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FHOP Express October 2003 |
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FHOP has developed a tool that will be required by counties to use to summarize their assessments of Title V required indicators. The tool is a Microsoft Excel document that can be downloaded from the Title V resources section of the FHOP website at http://www.ucsf.edu/fhop/mch-data.htm. This will provide counties with a visual summary of their indicators. The value for each indicator is listed, along with how that value compares to the state and associated Healthy People 2010 objectives. Counties will also specify whether indicators were selected as a priority, and the reasoning used in their selection processes. This form must be sent back to FHOP (ideally via email), for use in their development of a summary of the indicator assessments for CA MCH.
Now available on the FHOP website is the MCH Capacity Rating and Reporting Tool, the Supplement/Guidance to Assist Use of the MCH Capacity Rating and Reporting Tool and the Assessment Worksheets, and the MCH Program Capacity Assessment worksheet. These are located on the website at http://www.ucsf.edu/fhop/t5_tools.htm. This is the tool recommended in the State's California MCH Five Year Needs Assessment Guidelines & Indicator List for MCAH Jurisdictions to assist your assessment of your local MCH Program capacity, as referenced in the State's Guidelines under MCH 5 Year Needs Assessment Report Outline, (4) E "Assessment of MCH Capacity" (page 4). The purpose of the rating and reporting tool is to 1) summarize and organize the program assessment information for your program's internal use, 2) share information with the planning group about program capacity and resources (this information should be used to aid in identifying feasible interventions and setting priorities), and 3) provide rating information for use by the State in its assessment of overall statewide MCH capacity.
If your MCH program has used another capacity assessment process, such as the Mobilization for Action through Planning and Partnership (MAPP), this tool can still be helpful as a format for summarizing the results of the assessment specific to your MCH program. Further information about the use of this tool will be posted to the FHOP website soon. For additional questions and clarification, call FHOP (415)476-5283.Training
On December 10, 2003, FHOP will be hosting "Qualitative Data Methods," a one-day training designed for MCH staff to learn about various qualitative data methods. The training focuses on data methods for needs assessment where there are small numbers of individuals. While the training is intended for sparsely populate counties, individuals from other counties may find it useful for study of sub-populations of small geographic areas. Seats fill up fast, so register now! For more information, go to: http://www.ucsf.edu/fhop/fhoptrain3.htm#qual.
FHOP has recently posted this year's training schedule. To register for FHOP trainings, check out the trainings section of our website at: http://www.ucsf.edu/fhop/fhoptrain3.htm.
Spotlight
In response to a request from the MCH ACTION Rural Caucus, FHOP, in conjunction with a rural survey workgroup, has developed a survey tool to be used by rural counties to obtain assessment data for their Title V needs assessments. The workgroup met to determine the topic areas to be covered in the survey, and decided that a "core" survey would be developed to collect demographic and basic perinatal and child health information, along with optional sets of questions, or "modules", that cover more specific subject areas including Family Violence, Childhood nutrition and physical fitness, Asthma, Dental health, and Perinatal substance use. There is also an additional survey that covers adolescent health and risky behavior, for those counties that do not have access to CA Healthy Kids survey data.
FHOP identified potential survey questions using tested existing questionnaires as sources. The workgroup selected questions on the basis of its ability to help counties identify the prevalence of a health problem or risk factor, the frequency of a symptom or behavior, attitudes or knowledge about the health problem or behavior, perception of the problem within the community, and/or access (or barriers to access) to resources or services that exist within the community. Questions were adapted to Healthy People 2010 objectives when possible.
Some counties have volunteered to pilot the survey in their communities. The surveys are also going to be translated into Spanish. All of these surveys will be made available, along with guidelines for their administration, on the FHOP website.