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Community Health Needs Assessment: A Practical Example. Kirsten Barrett, PhD Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory Virginia Commonwealth University . The Harvest Foundation. Located in the Martinsville City Sale of Memorial Health System - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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KIRSTEN BARRETT, PHD SURVEY AND EVALUATION RESEARCH LABORATORY VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Community Health Needs Assessment:
A Practical Example
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The Harvest FoundationLocated in the Martinsville City
Sale of Memorial Health System
Required that a foundation be formed to carry on the hospital’s mission of improving the health, welfare and education of the community.
Foundation charged with investing proceeds from hospital’s sale and use earnings to fund grants in the local community
Board of the hospital that was sold became the Board of the Harvest Foundation
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The Harvest AreaHenry County and Martinsville City
Population: 73,346
Median HH Income Henry County: $31,816 Martinsville City: $27,441 Virginia: $46,667
Approximately 66% have a HS education or higher l82% statewide and 80% nationally
Martinsville City more racially diverse than Henry County
Population slightly older than that seen statewide
Rural, manufacturing community Economically depressed Medically underserved
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“The Harvest Area” Henry County and Martinsville City
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Key Players
The Harvest Foundation ◦ The Board ◦ The interim executive director ◦ The newly hired executive director ◦ The health consultant
The community Survey Research Lab. Staff
◦ Jim Ellis, Andrea Glaze, Kirsten Barrett
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Phase I Getting the work
Phase II Doing the work
Phase III Disseminating the findings
Phase IV Community Capacity Assessment and Strategic Planning
Phases of the Needs Assessment
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Phase IGetting the work Initial meeting at The Harvest Foundation Writing the proposal Negotiating the budget Securing contract
Timeline: September 2002 to January 2003 During this “unfunded” period, there is a lot of time and energy put into “getting the contract”
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Phase IIDoing the work Modified BRFSS Secondary data book YRBS Reality: PRIDE Survey
Triangulating data Timeline: December 2002 to May 2003
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Secondary “versus” Primary Data
Healthy People 2010 Target: 90% of live births having prenatal care initiated in the first trimester.Source: Virginia Department of Health. Health Profile - Henry County and Martinsville City, 1996-2001
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Phase IIIDisseminating the findings Board presentation Written reports and summary document Information available via the web
Timeline: June 2003 to August 2003
BRFSS Report
Secondary Data Book (SERL) Secondary Data (Harvest)
Summary Document
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Phase IV Community Capacity Assessment and Strategic Planning
◦ Identify key issues facing community ◦Determine current service capacity in terms of key issues ◦Best practice review ◦Develop preliminary “model” ◦Strategic plan for the Board to guide funding decision over the next four to six years
Timeline: September 2003 to March 2004
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Research-related ◦ Level of involvement by the client and health consultant ◦ Phone numbers ◦ “Small community” ◦ IRB and YRBS issues ◦ Data at level of geography and by sub-populations ◦ Interrelatedness of health, economics, education, etc. ◦ Impact of new executive director on information dissemination
“Challenges”
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Philosophical What is the best data to use? Appropriate level of Board involvement? Appropriate level of “community” involvement? Best way to disseminate information to the community? Timing of grants relative to the community capacity assessment? Coordination of efforts in the community capacity assessment?
“Challenges” (con’t)