Does participation in the community outreach for asthma care and healthy lifestyles (COACH) program alter subsequent use of hospital services for children discharged with asthma?

Mobile C.A.R.E. Foundation is a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides chronic asthma care to inner-city public school students using a community outreach model. The organization faces a lot of uncertainty in future funding, and executive director Steve Samuelson wants to undertake an operational improvement drive. Samuelson now faces the challenge of deciding which operational metrics most closely correlate with the organization's mission metrics and also have the usual desirable properties of process measures: actionable, real-time, and disaggregate.To sensitize students to the challenges in linking mission metrics of a nonprofit organization to its operational performance measures.

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Obesity Prevention In Infants, Children And Adults: An Interdisciplinary Approach

American Journal of Health Sciences (AJHS) ◽

10.19030/ajhs.v3i1.6754 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 59-62

Author(s):

Shari McMahan ◽

Graciela Amaya

Keyword(s):

Obesity Prevention ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Interdisciplinary Research ◽

Community Outreach ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

California State University ◽

Healthy Lifestyles ◽

State University ◽

Multi Level

The Center for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and Obesity Prevention, housed in the College of Health and Human Development, at California State University Fullerton promotes interdisciplinary research and community outreach in areas related to children’s health and weight management. Three research projects presented below offer a comprehensive multi-level approach that guides us in developing current and future programs that are effective for addressing obesity in infants, children, and adults. These projects range from creating and testing a telenovela, designing a healthy eating program emphasizing breakfast nutrition and physical activity, and finally looking at the role of the environment in terms of commute times and obesity patterns.

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Health Plan Feedback to Physicians Improves Asthma Care

Pediatric News ◽

10.1016/s0031-398x(06)71342-x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 40 (9) ◽

pp. 58

Author(s):

JANE SALODOF MACNEIL

Keyword(s):

Health Plan ◽

Asthma Care

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Treatment of GERD Important in Asthma Care

Internal Medicine News ◽

10.1016/s1097-8690(05)72528-2 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 38 (24) ◽

pp. 26

Author(s):

KATE JOHNSON

Keyword(s):

Asthma Care

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Sustaining the Effects of Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000304 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 102-109 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Annette Shtivelband ◽

Patricia A. Aloise-Young ◽

Peter Y. Chen

Keyword(s):

Suicide Prevention ◽

Community Outreach ◽

Program Improvement ◽

Further Education ◽

Research Approach ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Gatekeeper Training ◽

Prevention Training ◽

Continued Learning ◽

Suicide Prevention Training

Background: Gatekeeper training is a promising suicide prevention strategy that is growing in popularity. Although gatekeeper training programs have been found to improve trainee knowledge, self-efficacy, and perceived skills, researchers have found that the benefit of gatekeeper training may not last over time. Aims: The purpose of this study was to identify strategies for strengthening the long-term effects of suicide prevention gatekeeper training. Method: In-depth interviews and focus groups were conducted with gatekeepers (N = 44) and data were analyzed using a qualitative research approach. Results: The results of this study suggest that posttraining interventions may be more effective if they include the following seven themes: (a) social network – connecting with other gatekeepers; (b) continued learning – further education; (c) community outreach – building awareness; (d) accessibility – convenience; (e) reminders – ongoing communication; (f) program improvement –- enhancing previous training; and (g) certification – accreditation. Conclusion: Posttraining interventions that incorporate the themes from this study offer a promising direction in which to sustain the effects of gatekeeper suicide prevention training.

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