Focused Outreach Evaluation Report: Providence RI, and Western Maine Health District
Name:
3-Implementation_Timeline_8_24 ...
Size:
24.95Kb
Format:
Microsoft Word 2007
Document Type
ReportPublication Date
2011-10-24Keywords
Focused OutreachCommunity Engagement
Health Information Resources
National Library of Medicine
Assessment and Evaluation
Library and Information Science
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public Health
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Recognizing the need to improve health information outreach to special populations, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – New England Region (NN/LM NER) targeted its core outreach services in a focused geographic area. The purpose of the focused outreach approach was to increase access to accurate and reliable health information in communities experiencing health disparities; and to collect process and outcomes evaluation data for program improvement. The project was conceptualized in three phases: 1) Community Assessment: a systematic approach to understanding the community and connecting NN/LM NER with community-based organizations serving the targeted population; 2) Focused Outreach Implementation: a tailored approach using the existing promotional framework of NN/LM NER and its resources; and 3) Evaluation: a comprehensive approach to looking at and documenting the process of conducting focused health information outreach and assessing outputs and outcomes as a way of measuring the effectiveness of the model. Two communities were selected for focused outreach – Providence, Rhode Island’s Latino community and rural residents in Western Maine (Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties).DOI
10.13028/yzva-fp89Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/37477Notes
Appendices to the report are included as supplementary files -- see Additional Files below.
Rights
Copyright the Author(s)Distribution License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.13028/yzva-fp89