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Organization: Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. Program: TLC Newbom Program <br /> Funder. IRC Board of County Commissioners — Children 's Services Advisory Committee - 2004 Grant Application <br /> Fe PROGRAM EVALUATION (Entire Section F not to exceed two pages) <br /> 1 . DEMOGRAPHICS : What information (data elements) will you need to collect in order <br /> to accurately describe your target population including demographics (age, gender, and <br /> ethnic background) required by the funder in Section H? What are the pieces of <br /> information that qualify them for your target population ? How do you document their <br /> need for services or their "unacceptable condition requiring change" from Section Bl ? <br /> Visits to Indian River Memorial„ITospital are made six out of seven days of each week <br /> by the <br /> TLC Newborn personnel who meet the mother. of every newborn either the day of delivery, of <br /> her baby or the day after. Infants toed on Sunday, are normally contacted on the second day after <br /> rya, Follow u hon .c <br /> delive p p a are made with each family of a newborn who is interested in <br /> , F <br /> amici mill ' <br /> p pg urthe TL( ewwunty:�tl <br /> 11 <br /> ogram, chis over 95 percent of allne�born lies r <br /> iyGg i' a! ti;rt�a�, ary •3y , T ' 1$'P. Fa �.,, ? 4 *r . �� <br /> p seen y.TLC in Indian° RiverAll data ;. client information is gathere! at the PIItune of the <br /> hospital visit and enrollmeiitinto tfie ro <br /> • fip gram: :The birth of a newborn from an IRC resident is <br /> the sole 'requirement for participation. Decreasing support, both medical, educational and <br /> emotional, is a rim need that is filled by TLC for overall infant development and wellbeing. <br /> 2. = NMASURES : What d,att` a, elements will. you need to collect to show thaty <br /> . ou have- <br /> _\ g” , • ., ia`'� i�'�g «, •F'v °Lc�+ SiFgi°slrf" i ° � # , <br /> achieved (or made progress .toward) your Measurable Outcomes in Section D9 at tools <br /> o>r� <br /> Feeyon using !' measur •ales servey. scores, attendancr , absencesr.8 ;o- , , <br /> s �in rmahon frondsourceon our y• • • •m your Activities m Section D that <br /> d to be documented? How often do you need to collect or follow-up on this data? <br /> The initial intake form that is completed at the hospital provides basic reporting and baseline <br /> information for analysis purposes and demographics. For the 2003 -04 year, the progress chart <br /> form that the TLC Family Associates use will be modified to answer Goals One through Three. <br /> Pi <br /> The TLC program has a special data base designed to monitor and document the process <br /> objectives. � ASurveys are sent out to the families during the third month of their child's birth and <br /> at the completion of the° 12 month period. This information is tallied and results put ui the <br /> requested reports. Goals�and objectives information is collected by each TLC staff member, and <br /> is inputte ft a data base on a daily basis, with the number of families served, phone calls and <br /> referrals `recorded, along withrvotherneeded information: • The Twelve Month Surve is much <br /> shorter in length and focuses on open endedresponses addressing major benefits of th6 program <br /> in terms of the TLC families perspective. The Three Month Survey is based on a "strongly <br /> agree' to I strongly disagree" Liekert scale format. The survey involves ten questions and <br /> addressesµ . ecific programissues. <br /> Ile <br /> 3 . REPORTING: What will you do with this information to show that change has ,, <br /> occurred . Ilow will you use or present these results to the consumer, the funder, the <br /> programi`and the community? How will you', use this information to improve your <br /> program?`Data'collected will be compiled in reports requested by the =and provided to <br /> the funder°'Th'e IRC Healthy Start ,Coalition and the IlZC Health De artnient The Coalition <br /> P. M <br /> holds a quarterly TLC committee meeting, which is chaired by a Coalition Byoard member. The <br /> Lill <br /> comimtteerenewsether.r orts', as well as overall program issues and loglstics. The Coalition -' <br /> z ,y <br /> ��'� 4 ,k . , x, �n r# 2k r . . Y •5 , w rye. . ' i �. -s <br /> 19"4. y 4.# y( ?c -'�• r iti <br /> v <br /> 1 <br /> l :. <br />