Field Note—Creating Trauma-Informed Library Spaces: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Program

The purpose of the pilot program was to increase knowledge, beliefs, and intentions related toabstinence and safer sex practices in a small cohort of minority adolescent girls. Researchers implementedand evaluated the Be Proud! Be Responsible! curriculum with a small group of seven minority girls ages13 to 18 who were sexually inexperienced during a four-week summer program at a Boys and Girls Club.Lessons learned from our program include that educators should first take steps to establish rapport priorto program implementation, secondly, there should be an increased number of program sessions than pres-ently in the curriculum and thirdly, grouping participants into cohorts of smaller age range may be moreconducive to the educational process.

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Lessons learned from a pilot program in the United Arab Emirates to improve resident physical examination skills

International Journal of Medical Education ◽

10.5116/ijme.5e88.be99 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

pp. 81-82

Author(s):

Halah Ibrahim ◽

Thana Harhara ◽

Reima Al Marshoodi ◽

Ashraf Kamour ◽

Satish C. Nair

Keyword(s):

Physical Examination ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Pilot Program

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Lessons learned while building a trauma-informed public behavioral health system in the City of Philadelphia

Evaluation and Program Planning ◽

10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.07.004 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 59 ◽

pp. 21-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Rinad S. Beidas ◽

Danielle R. Adams ◽

Hilary E. Kratz ◽

Kamilah Jackson ◽

Steven Berkowitz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health System ◽

Behavioral Health ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Trauma Informed ◽

Behavioral Health System ◽

The City

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Lessons Learned from a Medical Response Team 45 Days Post-Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2019.98 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Jessica M. Gordon ◽

Deidre Orriola ◽

Mary Unangst ◽

Federico Gordon ◽

Yazmin E Rodriguez Vellon

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Puerto Rico ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Public Health Intervention ◽

Living Conditions ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Medical Response ◽

Field Note ◽

Home Visitations

AbstractIntroduction:Describe the lived experience of a grassroots, nongovernmental disaster medical team (DMT) through a research lens and share practical lessons learned based on the DMT’s experience to support and inform future response teams.Method:Forty-five days after Hurricane Maria, a nongovernmental DMT provided primary medical care by means of community-based pop-up clinics and home visitations in 5 different areas of Puerto Rico. Observational data, photo images, and debriefing notes were collected and documented in the response team’s daily activity log. Field notes were coded using a descriptive coding method and then categorized into 2 domains specific to public health and medical diagnosis.Results:Medical aid was provided to nearly 300 (N = 296) residents. Field note observations identified exhaustion related to living conditions and the exacerbation of underlying conditions, such as reactive airway diseases, diabetes, hypertension, and depression due to the compounding effects of multiple post-disaster triggers. During home visitations, feelings of sadness and helplessness were identified secondary to natural disaster trauma and current living conditions.Conclusion:Our nongovernmental DMT displayed similar characteristics demonstrated by federal DMTs post-natural disaster. Several strategic lessons learned emerged from the public health intervention important to future nongovernmental DMTs.

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Yellow Brick Roadmap to Demand-Based Parking Pricing: Findings from Washington, D.C.

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198119863113 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2673 (12) ◽

pp. 339-353

Author(s):

Soumya S. Dey ◽

Stephanie Dock ◽

Alek Pochowski ◽

Meredyth Sanders ◽

Benito O. Pérez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Supply And Demand ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Pilot Program ◽

Department Of Transportation ◽

National Leader ◽

Federal Highway ◽

Parking Management ◽

Cost Efficient ◽

Value Pricing ◽

Parking Pricing

Washington, D.C. (the District) has been a national leader with its progressive approach to parking management. Owing to the District’s strong housing and employment growth over the past decade, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) needs a program to balance the competing parking needs of residents, commuters, visitors, and businesses. Using Federal funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Value Pricing Pilot Program, DDOT planned and implemented a demand-based parking pricing pilot program in the Penn Quarter and Chinatown neighborhoods. The results of the pilot program confirmed that demand-based pricing programs can be both cost-efficient and effective, and highlighted a path to expanding demand-based pricing Districtwide. Using lessons learned from this project, practitioners will be better prepared to plan their own demand-based pricing programs, positioning themselves to effectively balance parking supply and demand in their own communities. The paper discusses the impacts of demand based pricing on a range of metrics such as parking search times, cruising, occupancy, and length of stay. It also assesses the impacts of the strategies on the larger transportation system and the study area.

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Lessons learned from a study-group pilot program for medical students perceived to be ‘at risk’

Medical Teacher ◽

10.1080/01421590601034688 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 29 (2-3) ◽

pp. e37-e40 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Pamela DeVoe ◽

Christopher Niles ◽

Nicholas Andrews ◽

Alana Benjamin ◽

Lisa Blacklock ◽

...

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Medical Students ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Study Group ◽

Pilot Program

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Leveraging Process Evaluation for Project Development and Sustainability: The Case of the CAMPUS Asia Program in Korea

Journal of Studies in International Education ◽

10.1177/1028315317696961 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 315-332

Author(s):

Seon-Joo Kim

Keyword(s):

Process Evaluation ◽

Student Mobility ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Pilot Program ◽

Learning Models ◽

Exchange Program ◽

New Learning ◽

China And Japan ◽

Dual Degrees ◽

Unique Program

CAMPUS Asia (Collective Action for Mobility Program of University Students in Asia) is a student-exchange program designed to promote student mobility between South Korea, China, and Japan. Begun in 2011, the program aims to foster the next generation of leaders in Asia by nurturing young talents with shared visions. This article provides an overview of the CAMPUS Asia pilot program and the major findings of its comprehensive process evaluation in Korea using five criteria. The evaluation indicates that the CAMPUS Asia program has evolved into a unique program that promotes dual degrees, creates new learning models, and develops in-depth discussions of substantial collaborations among consortia. The need to develop mechanisms for applying the lessons learned and insights gained through the evaluation is addressed; implications and recommendations for sustainable development of the CAMPUS Asia pilot program are offered, as are the benefits of implementing a process evaluation in one’s own practice.

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Outcomes from the medication assisted treatment pilot program for adults with opioid use disorders in rural Colorado

Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy ◽

10.1186/s13011-021-00424-4 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Claudia R. Amura ◽

Tanya R. Sorrell ◽

Mary Weber ◽

Andrea Alvarez ◽

Nancy Beste ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care Providers ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Addiction Severity Index ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Opioid Overdose ◽

Pilot Program ◽

Care Providers ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Opioid Use

Abstract Background As Colorado ranked among the top nationally in non-medical use of opioids, a pilot medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) program was developed to increase the number of NPs and PAs providing MOUD in order to bring this evidence- based treatment to 2 counties showing disproportionally high opioid overdose deaths. Over the first 18 months, the MOUD Pilot Program led to 15 new health care providers receiving MOUD waiver training and 1005 patients receiving MOUD from the 3 participating organizations. Here we evaluate patient centered clinical and functional outcomes of the pilot MOUD program implemented in 2 rural counties severely affected by the opioid crisis. Methods Under state-funded law (Colorado Senate Bill 17–074), three rural agencies submitted de-identified patient-level data at baseline (N = 1005) and after 6 months of treatment (N = 190, 25%) between December 2017 and January 2020. The Addiction Severity Index, PhQ9 and GAD-7 with McNemar-Bowker, and Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests analysis were used to measure patient outcomes across after participation in the program. . Results Patients in treatment reported using less heroin (52.1% vs 20.4%), opioids (22.3% vs 11.0%), and alcohol (28.6% vs 13.1%, all P < 0.01). Patients reported improved health (53.4% vs. 68.2%, P = 0.04), less frequency of disability (8.69 vs. 6.51, P = 0.02), symptoms (29.8% vs 21.3%), pain (67.5% to 53.6), worry (45.3% vs 62.3%), anxiety (49.7% vs 23.2%), depression (54.1% vs 23.3%, all P < 0.02) after treatment. Conclusions This study shows decreased substance use, improved physical and mental health, and reduced symptoms after 6 months of MOUD. Although more research on retention and long-term effects is needed, data shows improved health outcomes after 6 months of MOUD. Lessons learned from implementing this pilot program informed program expansion into other rural areas in need to address some of Colorado’ major public health crises.

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