Measuring Health Outcomes in Community Programs
Discover the importance of evaluating health outcomes in community programs and learn how to collect core indicators effectively through grants. Find out the next steps to apply for small evaluation grants. Contact Lindsay DuBois at ldubois@specialolympics.org for more information.
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July 2018 HC Webinar Welcome Announcements Survey on Resources Survey on Community Health Workers Outcomes Evaluation No Monthly Report in August (enjoy your summer!) Reporting
Health Outcomes Evaluation Need to evaluate the impact of our health strategy Core indicators have been identified to allow us to best evaluate the impact of our programming on athlete health: Body mass index (BMI) Blood pressure Self-reported health Physical activity Exploratory indicators that likely are impacted by our programming but need to be piloted further: Social/emotional wellness Nutrition or Healthcare utilization/access
Why? Why are we asking Healthy Communities Programs to collect more data? Programs have been asking for resources and guidance on how to collect longitudinal data To help improve programming Fitness data has been very promising in demonstrating impact on well-recognized indicators of health This is how we are going to measure the impact of our health strategy on athlete health
How? Small grants (~US$3,000) to collect core indicators data in US and Internationally A total of approximately 20 small grants will be given Will work with SOI consultant to submit data Large grants (~US$20,000) to collect exploratory data in US Between 2 and 4 large grants anticipated Will collect core data + one domain of exploratory May collect data on demographics as well Will work with SOI consultant to plan evaluation and submit data
How to collect core indicators? Health metrics (height, weight, blood pressure) Fitness tracking tool Using budget for supplies, equipment, staff to do data entry If Programs do HP, can use same supplies for this Physical activity and self-reported health Lifestyle survey and Fit5 tracker Paper, athlete-friendly version, online through Qualtrics Movband step count data immediately to SOI through syncing Budget for data entry assistance coaches, volunteers, students, etc.
Next steps small evaluation grants Step 1 send an email to Lindsay DuBois (ldubois@specialolympics.org) indicating you are interesting in applying for the small grant Step 2 applications will be shared by Friday, July 13th and will be due by Tuesday, July 31st Step 3 if selected, you will receive award notification and funding by August 31st Step 4 Grant period from September 1st, 2018 March 31st, 2019
Next steps Large evaluation grant Step 1 - US programs interested in large evaluation grants should contact Heather Harmer Step 2 - applications will be shared by Friday, July 13th and will be due by Monday, August 13th Step 3 - if selected, you will receive award notification and funding by August 31st Step 4 Grant period from September 1st, 2018 March 31st, 2019
Mid Year Reporting Reporting is an opportunity to highlight all your successes and challenges you faced. It is a combination of narrative and metrics (numbers) As a 3 YR grantee, you are required to report 2x per year (October and April). Your mid Year report is due on 15 October. 15 October. You will be reporting on all work done between 1 April 2018 1 April 2018 - - 30 September 2018. 30 September 2018. The report is online through Qualtrics, survey software system. report 2x per year (October and April). As a 1YR grantee, you will complete a brief mid metrics). Submitted through Qualtrics on 15 October narrative and metrics report on 15 April. brief mid- -year narrative report year narrative report (no 15 October. You will submit a year end 15 April. ALL previous reports you submitted will be in a dropbox (link will be shared shortly). This will help you access information previously submitted to help you complete the mid year and year end report for 2018.
Tracking Tool Tracking tool serves as a guide to help you collect all the information needed to complete the online form. You can simply copy and paste into Qualtrics once you have completed Programs should work with RHM to review tracking tool to make sure you report all your successes, accurately enter metrics, and answer questions Anything that s highlighted requires a response in order to move forward in the mid year report
Budget Reports Due 15 April 2019 Financial Report Template (Excel) Copies of all receipts (PDF) Timesheets and General Ledger Reports for all paid staff www.oanda.com/currency/converter for currency conversion Translate to English and note which line of budget it is for Redirect Requests Moving more than 10% of total grant budget Resources website (direct download) Please spend your funds. We cannot guarantee that you will be able to carry-forward funding.
