1. Activity Summary Year 2
NLM-CPSC-NAO Health Information Literacy Initiative

2. Quarter 1 Activities October November December Orientation call
Planning calls
Group training
Program and evaluation plans finalized
Contracts finalized
Evaluation call
Pre-tests
Student recruitment

3. Quarter 2 Activities January February March
1st group started/ pre-tests
Recruitment
Overview of YR 1 results
2nd group started/ pre-tests
Focus group work began

4. Quarter 3 Activities April May June 3rd group started/ pre-tests
Rubrics finalized
Focus group TA call
Post-tests finalized
Post-tests and focus groups conducted

5. Quarter 4 Activities July August September Follow up invoicing None
White papers and wrap up call

6. Challenges & Successes

7. Challenges Data entry/collection Recruitment Acts of God/deaths/trauma
What were our growing pains?
Recruitment
Acts of God/deaths/trauma
Limited time
Lessons vs. fun
Academic competition
Continuity between lessons
Data entry/collection

8. Successes
What were the shining moments?
Spring Break Special Tailored field trips Peer mentors Supporting U MD program improvements

9. Year Two Improvements Assuring internet access and availability
What did we improve upon in year 2?
Assuring internet access and availability
Tracking student participation
Collecting nearly 100% ICFs
Building in make-up sessions
Beginning student recruitment earlier
Focus group facilitator training
Building in regular evaluation time
Regular 1 on 1 calls
Using pre-test data to consider program improvements

10. The Numbers

11. 49 of the 55 original students (89%)
Students Retained
49 of the 55 original students (89%)

12. 58 completed pre-tests (105%)
(three students who took the pre-test did not attend sessions)
46 completed post-tests (84%)

13. 46 sets of completed informed consent forms
(98 % of program completers)

14. What’s Next

15. Lasting structures or partnerships
Sustainability
Lasting structures or partnerships
Eastern Connecticut
Tribal leader partnership and long term project adoption

16. Sustainability Growing resources
Eastern Connecticut youth established fundraising team (year one)
Eastern Connecticut received external grant

17. Thank you:

18. SE Pennsylvania’s Healthy Rockets

19. SPCC Atlanta’s Project InstaLIFE

20. Eastern Connecticut’s Tribal Youth