scholarly journals Process and outcome evaluation of a novel online-only Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) training program

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Darville ◽  
Ellen Hahn ◽  
Hannah Keeler ◽  
Chizimuzo Okoli ◽  
Tim Thornberry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Tobacco Treatment ◽  
Process And Outcome ◽  
Treatment Specialist

Evaluation of a New Field Epidemiology Training Program Intermediate Course to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
pp. 003335492097466
Author(s):  
Kate Wilson ◽  
Amir Juya ◽  
Ahmed Abade ◽  
Senga Sembuche ◽  
Devotha Leonard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Exit Interviews ◽  
Field Epidemiology ◽  
Health Threats ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Workforce Capacity ◽  
Field Epidemiology Training Program

Objectives Sub-Saharan Africa faces a shortage of skilled epidemiologists to prevent, detect, and respond to health threats. Tanzania has implemented one of the first Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) Intermediate courses in Africa. This course aims to strengthen health workforce capacity in surveillance system assessment, outbreak investigation, and evaluation, prioritizing HIV control. We conducted an outcome evaluation of this new course. Methods We used a pre/post evaluation design using data from 4 cohorts of trainees who took the FETP Intermediate course from 2017 to 2020. We conducted knowledge assessments before and after each cohort and combined those results. Outcomes included knowledge and self-rated competency and trends in integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) data. We collected data through tests, field assignments, exit interviews, and data audits. We compared the mean change in pre-/posttest scores using linear regression and 95% CIs. We used content analysis to summarize exit interviews. Results Fifty-three FETP trainees from 10 regions enrolled in the FETP Intermediate course, and 52 (99.0%) completed the course. We found substantial increases in mean knowledge (44.0 to 68.0 points) and self-rated competency (4.14 to 4.43) scores before and after the course. Trainees evaluated 52 surveillance systems and 52 district HIV care programs, and 39 (75.0%) trainees participated in outbreak investigations. From before to after cohort 1, timeliness and completeness of IDSR reports increased from 4.2% to 52.1% and from 27.4% to 76.5%, respectively. Course strengths were quality of instruction, individualized mentoring, and practical skills gained. Challenges were mentor availability, limited time for data analysis practice, and balancing work and field assignments. Conclusions The Tanzania FETP Intermediate course substantially improved trainee knowledge and helped to improve local data quality and reporting. This course is a promising model to strengthen subnational capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats in Africa.

Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training for Lung Cancer Screening Providers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly L. Roughgarden ◽  
Benjamin A. Toll ◽  
Nichole T. Tanner ◽  
Cassie C. Frazier ◽  
Gerard A. Silvestri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Lung Cancer Screening ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Tobacco Treatment ◽  
Treatment Specialist

Using Theory to Design an Intervention for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Farm Workers in Rural Zimbabwe

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. L. Laver ◽  
Bart Van Der Borne ◽  
Gerjo Kok
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Model ◽  
Aids Prevention ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Community Dialogue ◽  
Process And Outcome ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Social Change Theory ◽  
Hiv Aids

A variety of primary prevention strategies are used in HIV prevention programs in Africa. However, these are often developed through intuition and the theoretical basis for many interventions is limited to the knowledge /attitude model. This Article illustrates how research findings from a base-line survey are combined with Paulo Freire's social change theory and the Ecological Model for Health Promotion to develop a participatory intervention for HIV/AIDS prevention in farm workers in Zimbabwe. The article addresses the need to focus attention on the process of change at the interpersonal level, organizational and policy levels of the community. Dialogue is central to the range of strategies proposed for the intervention. The effect will be measured through process and outcome evaluation.

Families and Schools Together (FAST): Integrating Community Development with Clinical Strategies

1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn McDonald ◽  
Stephe Billingham ◽  
Tammy Conrad ◽  
Arthur Morgan ◽  
O Nancy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Community Organizing ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Child Functioning ◽  
School Based ◽  
Clinical Strategies ◽  
Process And Outcome ◽  
Family Support Program

Families and Schools Together (FAST) is an early-intervention/prevention, collaborative, school-based, multifamily family-support program for elementary school children who have been identified by their teachers as having behavior problems. The program integrates concepts and practices of community organizing with effective clinical techniques based on family therapy and play therapy. Parent–professional partnership is used to engage low-income and isolated families into the eight-week program. Process and outcome evaluation indicate that children show statistically significant improvements in conduct disorder, anxiety/withdrawal, and attention span over time. In addition, two-year follow-up data suggest that child-functioning gains are maintained and that FAST parents become more involved at school, regularly see their FAST friends, begin employment after being on welfare, return for further education, and become involved in the community.

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