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Session Title: Getting To Outcomes at the Federal, State, County, and Local Levels: Session I
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Panel Session 609 to be held in Carroll Room on Friday, November 9, 1:55 PM to 3:25 PM
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Sponsored by the Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation TIG
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| Abraham Wandersman,
University of South Carolina,
wandersman@sc.edu
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| Catherine Lesesne,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
ckl9@cdc.gov
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| Abstract:
Getting To Outcomes is an approach to help practitioners plan, implement, and evaluate their programs to achieve results. The roots of GTO are traditional evaluation, empowerment evaluation, continuous quality improvement and results-based accountability. GTO uses 10 accountability questions; addressing the 10 questions involves a comprehensive approach to results-based accountability that includes evaluation and much more. It includes: needs and resource assessment, identifying goals, target populations, desired outcomes (objectives), science and best practices, logic models, fit of programs with existing programs, planning, implementation with fidelity, process evaluation, outcome evaluation, continuous quality improvement, and sustainability. GTO workbooks have been developed in several domains (substance abuse prevention, preventing underage drinking, positive youth development) and is currently under development in several other domains (preventing teen pregnancy, preventing violence, emergency preparedness). The papers in this panel will show how GTO is being used at the federal, state, county, and local levels.
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Improving Teen Pregnancy Prevention Practice Using Getting to Outcomes: A National Capacity-building Project
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| Catherine Lesesne,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
ckl9@cdc.gov
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| Kelly Lewis,
James Madison University,
lewiskristi@gmail.com
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| Claire Moore,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
cxo7@cdc.gov
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| Diane Green,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
dcg1@cdc.gov
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In the teen pregnancy prevention field there are many efficacious programs but adoption, implementation, and evaluation of these has been
limited nationally. In response to this issue, CDC is funding a capacity-building program called "Promoting Science-based Approaches"
(PSBA) aimed at improving adolescent reproductive health by encouraging the use of science-based prevention approaches. PSBA recently adopted
the Getting to Outcomes (GTO) framework and began customization of a new GTO for the teen pregnancy prevention field called PSBA-GTO. PSBA-GTO will serve both as a guide to state grantees providing support and technical assistance to local partners and as well as a process to build
the capacity of local partners to plan for, select, implement, and evaluate science-based prevention programs. This multi-stakeholder,
capacity-building approach offers a national-level perspective on using the GTO framework to improve prevention practice. The authors will
present the project model and discuss successes and challenges to date.
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Embedding Getting To Outcomes in State and County Government Operations
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| Lawrence Pasti,
New York State Office of Children and Family Services,
larry.pasti@ocfs.state.ny.us
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In New York State, county government shares responsibility with state agencies for the planning, funding, implementation and monitoring of services. Both are committed to accounting for the results of their use of resources and interested in use of evidence-based programs. Getting To Outcomes provides a logical set of questions to achieve results, both for specific programs and for county level planning. Since public sector agencies have existing requirements to provide those functions, GTO enhances them rather than imposing new functions.
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Getting To Outcomes with State and Local Social Services and Benefits Offices in New York State
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| Marilyn Ray,
Finger Lakes Law and Social Policy Center Inc,
mlr17@cornell.edu
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This paper describes a year-long contract to train workers in social services and benefits areas at the state, regional, and local levels in NYS in the Getting to Outcomes (GTO) logic model for program planning, implementation, and evaluation. A key lesson we all learned from this project is the adaptability of the GTO model to a vast range of projects, including: developing training programs in a range of contexts; working with local services providers on positive youth development projects; designing blended learning institutes; assisting a county coalition redesign a failing program; and working with local service providers to develop results-oriented contracts. We also relearned the critical importance of follow-up support and technical assistance if new approaches are to take hold and be incorporated into daily work tasks.
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Getting to Outcomes for Emergency Preparedness: A Pilot Adaptation for Local Practitioners
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| Melanie Livet,
University of South Carolina,
melanielivet@yahoo.com
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| Karen Pendleton,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
ktpendl@gwm.sc.edu
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| Duncan Meyers,
University of South Carolina,
meyersd@gwm.sc.edu
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| Joselyn Burdine,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
burdinjr@gwm.sc.edu
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Despite the rapid increase of federal funding since 9/11, there is often a lack of accountability for the monies that are awarded towards emergency preparedness. In addition, federal agencies have developed emergency preparedness approaches which are primarily a blend of military and business planning models. Because preparedness and response is ultimately a local issue, it is important that the national guidance be translated into systematic community-based guidelines. Getting To Outcomes (GTO) was selected and adapted to address both the lack of accountability and the need for a community-based planning system that complements the national framework. Our Emergency Preparedness GTO (EP-GTO) was pilot tested as part of a team-based preparedness training for public health and their response partners. We will discuss:
(1) the resulting EP-GTO;
(2) its use as part of the training; and
(3) preliminary results on the effectiveness of EP-GTO.
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