Mary Jo Pattison- Program Research Specialist Anne M. Martin- Public Health Representative New York State Department of Health 1
Junk food out of public spaces Make water ubiquitous Low fat food is the norm Kids should sweat in P.E. Walking and biking Change the social norm as in… 2
3 “One for the Road” Friends don’t let friends drive drunk
4 Traditional role of Public Health It New area of focus for Public Health
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6 InputsActivitiesDeliverablesOutcomes Local Health Departments (LHD) in every county in New York Expert training in policy, systems and environmental (PSE) change Seed money to implement community change strategies LHDs attend regional 1-day Capacity Building Training LHDs recruit 5 to 8 regional partners PSE strategies adopted PSE strategies implemented PSE strategies maintained LHDs and partners attend 2-day Action Institute Training LHDs Develop a written action plan for up to three strategies Capacity Building Initiative
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Data SourceRE-AIM Level local health departments and partners attend trainings Attendance listsReach …increase confidence in their ability to implement PSE strategies Pre-post self-efficacy scale administered 3 times Efficacy …initiate PSE strategies Web-based follow up survey administered 6 months after training Adoption …continue PSE strategies Web-based follow up survey administered 6 months after training Implementation …sustain PSE strategies Key informant interviews conducted 18 months after training Maintenance 8
Participation in Evaluation of Capacity Building Initiative 0 | | | | | | | | 6m | | | | | | 18m | | | 24m 9 All 62 NYS counties were invited 56 counties participated in trainings 56 counties completed web-based survey 6 months after training 45 counties completed Key informant interviews 18 months after training
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Provide additional training to local health departments on: recruiting non-traditional partners the initial steps required for policy and systems change Coordinate evaluation and training activities early in the planning process to: monitor implementation and fidelity increase effectiveness of trainings 12
Mary Jo Pattison Program Research Specialist New York State Department of Health Anne M. Martin Public Health Representative New York State Department of health 13