| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
|
| Roundtable Rotation I:
A Conceptual Framework to Assess the Sustainability of Community Coalitions Post-Federal Funding |
|
Roundtable Presentation 113 to be held in GOLIAD on Wednesday, Nov 10, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
|
|
Sponsored by the Government Evaluation TIG
and the Health Evaluation TIG
|
| Presenter(s):
|
| Alycia Infante, University of Chicago, infante-alycia@norc.org
|
| Jennifer Benz, University of Chicago, benz-jennifer@norc.org
|
| Hilary Scherer, University of Chicago, scherer-hilary@norc.org
|
| Caitlin Oppenheimer, University of Chicago, oppenheimer-caitlin@norc.org
|
| Wilma Tilson, United States Department of Health and Human Services, wilma.tilson@hhs.gov
|
| Abstract:
We present a framework to assist evaluators with defining and measuring the sustainability of community coalitions after initial funding has ended. The federal government increasingly uses community coalitions as a programmatic approach to address emerging community health issues. The presumption is that successful community coalitions will be able to identify new resources to continue their activities and to sustain their impact in the community beyond the initial grant period. In defining sustainability, the framework considers coalition structure, goals, and activities. The framework includes a number of enabling characteristics affecting sustainability, intermediate outcomes (e.g., the expansion or retraction of the coalition, its goals or activities), and the coalition’s long-term impact on the community. Finally, the framework includes the influence of contextual factors (e.g., economy) on the sustainability of the coalition and its ability to generate outcomes. This framework is applied to a sustainability assessment of the Healthy Communities Access Program grantees.
|
| Roundtable Rotation II:
Using Community Partnerships to Reach Hard-to-Reach Populations in Health-Related Evaluations |
|
Roundtable Presentation 113 to be held in GOLIAD on Wednesday, Nov 10, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
|
|
Sponsored by the Government Evaluation TIG
and the Health Evaluation TIG
|
| Presenter(s):
|
| Julia Alvarez, JVA Consulting LLC, julia@jvaconsulting.com
|
| Nancy Zuercher, JVA Consulting LLC, nancy@jvaconsulting.com
|
| Brian O'Connell, JVA Consulting LLC, brian@jvaconsulting.com
|
| Abstract:
What is the best way to reach out to hard-to-reach populations? How can you conduct a culturally responsive evaluation and get the response rates you need? Looking for tips and advice on how to conduct a health or healthcare program evaluation that enables you to collaborate more with the communities you serve?
Come share your knowledge and ask questions in this roundtable discussion where participants will have opportunities to talk through the sensitive underpinnings of health-related evaluations and brainstorm with colleagues on effective ways of reaching out to hard-to-reach populations. Session facilitators will share three unique experiences of using community partnerships as a way of reaching hard-to-reach people in health-related evaluations. Facilitators will guide conversations about the advantages and disadvantages of partnering, strategies for gathering data from these sensitive groups and the potential impacts partnerships can have on an evaluation.
|