health Information System in Action in SNNPR < http://goo.gl/uVT66>* Aragash Worku was born in Butajira of Gurage zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. She completed her elementary and secondary school in Butaji ra city. Later she got the chance to study agriculture, but because of her interest in health she joined the Technical and Vocational Education & Training Center (TVET) in Butajira to become a Health Extension Worker (HEW). Since graduating, Aragash has worked in Dobena-Bati Health Post for the last seven years. *The Child Status Index Usage Assessment <http://goo.gl/SRLZg>* The Child Status Index (CSI), created in 2008, is a tool used by community caregivers to capture children’s status across the six domains of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programs for children who are orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS: food and nutrition; shelter and care; child protection; health; psychosocial; and education and skills training. In 2011, MEASURE Evaluation conducted in-depth telephone interviews with program technical leads among large programs implementing the CSI. In light of the findings from this qualitative study, recommendations are provided. Like MEASURE Evaluation on Facebook < http://www.facebook.com/MEASUREEvaluation> Follow MEASURE Evaluation on Twitter <http://twitter.com/measure_eval> Learn more about MEASURE Evaluation at www.measureevaluation.org < http://www.measureevaluation.org> -- ---- MEASURE Evaluation, a MEASURE project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under terms of Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement GHA-A-00-08-00003-00. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. government. MEASURE Evaluation is the USAID Global Health Bureau's primary vehicle for supporting improvements in monitoring and evaluation in population, health and nutrition worldwide. Learn more about MEASURE Evaluation at http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure. Access CANCHID archives at: https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/canchid.html plus CANCHID subscription management. CANCHID is a joint service of the Canadian Society for International Health < http:www.csih.org > and the Distributed Knowledge Project at York University. Queries to: [log in to unmask]