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Delta States Rural Development Network Program: 2007 - 2010. Evaluation Years 1 & 2 Greg Bonk, President HMS Associates, Getzville, NY HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting Washington, DC - September 2, 2009. Delta Program Priorities & Overarching Measures.
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Delta States Rural Development Network Program: 2007 - 2010 Evaluation Years 1 & 2 Greg Bonk, President HMS Associates, Getzville, NY HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting Washington, DC - September 2, 2009
Delta Program Priorities &Overarching Measures • 2007-2010 program focused more so on service impacts than previous Delta initiatives. HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting, August 2009, HMS Associates, Preliminary
Year 1 Findings – Access to Care • The initial year of the 2007 – 2010 Delta States Rural Development Network Program (DSRDNP) showed significant activity across the eight state, 224 county or parish region. • Twelve grantees developed or implemented programs addressing ORHP Delta priorities for many communities in the region. • Impact varied considerably by grantee and related to the respective regions’ preparedness to implement programs. HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting, August 2009, HMS Associates, Preliminary
Up to an estimated 237,000 Delta region residents or 3.9% of the 6,100,000 people in the area accessed Delta supported programs or services. • Similar numbers of people were reached by the two major service types • Community Education Campaigns – 121,000 • Individual or Group Services – 116,000 HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting, August 2009, HMS Associates, Preliminary
Chronic Disease Management programs reached the highest number of people, an estimated 142,000 people. • School Based programs were second, reaching an estimated 46,000 people. HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting, August 2009, HMS Associates, Preliminary
Major service mix varied by Delta Priority HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting, August 2009, HMS Associates, Preliminary
Almost all grantees addressed the Chronic Disease priority; one addressed the Teen Pregnancy priority • Approximately 50% of grantees addressed two priorities. Three grantees addressed three Delta priorities and the remaining grantees addressed from one priority up to the maximum of six different Delta priorities. HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting, August 2009, HMS Associates, Preliminary
Year Two • To be described at the conference • Impact • Region • Priority • Service Type • Encounters • Infrastructure development • Differences Between Year 1 and 2 • Insights – services versus networks • Next Steps • Year 2 evaluations in September HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting, August 2009, HMS Associates, Preliminary
Year 3 • Areas of emphasis • Impacts – Access to Care • Partnerships – Continuum of Care • Outcomes – Health Disparities • Relationship to Other HRSA Reporting Requirements HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting, August 2009, HMS Associates, Preliminary
Contact Information Greg Bonk, President HMS Associates 2280 Millersport Highway P O Box 374 Getzville, NY 14068 Cell: (716) 868 – 6448 Email: gregbonkhms@localnet.com Web: askhms.com Founded in 1990 HRSA-ORHP All Programs Meeting, August 2009, HMS Associates, Preliminary