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OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SCIENCE
MISSION: To provide advice on public health and science to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to provide executive direction to program offices within the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), and, at the direction of the Secretary, to coordinate crosscutting public health and science initiatives in the Department.
Evaluation Program
The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) provides advice, policy
and program coordination, and leadership in the implementation, management,
and development of activities related to public health and science, as
directed by the Secretary. OPHS helps HHS conduct broad-based public health
assessments to better define public health problems and solutions. It assists
other components of HHS in anticipating future public health issues and
problems and helps ensure that HHS designs and implements appropriate approaches,
interventions, and evaluations that will maintain, sustain, and improve
the health of the Nation. OPHS provides leadership and policy recommendations
on population-based public health and science and, at the Secretary's direction,
leads or coordinates initiatives that cut across agencies and operating
divisions. In addition, OPHS communicates and interacts, on behalf of the
Secretary, with national and international professional and constituency
organizations on matters of public health and science. Finally, OPHS's
unique role allows it to use its resources to link important HHS programs
or fill gaps in areas needing better policy formulation and coordination.
In keeping with its role within the Department, OPHS has developed an evaluation plan that avoids duplication of efforts that might more appropriately and effectively be undertaken by operating divisions of HHS or by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). Thus, the FY 1998 evaluation strategy for OPHS focuses on public health and science issues that cut across multiple interests of the operating divisions, and requires a coordinated approach to achieve the most effective results. In addition, OPHS will continue its commitment to carry out every project proposed as part of this year's strategy in collaboration with relevant operating divisions.
OPHS conducts evaluations requested of the Secretary by Congress that are most appropriately managed by staff with medical or health science credentials, and that cannot be assigned to an operating division. Further, evaluations will be conducted to support the Surgeon General and the Assistant Secretary for Health in their respective roles as the Nation's top doctor and senior advisor for public health and science to the Secretary. These roles include the responsibility to assist the Secretary in developing a policy agenda for the Department to address major population-based public health, prevention, and science issues and to provide leadership and a focus for coordination of population-based health, clinical preventive services and science initiatives that cut across operating divisions. In addition, OPHS will conduct evaluations specific to the needs of the programs operated from the offices located within OPHS, such as Women's Health, Minority Health, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, International Health, and Emergency Preparedness. A portion of the evaluation funds will be made available to the ten HHS Regional Health Administrators.
Summary of Fiscal Year 1998 Evaluations
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TITLE: Enabling Performance Measurement Activities in the States and Communities
ABSTRACT: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) views performance measurement as a means for moving an organization into a results-oriented management approach based on cooperation and partnerships with and among stakeholders. In the course of deepening its understanding of performance measurement and advancing this results-oriented approach, the DHHS has learned that its leadership must be informed by an understanding of the barriers that organizations, particularly those in the public sector, encounter in implementing performance measurement activities. The research conducted included a literature review and interviews. A review of these sources revealed two observations concerning what is known about barriers to performance measurement and strategies for addressing them: (1) barriers and strategies are usually site neutral, having little relation to the organizational setting; and (2) people working with performance measurement in public health organizations have encountered the same barriers as those identified in the broader literature. The report provides seven recommendations on ways in which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can enable performance measurement activities through partnerships with States and local communities. The researchers completed the following: (1) identified activities, as well as barriers, related to successful implementation of performance measurement;(2) identified activities which can minimize barriers; and (3) developed protocols to promote partnerships between State and local agencies.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Linda Bailey
PHONE NUMBER: 202-205-4872
PIC ID: 6876
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: University of Washington, School of Public
Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, WA
TITLE: Environmental Health Data Needs: An Action Plan for Federal Public Health Agencies
ABSTRACT: This project develops and analyzes an inventory of data systems, both within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and outside the department, related to environmental and occupational health issues. The project identifies data gaps, recommends ways to link data sets, and specifies methods to make more data useful for a variety of public health customers at Federal, State and local levels. The project was conducted in coordination with the HHS Environmental Health Policy Committee (EHPC) and its Subcommittee on Data Needs.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Dalton Paxman
PHONE NUMBER: 202-205-5829
PIC ID: 6322
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Public Health Foundation, Washington,
D.C.
TITLE: Report of Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels
ABSTRACT: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in order to meet the intent of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, P.L. 103-417, established the Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels to develop recommendations for the regulation of label claims and statements for dietary supplements. The Commission was charged with how best to provide truthful, scientifically valid, and non- misleading information to consumers, so that they may make appropriate health care choices for themselves and their families. This document is the final report of the Commission. The report obtained advice from individuals, consumer organizations, the dietary supplement industry and scientific organizations through written submissions and public hearings. The report contains the Commission's recommendations for regulations and provides guidance to government agencies and to the dietary supplement industry with regards to safety, label statements, health claims, substantiation of claims and botanical supplements. The report emphasizes the need for public access to the information on which label statements are based, so that consumers can make informed decisions about the use of dietary supplements. (Final report 84 pages plus appendices.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Linda D. Meyers, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 202-205-5757
PIC ID: 6193
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Washington D.C.
TITLE: Retrospective Study of the Preventive Health Practices of Former Title X Clients
ABSTRACT: This study analyzes the influences of health education and counseling on the preventive health care and health care choices of former Title X clients who no longer receive their care in Title X-funded clinics. Strategies that promote or hinder retention of health care messages were identified. Using a qualitative descriptive design and drawing on a representative sample from the grantees in all six States in region VIII, the study analyzed focus group discussions of persons who received services from a Title X clinic for at least three years, but who were no longer considered active clients. These clients received services to 1995 and the Title X clinic was their primary point of access to organized health care. The study measured: (1) the type of care, if any, participants were receiving at the time of the study; (2) whether the former clients were receiving annual pap smears, breast exams and other preventive services at the time of the study; and (3) the influence of past Title X counseling and education on health care choices and decisions. In general, the women who participated in the focus groups had high praise for the personnel, providers, clinics and services. Many of the educational messages were retained, and some participants continued to rely on the clinic, rather than a private physician, for advice and education. Although many women admitted they did not get annual examinations and pap smears as frequently as when they used the clinic, that laxity was not a result of knowledge deficit. Suggestions for improvement include: (1) increased promotion of services, (2) expansion of services, and (3) more education.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Public Health and Science, Region VIII
FEDERAL CONTACT: John McCarthy
PHONE NUMBER: 303-844-6163
PIC ID: 6685
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center, Denver CO
TITLE: WHERE ( Women for Healthcare Education, Reform and Equity): Managed Care and Women's Health Survey
ABSTRACT: This evaluation of major health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider organizations in Washington State was conducted to determine the extent to which these organizations provide coverage for women's health initiatives. A survey of six plans shows that while there has been progress in some areas, such as coverage for routine mammograms and Pap smears, significant gaps in women's health care remain. The survey examined coverage areas ranging from domestic violence to senior health issues. While all the plans covered mammograms and Pap smears, they varied significantly in what they recommended for heart disease, menopause and adolescent health. The survey found that the plans had no established guidelines and wide discrepancies existed as to the age at which women should get their first Pap smear. Other plans didn't agree on the age at which routine cholesterol screening should begin. Of the plans surveyed, three stated that cholesterol screening was part of an annual exam, but the ages of initial screening varied from age 35 to 50. Three plans stated that they routinely counseled women on various forms of hormone replacement therapy. Four plans indicated such therapies were covered. One plan stated that it used the National Osteoporosis Foundation's guidelines for assessing a woman's risk for osteoporosis, while two of the plans indicated they had other internal guidelines for assessing risk. This study is important because it broadens the scope of women's health issues, providing a road map that managed care plans, employers, researchers, public policy officials and consumers can use to identify issues that need more attention. (Final report 47 pages.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Public Health and Science, Region X
FEDERAL CONTACT: Karen Matsuda
PHONE NUMBER: 206-615-2469
PIC ID: 6679
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Women for Healthcare Education Reform and Equity Seattle, WA
TITLE: Measuring Health Objectives and Indicators: 1997 State and Local Capacity Survey
ABSTRACT: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is laying the foundation for Healthy People 2010, the Nation's plan for health promotion and disease prevention in the first decade of the next century, which is based on Healthy People 2000. The report is a survey conducted by the Public Health Foundation, working with the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), to obtain information from States and large local jurisdictions on their ability to track their own health promotion and disease prevention objectives. Initial discussion of the survey took place at a national meeting, "Use of Healthy People 2000 at State and Local Levels--Lessons for 2010," and the survey instrument was developed with extensive input from the field, and in collaboration with various public health groups. The survey: (1) characterizes infrastructure at the State and local levels for tracking health objectives and indicators; (2) obtains methods and innovations for assisting Federal, State, and local agencies in setting and tracking future objectives; and (3) ensures that the Healthy People 2010 objectives-setting process is sensitive to data collection capabilities at State and local levels. The study's limitations included: (1) some of the questions allowed for an estimate of numbers and proportions, which allowed for responses based on personal perceptions rather than hard data; (2) States have varied organizational structures, management systems and delivery systems, so comparisons are seldom equally weighted; (3) many of the States had developed Healthy People 2000 objectives at differing timetables; and (4) the comprehensiveness and the scope of objectives could vary considerably across States and within a States' list of objectives. (Final report 49 pages plus appendices.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Jacquelyn Williams
PHONE NUMBER: 301-443-4493
PIC ID: 6488
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Public Health Foundation, Washington,
D.C.
TITLE: Summarizing Population Health: Directions for the Development and Application of Population Metrics
ABSTRACT: An Institute of Medicine Committee convened a workshop for ethicists, health status measurement experts, and public and private administrators of public health and Medicare care programs to explore the technical and ethical issues inherent in the development and use of summary measures of the health of populations. The proceedings from the workshop encourage methodologists, ethicists, and policymakers to learn from each other and to work together to identify the strengths, limitations, and appropriate uses of summary measures. The proceedings recommend that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services take the following measures: (1) initiate a process of analysis and public discussion to clarify ethical assumptions and value judgments embedded in different measures of population health, and assess the critical ethical and policy implications of different designs, implementation approaches and uses of these measures; (2) create a process to establish standards for population health metrics, and investigate the value and practicality of a compatible set of summary measures of population health that could be used for different descriptive and decision making purposes; and (3) invest in the education and training of public health and medical professionals to promote their understanding of the interpretation and appropriate use of summary measures of population health.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Linda Bailey
PHONE NUMBER: 202-205-4872
PIC ID: 6875
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine Washington, D.C.
TITLE: Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Community Health Promotion Programs in Local Health Departments.
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this project was to conduct a study of services provided by local health departments (LHDs) to address the health needs of racial and ethnic minority populations within their jurisdictions. Special attention was paid to the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate community health promotion programs by those LHDs serving racially/ethnically diverse communities as a means of obtaining baseline data needed as a proxy measure for Healthy People 2000 objective 8.11 (i.e., increase to at least 50 percent the proportion of counties that have established culturally and linguistically appropriate community health promotion programs for racial and ethnic minority populations). The project was supported by OMH funds under a cooperative agreement between CDC's Public Health Practice Program Office with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). A set of questions were formulated through key informant interviews, and included in NACCHO's detailed stratified sample surveys of LHDs to determine the nature and extent of the interventions under study provided by a random sample of LHDs with at least 10% racial or ethnic minority populations. The study found that most LHDs provide some sort of culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate intervention in the areas of health promotion and preventive services. However, these culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions do not necessarily constitute formal, structured "community health promotion programs" and, in any event, fall far below the 50 percent target set in the Healthy People objective.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Minority Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Guadalupe Pacheco
PHONE NUMBER: 301-443-5084
PIC ID: xxxx
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: National Association of County and City
Health Officials Washington, DC
TITLE: An Assessment of Effective Strategies and Models that Promote Positive Messages Towards Girls in Region IX
ABSTRACT: In 1996, Secretary Shalala launched Girl Power! at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Girl Power is a national public education campaign sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to help encourage and empower girls between the ages of 9-14 to make the most of their lives. This assessment determines the kinds of programs in four States (Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada) that promote positive self-images in girls ages 9-14, in order to determine how Region IX will participate in the Girl Power! initiative. Organized into categories, the resulting resource directory is organized under the following headings: Career and Life Planning, Culture and Heritage, Health and Sexuality, Leadership and Community Action, Self-Reliance and Life Skills, and Sports and Recreation. The directory includes a table which displays the number of entries in each category. This report recommends that: (1) a revised directory be undertaken to update the current document and expand it's scope to include the other Region IX components; (2) additional categories will prove necessary given the cultural diversity of the region; (3) develop a Girl Power! initiative Region IX that will focus sharing effective models that deliver positive messages to girls; (4) given the findings in States by categories, California programs could be utilized as a model to effectively serve other jurisdictions with sensitivity to cultural issues; and (5) the directory should be widely distributed by the Office on Women's Health to organizations and programs that have a direct impact on girls and their activities, as well as to regional and State directors of girl-oriented programs. (Final report unpaginated.)
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Public Health and Science, Region IX
FEDERAL CONTACT: Kay A. Strawder
PHONE NUMBER: 415-437-8119
PIC ID: 6689
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: GJD Associates, Austell GA 30106
TITLE: Comparative Analysis of U.S. and U.K. Strategies and Approaches for Addressing Racial/Ethnic Minority Health Concerns: Selected Papers
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this project was to conduct a comparative analysis of U.S. and U.K. efforts aimed at addressing the health concerns of racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. and the U.K., and to identify and share best practices, model approaches and lessons learned. Expert consultants developed issue papers and conducted comparative analyses on six theme/issue areas, which served as the organizational basis for an international conference between the U.S. and U.K., held in London, England in September, 1997. The theme/issue areas were: (1) provider/purchaser Issues, (2) assuring quality of care, (3) developing primary care, (4) data surveillance, (5) research and development, and (6) informal care and empowerment of minority communities. Some notable crosscutting findings and observations included, but were not limited to: (1) having universal health care coverage and ensuring financing are not enough to adequately and accurately address the health care needs of racial and ethnic minority populations; (2) policies must actively and substantively seek, develop and include input from non-governmental entities, especially from the communities and grass roots sectors, if ownership and responsibility for implementation of these policies are to extend beyond the government and be meaningful to the populations such policies are designed to serve; (3) health systems largely designed to serve homogenous white populations need to be modified to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate health care; (4) staff training and development at all levels must be informed by the particular requirements of racial and ethnic minority communities in their service jurisdictions; (5) changes in the curricula of medical and health professions schools are required to promote cultural competency in health care; and (6) a strong research agenda needs to be developed and implemented regarding how to maintain and promote behaviors that are conducive to good health.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Minority Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Gerrie Maccannon
PHONE NUMBER: 301-443-5084
PIC ID: 6676
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Office of Minority Health, Rockville,
MD
TITLE: Study of the Implementation of the OMH Bilingual/Bicultural Service Demonstration Grant Program, FY 1993-1995
ABSTRACT: This evaluation was a two-stage review of the effectiveness and efficacy of the OMH's bilingual/bicultural service demonstration grant program, a community-focused grants program aimed at increasing access to services for limited English-proficiency (LEP) populations (LEP). The evaluation examined FY 1993 and 1994 one-year project grants and three-year grants made in FY 1995. In stage one, a mail survey was sent to a selected sample of 32 FY 1993 and 1994 grantees, accompanied by telephone contacts to ensure clarification and completion of the survey. In stage two, nine site visits were conducted, resulting in case studies of FY 1995 grantees. Projects were diverse and representative of racial/ethnic and language groups. Forty-three languages were spoken by the recipients of services provided under these grants. Eight evaluation questions were addressed, including: (1) Did the program build capacity? (2) Did it increase health professionals' skills to address cultural and linguistic barriers? (3) Did the program increase knowledge of health care systems and access to care for LEP minorities? The study found that these community projects achieved notable impacts. For example, capacity building was shown in that more than one-half of the projects were continued beyond OMH funding. Organizational policies requiring staff training and integration of cultural competency were adopted in many cases, and many projects demonstrated success in moving LEP individuals into health care through provision of enabling services such as interpreter and case management services. More than 5,000 health providers participated in training, which documented changes in attitudes and knowledge about specific cultural circumstances (e.g., refugee experiences). Increased awareness of prevention and knowledge of the health care system were identified as the strongest areas of impact. Barriers to project implementation and successful strategies to address these problems are also presented.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Minority Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Joan Jacobs
PHONE NUMBER: 301-443-9923
PIC ID: 6247
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Development Services Group, Inc. Bethesda MD
Evaluations in Progress
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TITLE: Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health
ABSTRACT: The Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health is comprised of 14 national experts from a variety of disciplines related to interactive technologies and health, including: (1) medicine, (2) human-computer interaction, (3) public health, (4) communication sciences, (5) educational technology, and (6) health promotion. The major planned products of the panel include a series of journal articles targeted to specific audiences, a website about evaluation and a final report. The general goal of these products is to accelerate the appropriate development, adoption, use and evaluation of interactive health communication applications. The panel will develop strategies for the various stakeholders regarding critical activities to ensure quality applications through appropriate evaluation, and will develop tools/guidelines such as an evaluation reporting template for developers, and evaluation tutorials for consumers and other stakeholders. The panel will also provide a framework for the evaluation of interactive health communication applications, focusing on the elements of evaluation.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Mary Jo Deering
PHONE NUMBER: 202-260-2652
PIC ID: 6327
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Social and Health Services, Ltd. Rockville MD
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 12/31/98
TITLE: Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes
ABSTRACT: The National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine/Food and Nutrition Board is conducting a multi-phase scientific evaluation of human nutrient requirements that: (1) evaluates requirements and dietary and supplement intake data for nutrients and non-nutrient food components, (2) develops Dietary Reference Intakes where data are available, (3) provides guidance for how these values should be used in various applications of clinical and public health importance, and (4) identifies the research needed to enhance the accuracy of the DRIs and provide a basis for public health policies. Multi-agency participation is facilitated by an OS/OPHS requirements contract and interagency steering committee. Task Order 1 (September 30, 1996 to March 31, 1998) addresses folate and other B vitamins. Task Order 2 (September 30, 1996 to December 1999) focuses on Dietary Antioxidants and Related Compounds, and Task Order 3 (September 30, 1998 to March 29, 2000) focuses on micronutrients. Multiple agencies support the project.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Linda D. Meyers, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 202-205-5757
PIC ID: 6323
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine Washington, D.C.
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 3/29/00
TITLE: Developing Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2010
ABSTRACT: Healthy People is well established as the Nation's prevention agenda and as a scorecard for monitoring health status. The development of new national goals and objectives for 2010 provides an opportunity to build upon Healthy People by identifying a small set of leading health indicators that can be used to reflect and draw public attention to progress. The development of these indicators will increase the usefulness of Healthy People 2010 as a focus of national attention, and as a tool for monitoring America's health. Because the leading health indicators will form a highly visible and potentially actionable part of the Nation's health objectives for 2010, it will be important that the indicators reflect the input of the scientific community as well as policymakers and the public. Utilizing input from 9-12 experts with backgrounds in public health practice (Federal, State and Local governments; nonprofit organizations, and academia), epidemiology, data sources, performance monitoring, statistics, public policy and other relevant areas, criteria for the leading health indicators for Healthy People 2010 and two or more candidate sets of leading health indicators will be developed.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Linda Bailey
PHONE NUMBER: 202-205-4872
PIC ID: 7030
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Institute of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 5/31/99
TITLE: Evaluation of Models to Integrate HIV Prevention and Treatment Services within PHS Supported Programs
ABSTRACT: The merging of prevention and treatment services for individuals may afford a real opportunity to decrease the number of new HIV seroconversions in a defined metropolitan area. Identifying a high risk population, entering the population in a continuum of medical care and support services, and merging prevention messages into primary clinical care and other health care access points is anticipated to result in changes in high risk behavior that will yield decreases in seroconversion rates for that population. Maximizing coordination among all funding sources and service delivery systems increases program efficiency. This project involves convening a steering committee of experts on: (1) HIV medical delivery systems, (2) HIV prevention, (3) substance abuse and mental health care (4) demographic and census tract analysis, and (5) behavioral research experts. These experts will define the necessary elements to conduct a pilot project in one to three large metropolitan statistical areas.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of HIV/AIDS Policy
FEDERAL CONTACT: Deborah von Zinkernagel
PHONE NUMBER: 202-690-5560
PIC ID: 6321
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: John Snow, Inc. Boston MA
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 9/30/99
TITLE: Support for the Development of a Research Agenda to Address Issues of Cultural Competency Measurement and Linkages to Patient and Health Outcomes
ABSTRACT: This project will support a pre-conference workshop to prepare for a special session at the First National Conference on Cultural Competence in Health Care. The special session for the conference will address the issues of measurement and linkages to health and patient outcomes. The workshop will be to: (1) examine the consumer, regulatory, and market forces surrounding the needs of Diverse populations, and emphasize the importance of providing culturally appropriate and quality health care services; (2) discuss model programs and practices that attempt to link linguistic and cultural competence to health and patient outcomes; and (3) develop an evaluation and research agenda on issues pertaining to the development of linguistic and cultural competence health outcome measures. The final report will describe an evaluation and research agenda that can be undertaken by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the development of linguistic and cultural competence health care outcome measures.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Minority Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Guadalupe Pacheco
PHONE NUMBER: 301-443-5084
PIC ID: 6675
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Center for the Advancement of Health Washington, D.C.
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 12/31/98
TITLE: Data Analysis and Support for the President's Initiative on Race
ABSTRACT: The President's Advisory Board on Race submitted a report of its deliberations to the President in the Summer of 1998. A "chart book" on the state of race relations formed the introductory chapter(s) of the Advisory Board's report. In addition, the White House commissioned the National Academy of Sciences to prepare detailed summaries of the research literature related to race and health. To support the Department's Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and its community demonstration grant program, the project will identify relevant departmental data systems and perform preliminary analyses to support the grant program.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Minority Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 301-443-9923
PIC ID: 7014
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Office of Minority Health, Rockville, MD
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 3/31/99
TITLE: Assessment of State Minority Health Infrastructure and Capacity to Address Issues of Health Disparity
ABSTRACT: This project will examine the nature and extent of the minority health infrastructure within nine State public health agencies. The goal is to determine: (1) those factors that contribute to, or detract from, the establishment and sustained support for such entities; (2) effects on State capacity to address the needs of racial and ethnic minorities in carrying out the essential services of public health; (3) disparities in health status; and (4) risks to health. Barriers and concerns that may be studied include: (1) perceptions of the nature and scope of the mission, role and responsibilities of established State Offices of Minority Health (SOMHs); (2) levels of resources allocated to address minority health issues; and (3) the positioning within public health agencies of organizational entities focused on minority health issues. An attempt will be made to collaborate with the CDC, the HRSA, the PHS agency minority health offices and public health partners who deal most prominently with the State health agencies (such as the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials).
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Minority Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Gerrie Maccannon
PHONE NUMBER: 301-443-5084
PIC ID: 7013
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Office of Minority Health, Rockville, MD
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 6/30/99
TITLE: Evaluation of the Office of Minority Health Resource Center--Phase I, Phase II and Phase III
ABSTRACT: The purpose of Phase I of this project is to develop and field test a research protocol including an information collection method and instrument that could be used to evaluate the Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC). Phase II of this project is to implement the research protocol developed in Phase I, intended to evaluate OMHRC. Phase III of this project is to analyze collected data and prepare analytical reports on data from a survey of actual and potential users of the OMHRC. Specifically, Phases I, II and III of this project will collect, analyze and report data concerning: (1) functions of OMHRC; (2) target audiences and services provided to these audiences; (3) how OMHRC assesses user and target audience needs, ability of the center to meet those needs, and satisfaction of users with center services, and ways to improve these assessments; (4) how OMHRC relates to other Federal and nonfederal information sources, including Federal clearinghouses, Federally supported health or human service offices, and Federal, State and local minority health offices; and (5) gaps in information dissemination that are not being addressed by Federal information sources.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Minority Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Howard L. Kelley, D.D.S.
PHONE NUMBER: 301-443-5224
PIC ID: 6244
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Moshman Associates, Inc. Bethesda MD
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 9/30/99
TITLE: A National Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) Serving Racially and Ethnically DIVERSE
ABSTRACT: This project will conduct a survey of a national random sample of managed care organizations (MCOs) serving racially/ethnically Diverse communities. The survey will identify the nature and extent of culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) being provided by these health plans. It is intended to inform and educate health service executives and managers about the nature and importance of CLAS, encourage policies and practices in support of CLAS for all Americans, and establish meaningful national baseline data on the nature and extent of CLAS being provided across the country. This is especially important in communities where language and cultural differences create access barriers and barriers to quality of care. It is expected that the end products will include an analysis and report of the range of such services, an identification of best practices and model approaches, and an explication of the community and organizational factors conducive to the provision or inhibition of CLAS.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Minority Health
FEDERAL CONTACT: Betty Hawks
PHONE NUMBER: 301-443-5084
PIC ID: 6674
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Plainsboro, NJ
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 9/30/99
TITLE: County-Level Tracking of Public Health Functions and Policy Issues
ABSTRACT: This project will assure that documentation of budget and workforce capacity performance of essential public health services will be available regarding the twelve cities studied by the Center for Studying Health Systems Change's "Longitudinal Community Study." The longitudinal study is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ) for at least four years, and will identify changes in the public health system over the same period.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Linda Bailey
PHONE NUMBER: 202-205-4872
PIC ID: 6325
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Plainsboro, NJ
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 12/15/98
TITLE: Role of Health Plans in Community-Level Health Improvement
ABSTRACT: The purposes of this project are to identify the potential for health plans' participation in community-level health improvement activities, and to examine the incentives and barriers that will affect their decisions to take part in community-based health efforts.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Matthew Guidry
PHONE NUMBER: 202-401-7780
PIC ID: 6492
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Partnership For Prevention, Washington D.C.
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 2/28/99
TITLE: Develop Local Department Early Detection Capabilities for the Health and Medical Consequences of the New Welfare Reform
ABSTRACT: The Regional Health Administrator, Public Health Service (PHS) Region V, in collaboration with the Public Health Practice Program Office of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will provide partial support for a project entitled, "Welfare Reform: Early Detection, Prevention, and Health Promotion Interventions for Local Health Departments in Alabama". The University of Alabama School of Public Health, in collaboration with the Alabama Department of Public Health, conducted a one-day conference at the Sheraton Civic Center in Birmingham on April 9, 1998 for 155 sub-State public health administrators, supervisory nursing and social work personnel, and senior state staff. The conference ensured that participants: (1) understood provisions of the new welfare legislation affecting public health systems, (2) recognized events and trends in the health status of local populations affected by the new welfare legislation, (3) employed appropriate prevention and health education strategies to mitigate negative effects of the new welfare legislation, and (4) assessed the effects of their interventions. Satellite downlinks extended the conference to staff of most county health departments in the state. Pre- and post-test questionnaires assessed gains in participant knowledge. A post-conference survey identified improvements in job performance and public health practice relative to conference objectives.
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Public Health and Science, Region V
FEDERAL CONTACT: Beaumont .Hagebak, Ed.D.
PHONE NUMBER: 404-331-2317
PIC ID: 6686
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: University of Alabama, School of Public Health Birmingham, AL
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 4/1/99
TITLE: Analysis of State and Local Public Health Policy and Program Activities
ABSTRACT: This project will identify, describe and analyze State and local efforts to address public health infrastructure issues and their potential impacts on Office of Public Health and Sciences (OPHS) policies and programs. The project serves as a communications conduit enabling OPHS to obtain timely information for informing decision making concerning the impact of Federal policies on States and localities, and for coordinating Federal, State and local initiatives. Examples of projects undertaken with this contract include an analysis of State laws related to AIDS and confidentiality, as well as State implementation of the model law for tobacco control. The Public Health Functions Working Group and Steering Committee, with representatives from all of the former agencies of the Public Health Service, provide guidance to the project. (See PIC ID 6326.1, 6326.2)
AGENCY SPONSOR: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
FEDERAL CONTACT: Deborah R. Maiese
PHONE NUMBER: 202-401-5809
PIC ID: 6326
PERFORMER ORGANIZATION: Public Health Foundation, Washington, D.C.
PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: 9/28/99
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