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Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. Healthy Families Indian River program Children's Services Advisory Committee Grant 2006-07 K PROGRAM EVALUATION (Entire Section F not to exceed two pages) 1 . DEMOGRAPHICS : What information (data elements) will you need to collect in order to accurately describe your target population including demographics (age, gender, and ethnic background) required by the funder in Section H? What are the pieces of information that qualify them for your target population? How do you document their need for services or their "unacceptable condition requiring change" from Section Bl ? Comprehensive data on each HF IRC family who enrolls is entered into a web based Healthy Families database, developed and maintained by Healthy Families Florida. Data includes demographic information. The parent(s) and the Family Support Worker monitor infant developmental stages, with updates documented in a written family record. HF IRC participates in statewide evaluation and provides outcome and performance data in the format and frequency specified by Healthy Families Florida. The HF Florida database is updated on a weekly basis, and reports are also generated weekly. Reports are provided to the Project Manager and Supervisor, who then share the general information and/or discrepancies with the appropriate FSW. The Healthy Families Florida Contract Manager from Tallahassee performs site reviews quarterly. This includes a review of HF IRC local Advisog Board activities. 2. MEASURES: What data elements will you need to collect to show that you have achieved (or made progress toward) your Measurable Outcomes in Section D? What tools or items are you using as measures (grades, survey scores, attendance, absences, skill levels) for your program? Are you getting baseline information from a source on your Collaboration List in Section E? Are there results from your Activities in Section D that need to be documented? How often do you need to collect or follow-up on this data? The outcomes are based on data required by HF Florida (HFF) that are compiled and entered into the statewide database by HF IRC at regularly scheduled intervals. Based on strict HFF criteria, families develop goals based on their assets and needs, and must achieve goals to "graduate" to higher levels. A higher level results in less intensity of services, and empowers the family to become self-sufficient. The required data and outcomes are monitored by HFF, as well as locally by the HF IRC Program Manager and the Coalition. These measures are based on 30 ears of research by Healthy Families America. 3. REPORTING: What will you do with this information to show that change has occurred? How will you use or present these results to the consumer, the funder, the program, and the community? How will you use this information to improve your program? The database is updated weekly with data reported by the FSW for each family. Reports are also generated weekly by the Supervisor so that they can be reviewed with the family's FSW during Weekly supervision. Data and programmatic reports are provided to the Coalition Executive Director weekly. Data and programmatic reports are submitted to the HF IRC Advisory Board, and Coalition Board of Directors monthly at regularly scheduled meetings. CSAC receives reports quarterly. HFF Contract Manager reviews reports for HF IRC monthly and conducts on- site QA/QI every three months. Reports are provided at the public Coalition meetings quarterly. All QA/QI partners, including Healthy Families Florida, the Advisory Board and the Coalition monitor program outcomes and work towards strategies and solutions when issues are identified. 10