Current Projects

Community Evaluations
CA-NARCH Program Evaluation
The California Native American Research Center for Health (CA-NARCH)
seeks to identify, recruit, place, and retain Native American students
into two and four year universities and graduate programs using both
existing minority student support programs and by creating a new initiative
to supplement the existing programs. The IPH has contracted with NARCH
to assist in the overall evaluation of the NARCH program and to develop
a tracking system that can be used to for data collection and monitoring
of students who are part of the NARCH program. IPH activities include
development of data collection forms, conducting the implementation,
design, training, maintenance and support of a web-based data collection
solution. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: California
Native American Research Centers for Health
Cancer Navigator
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors initiated Cancer
Navigator with tobacco-settlement funds to serve as a central resource
for linking to local cancer information and services. The IPH has contracted
to assist Cancer Navigator in evaluating their two major components: a website
and a call center. The Web site serves as a central repository of links to
cancer information and services in San Diego County and includes links to
national websites. The HelpLine provides personalized support, available in
English and Spanish, for those who do not have Internet access or those who
would rather speak with a staff member. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Board
of Supervisors, San Diego County
CCS Claims Data Analysis
California Children's Services (CCS) is a statewide program that treats children
with certain physical limitations and chronic health conditions or diseases.
CCS children may have one of three funding sources depending on several factors
which include family household income, guardianship, and residence documentation.
CCS children may be funded by straight CCS, straight Medi-Cal, or the Healthy
Families (HF) Program. IPH is assisting CCS with an evaluation/analysis of
medical claims data from these different funding sources to better understand
the utilization of services and needs of California's CCS population. (Posted:
8/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: California
Children's Services
CDOC Tracking and Medical Information Collection
Analysis
IPH assisted the California Dialogue on Cancer (CDOC) by conducting interviews
to gain knowledge about 1) cancer tracking and reminder systems currently in
place at primary care practices throughout California and, 2) the primary care
practitioner's use of screening guidelines and risk assessment tools. IPH is
currently conducting an extension of the original study to provide a more in-depth
analysis of the patient history and cancer risk assessment information being
collected by California primary care providers. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: California
Dialogue on Cancer
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
California Health and Safety Code 124125 to 124165
declared childhood lead exposure as the most significant childhood
environmental health problem in the state. The Childhood
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) was established to take
the steps necessary to reduce the incidence of childhood lead exposure
in California. One activity of this initiative is community education.
San Diego employs community representatives to provide education materials
and presentations in a variety of venues. The IPH is currently administering
this program. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Health
and Human Services Agency, San Diego County
Community Action Partnership
The Community
Action Partnership (CAP) is sponsoring public hearings to gather
input from customers and community stakeholders on services that assist
individuals and families. The results from the current public hearings
will be used to help assess how CAP’s services are addressing
community needs. IPH is assisting CAP in developing the surveys, placing
the surveys online and analyzing survey results. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Health
and Human Services Agency, San Diego County
Community Challenge Grant: The CONNECTION
Program
The CONNECTION
Program works with 300 teens and pre-teens per year to foster sound
decision about pregnancy prevention through education and intervention.
Neighborhood House and its collaborators provide abstinence-based curricula
and youth development activities to middle and high school aged youth
in southeast San Diego. Activities occur at several school sites and
at the offices of the Neighborhood House Association. Since 1999, the
IPH has been functioning as the local program evaluator for this project.
In this role, the IPH has developed pre/post tests to measure changes
in the students' knowledge about issues and consequences related to
sexuality and strategies for postponing sexual involvement. The IPH
continues to provide ongoing data analysis and quarterly evaluation
reports that highlight the program's progress, successes and areas
needing improvement. (Posted: 4/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Neighborhood
House Association
Confia en Ti
Confia
en Ti is a neutral location where laborers connect with employers
for daily, temporary, or permanent job needs. Confia clients are available
for job connections to perform home improvement projects, painting,
moving, yard work, construction clean-up and more. Skilled labor, such
as masonry and tile work is also available. All Confia clients receive
a health screening prior to performing any job duties. Confia stresses
the importance of occupational heath and safety with weekly occupational
health and safety seminars, as well as twice-weekly walk-in medical
evaluations performed by a volunteer physician. The IPH is providing
evaluation consultation including the review of data collection surveys,
assessing existing database and data analysis. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Interfaith
Community Services
End Violence Against Women International
Training Evaluation
End Violence Against Women (EVAW) International provides effective,
victim centered, multi-disciplinary training and expert consultation
regarding crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence. The IPH is
providing EVAW International with both on-site and web-based training
evaluation. (Posted: 4/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: End
Violence Against Women International
Healthy Environments Against Tobacco
Funded in July 2005 by the California Tobacco Control Section
(TCS), Healthy
Environments Against Tobacco (H.E.A.T.) was developed by the Vista
Community Clinic. The primary goal of H.E.A.T. is that of reducing
exposure to secondhand smoke through policy adoption at Oceanside beaches,
Legoland, and the Wild Animal Park. The program also provides cessation
services to the mono-lingual Spanish speaking population in North San
Diego County. IPH is providing program evaluation services. (Posted:
8/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Vista
Community Clinic
HIV Prevention for Men Who Have Sex with
Men
This Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) program is a collaborative
effort between organizations and businesses that provide services to the men-who-have-sex-with-men
and transgender communities of San Diego. The program goal is to reduce the
spread of HIV by reducing risky behaviors and changing community norms. Since
2002, the IPH has worked with project staff to refine the survey instruments
used, improve the data collection strategy and develop a project database.
Ongoing activities include database modifications and the production of numbers
for quarterly reports. (Posted: 4/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Family
Health Centers of San Diego
In the Mix: Young Men of Color Who Have
Sex with Other Men
In the Mix is a Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) project
designed to reduce the number of HIV/STD cases among young men of color
who have sex with other men (YMCSM). Harm and risk reduction, street
and internet outreach, HIV testing and counseling, support groups,
and social marketing interventions are used to try to reduce high risk
behaviors among the target population. Since 2002, the IPH has provided
ongoing program evaluation services for all aspects of the project.
Evaluation activities to date have included analyzing needs assessment
data, producing surveys/data collection tools, creating a project database,
and summarizing data for project reports. Planned future activities
include designing the evaluation of a mentoring component and continued
analysis of project data. (Posted: 4/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Family
Health Centers of San Diego
License to Freedom Database Project
License to Freedom is a community-based organization
that promotes nonviolence through community education,
crisis intervention, self-sufficiency programs and advocacy
for refugee and immigrant survivors of domestic and relationship
abuse in the San Diego region. IPH developed a client satisfaction
survey and a database to track program activities. (Posted:
11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: License
to Freedom
Life After Transitional Housing
Planmatics, Inc. in partnership with the Urban Institute has been awarded a
contract by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to
evaluate the effects of participation in a transitional housing program on
homeless families. The main effects to be examined are family residential
and household stability, and children's school attendance and behavior. San
Diego is one of 5 continua of care (Cleveland, Detroit, Seattle, Houston,
and San Diego) selected to participate in the study. Working on behalf of
San Diego, the IPH has contracted with Planmatics, Inc. to collect the data
from 60 families. The families will be surveyed upon departure from transitional
housing, after 3 months, 9 months and at one year. The data gathered will
be forwarded on to Planmatics for analysis. (Posted:
8/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Planmatics,
Inc.; Urban Institute
Nepal Project - Building Constituencies
for Peace & Democratic Development
The Nepal
Project focuses on four Nepali constituencies (political party
leadership and policymakers, women representing political parties,
civil society, marginalized groups, and victims, young adults entering
politics and civil society service and disenfranchised or isolated
conflict-affected communities) to prepare them for greater participation
in peace building and democratic processes. IPH Research Scientist,
Dr. Amy Pan, traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal to attend 3-day Peace Summit
and serve on a 3 person evaluation team. While there the team conducted
individual and focus group interviews of Summit participants and other
Nepali experts. The end result was a final written document providing
their findings and recommendations for progress made on previously
determined strategic objectives. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Joan
B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
Network of Emergency Trafficking Services
The Western Territory of the Salvation Army established the
Western Region of the Network
of Emergency Trafficking Services through a cooperative agreement
with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. The
purpose of this program is to provide direct services to victims of
human trafficking, many of which often have many needs resulting from
the physical and psychological trauma suffered during their captivity.
The IPH is providing program evaluation services for all aspects of
the project. Evaluation activities include producing data collection
tools and instruments as well as data analysis and summarizing data
for project reports. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Salvation
Army
Obesity and Overweight in City Heights
The objectives of this Family Health Centers of San Diego project include developing
meaningful working relationships with a broad variety of entities working
with and for area Latinos; developing awareness among the target population
of the available health resources and the nature of and risk associated with
overweight and obesity in children and adults; and developing a replicable
community model dedicated to changing norms in the context of overweight
and obesity. The IPH is serving as the program's independent evaluator to
assess this project's effectiveness in reducing the overweight and obesity
in children living in the City Heights area. (Posted: 4/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Family
Health Centers of San Diego
Pregnancy Prevention Project
The pregnancy prevention project at Operation Samahan is a community-based
effort designed to reduce the number of adolescent pregnancies in Southern
San Diego through educational classes. The IPH has served as the independent
evaluation consultant for this project since the project started early in
2004. The IPH is providing technical assistance in developing evaluation
tools and protocols, report production and training project staff on how
to collect data and write project reports. (Posted: 8/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Operation
Samahan
Project Dulce
Project
Dulce is a diabetes care and education program of Scripps Whittier
Institute for Diabetes. The IPH is serving as the independent evaluator
for three community-based projects associated with this program.
Two of these projects are targeted towards parents and elementary
school-aged children and one targets families with children 0 to
5 years of age. The projects promote and improve the health of children
at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes who attend school and live
in the San Diego City Heights community by reducing risk factors
for Type 2 diabetes, including overweight, obesity, and sedentary
lifestyles. (Posted: 8/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Scripps
Whittier Institute for Diabetes
Project Empower
A local collaborative - comprised of the San Diego Adolescent Pregnancy and
Parenting Program (SANDAPP), The Salvation Army Haven, Home Start, Inc.,
the IPH, and teens served by SANDAPP and the Haven - developed Project Empower,
a mastery-based prevention program, to decrease child abuse and neglect among
teen moms, increase child safety, and improve child well-being. Key strategies
include improving bonding and attachment skills and providing long-term case
management support whether or not mothers complete the 24-week program. The
project promotes healthy behaviors, addresses behavioral risk factors related
to child abuse and neglect, and strengthens the relationship between teen
mothers and their children. The IPH is conducting the evaluation. (Posted:
8/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: San
Diego Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program; Salvation
Army; Home Start,
Inc.
Services for Survivors of Torture Program
Survivors of Torture (SOT), International has a carefully
planned holistic model of health, mental health and social services.
It offers many programs and encourages clients to choose the ones they
need. In this way, the program empowers torture survivors and their
families to reclaim their lives. Services
for Survivors are offered through community partners, ensuring
high quality, geographical convenience, diverse providers, specialty
skills and a chance to integrate into the mainstream of community life.
Services are free to clients, thanks to funders and supporters of SOT.
The IPH is working with SOT in conducting an evaluation of the "Services
for Survivors of Torture Program." (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Survivors
of Torture, International
Sharing the San Diego Story
An accurate description of the extent and characteristics of
homelessness is necessary to be able to effectively plan and monitor
interventions. The Sharing the San Diego Story project will result
in a scientifically rigorous, written, and transparent methodology
for counting homelessness in San Diego County that has the understanding
and consensus of the region's major stakeholders. The IPH has contracted
with the Pt. Loma Nazarene University Center for Justice and Reconciliation
to provide liaison services between several stakeholder groups, to
assist with data analysis of existing and collected data, and to assist
with synthesizing the information from various sources to enrich the
contextual understanding of homelessness in the region. (Posted: 8/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Center
for Justice and Reconciliation, Point Loma Nazarene University
Social Norms III
Violent
behavior on college campuses is a serious, widespread problem and the
second most violent crime committed on college campuses. Sexual assaults
committed
by friends and acquaintances
in the context of social situations characterize the vast majority
of these assaults. A University of California,
San Diego (UCSD) social norms project targeting male students was supported
by a FY2000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. However, a
comprehensive intervention must also include the perceptions and behaviors
of female UCSD students. A similar UCSD social norms study, also funded
by the U.S. Department of Education, targeting both male and female
UCSD students, is being conducted (Perceptions of Rape: Evaluating
the Effectiveness of a Social Norms Approach to Rape Prevention Targeting
1st Year Students). The Institute will again serve as the independent
evaluator. This study will focus on promoting healthy relationships
between male and female college students at the University of California,
San Diego. (Posted: 08/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: University
of California, San Diego
Steps to Change
The Steps to Change project, initially a demonstration project funded by the
CDC, has been operated by Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) since
1998. Using a harm reduction model, the project provides outreach and prevention
case management services to injection drug users and their families with
the goal of reducing the transmission of HIV and STDs. The IPH has worked
with FHCSD since the program's inception to develop and modify the evaluation
plan according to project needs. The current evaluation activities include
monitoring data entry in San Diego County Health and Human Services' web-based
system, analyzing data from this system to produce numbers for quarterly
reports, updating the data collection tools and systems as needed, and analyzing
outcome data on a yearly basis. Since July 2004, the IPH has been training
staff in the evaluation system and providing on-going technical assistance
for the data entry and collection process. (Posted: 4/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Family
Health Centers of San Diego
Tariq Khamisa Foundation: The Violence
Impact Forum
To address the devastation caused by gangs, violence, and revenge, the Tariq
Khamisa Foundation offers three programs: the Violence
Impact Forum (VIF), PeaceWorks, and the TKF Circle of Peace. The goal of
the TKF is to teach students about empathy, compassion, respect, understanding,
and making nonviolent choices. In 2004, the IPH was requested to analyze VIF
data and produce reports in an ongoing manner. Since, 2004, the IPH has been
providing ongoing data analysis and report production. (Posted:
4/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Tariq
Khamisa Foundation
Welcome Back Center
The Welcome Back
Center (WBC) at Grossmont - Cuyamaca College provides nursing training
to internationally trained nurses, physicians and medical health professionals.
In January 2006, the Welcome Back Center and the IPH began a relationship by
preparing and submitting a grant together for augmented services at the Welcome
Back Center (WBC). The WBC then contracted with the IPH in early 2006 to provide
program evaluation services. (Posted:
8/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Grossmont-Cuyamaca
Community College District
Evidence-Based Public Health Practice
Center for Cancer Quality Assurance and Professional Education
In April 2006, the Center for Cancer Quality Assurance and Profession
Education (QAPE) was established by uniting two IPH State of California
Cancer Detection Section (CDS) contracts under one: The Cancer
Clinical Services Quality Assurance Project (QAP) and the Center
for Health Professional Education and Training (CHPET). However, the
goal of improving breast and cervical cancer screening for California women
by evaluating and developing training on quality assurance issues remains
unchanged. QAPE will continue to play a significant role in providing evidence-based
evaluation and education services and professional training activities and
resources for Primary Care Providers involved in breast and cervical cancer
screening throughout California and the nation. The services provided by
the IPH include: 1) plan and implement Clinical Breast Exam Trainings and
other trainings as determined by CDS; 2) develop, implement, and oversee
evaluation plans for all trainings; 3) develop and/or implement new training
curriculum; 4) maintain and enhance
a website for primary care health professionals focused on quality
assurance and professional education; 5) conduct focused medical record
abstractions and/or provider interviews; 6) develop, build, enhance, and
maintain a web-based computerized provider quality assurance site review
application; and 7) identify and/or develop/revise appropriate patient
educational materials.
(Posted: 11/14/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: California
Department of Health Services, Cancer Detection Section
Community Research Collaboration Awards
The Community
Research Collaboration (CRC) Awards, developed in 1997, requires
a partnership between community members (such as a breast cancer advocacy
organization, a community clinic or organization serving women with
breast cancer, or a member of a California community affected by breast
cancer) and experienced research scientists. The partnership works
together to identify the research question, develop the research plan,
carry out the research, interpret the results, and disseminate information
to the community. Last year, Operation Samahan and the IPH submitted
a proposal for funding to CBCRP. Although we didn't receive an award
for the the proposed project, we did receive monies to refine our proposal
and resubmit for the next funding cycle. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: California
Breast Cancer Research Program; Operation
Samahan
San Diego Academic Public Health Practice
Collaborative
The San Diego Academic
Public Health Practice Collaborative (ASPH) project is designed to enhance
collaborative activities between students and faculty at the SDSU's Graduate
School of Public Health and staff from the San Diego County Health and Human
Services Agency, Department of Environmental Health, and other governmental
organizations. These activities focus on providing greater opportunities for
sharing information among individuals at all levels within these organizations.
The IPH designed a website where paid student internships with HHS are posted
and
where students can submit their resumes for consideration. In addition, IPH
manages daily operations of the program. (Posted: 04/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Health
and Human Services Agency, San Diego County; Department
of Environmental Health, County of San Diego.
STEP (Student Team Empowerment
Program)- an
IPH Focus Project!
Collaborative Agencies: San
Diego Youth and Community Services (SDYCS); Pacific
Beach Middle School; Roosevelt
Middle School; Office
of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Professional Education and Training
Center for Cancer Quality Assurance and Professional Education
In April 2006, the Center for Cancer Quality Assurance and Profession
Education (QAPE) was established by uniting two IPH State of California
Cancer Detection Section (CDS) contracts under one: The Cancer Clinical Services
Quality Assurance Project (QAP) and the Center
for Health Professional Education and Training (CHPET). However, the goal
of improving breast and cervical cancer screening for California women by evaluating
and developing training on quality assurance issues remains unchanged. QAPE
will continue to play a significant role in providing evidence-based evaluation
and education services and professional training activities and resources for
Primary Care Providers involved in breast and cervical cancer screening throughout
California and the nation. The services provided by the IPH include: 1) plan
and implement Clinical Breast Exam Trainings and other trainings as determined
by CDS; 2) develop, implement, and oversee evaluation plans for all trainings;
3) develop and/or implement new training curriculum; 4) maintain and enhance
a website for primary care health professionals focused on quality assurance
and professional education; 5) conduct focused medical record abstractions
and/or provider interviews; 6) develop, build, enhance, and maintain a web-based
computerized provider quality assurance site review application; and 7) identify
and/or develop/revise appropriate patient educational materials. (Posted: 11/14/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: California
Department of Health Services, Cancer Detection Section
National Resource Center for Safe Aging
The National Resource Center
for Safe Aging (NRCSA) is a collaborative effort between the IPH, SDSU's
Department of Gerontology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). It is funded by the CDC and its National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control. The mission of NRCSA is to increase awareness and knowledge of
injuries among older Americans by providing reliable and useful information
to public health professionals, and also to older adults, caregivers, family
members and others who share their concerns. Its primary focus is to create
and sustain an online community of public health and senior care professionals
whose work involves teaching and promoting safety and safe practices among
the elderly. (Posted: (4/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Online Emergency Preparedness Training Modules - an
IPH Focus Project!
Collaborative Agency: Pacific
Emergency Management, Preparedness and Response Network and Training
System
Pacific Public Health Training Center
The Pacific Public Health Training
Center (PPHTC) is a combined effort of the four accredited Schools of Public
Health in California and the University of Hawaii's School of Nursing and Dental
Hygiene. The Center's mission is to develop and maintain a skilled public health
workforce in California, Hawaii and the US Associated Pacific Islands in order
to support and enhance individual and community health. The Center collaborates
with strategic partners to provide training that is innovative, effective,
flexible in methodology, and accessible to our constituents. (Posted: 4/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: University
of California, Berkeley; University
of California, Los Angeles; University
of California, San Diego; University
of Hawai'i
Peace Medics Nigeria
The IPH received a grant from the Fred J. Hansen Institute to conduct a program
that promotes collaborative efforts between Muslims and Christians through
health promotion and education in the state of Kano, Nigeria, Africa. This
pilot project has been named Peace Medics Nigeria and is founded on a belief
that a project focusing on a non-political issue that is of great significance
to the local Nigerians, i.e. improving health, has the potential to unite them
in a common cause. (Posted: 4/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Fred
J. Hansen Institute for World Peace
Terrorism Web-Based Training Modules
The IPH developed several sets of online
multimedia training modules meant to increase public awareness
and understanding of terrorism threats in today's communities, and
encourage appropriate preventive and reactive actions. San Diego County
Office of Emergency Services worked with the Institute to produce training
modules customized to the County's needs. The modules are offered in
both English and Spanish languages. These training modules were later
adapted to meet the needs of Santa Barbara County (see www.countyofsb.org/terrorism/SlideShow).
Currently, the IPH is working with Orange County to develop these modules
for the City of Anaheim and the surrounding area. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Office
of Emergency Services, San Diego County; Orange
County and City of Anaheim

Maternal and Child Health Initiative
The Alliance Healthcare Foundation MCHI Core Support
(Formerly Re-Establishment of the MCH Curriculum)
The MCH Initiative
was launched in 1999 with a grant to the Graduate School of Public
Health (GSPH) from the Alliance Healthcare Foundation. The initial goal
of
this initiative was to re-establish a Division of Maternal and Child
Health at the GSPH. However, the focus of the Initiative was modified
over the last several years and has been redirected and broadened
to include three primary activities: Community Engagement and Service,
Research and Education. The funding is now serving as core support
to
expand IPH involvement in the MCH community. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: The Alliance Healthcare Foundation
Analysis of Expenditures by California
Children’s Services
California Children’s Services (CCS) is
a statewide program that treats children with certain physical limitations
and chronic health conditions
or diseases. CCS children may have one of three funding sources depending
on several factors which include family household income, guardianship,
and residence documentation. CCS children may be funded by straight
CCS, straight Medi-Cal, or the Healthy Families (HF) Program. IPH is
assisting CCS with an evaluation/analysis of medical claims data from
these different
funding sources to better understand the utilization of services and
needs
of California’s CCS population. (Posted: 08/01/05) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: California
Children’s Services, State of
California
The California Endowment Foundation MCHI Core Support (Formerly Re-Establishment
of the MCH Program)
The MCH Initiative was launched in 1999 with a grant
to the Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) from the Alliance Healthcare
Foundation. In 2003 funding was received from the California Endowment
to supplement the Alliance grant. The initial goal of this initiative
was to re-establish a Division of Maternal and Child Health at the
GSPH. However, the focus of the Initiative was modified over the last
several
years and has been redirected and broadened to include three primary
activities: Community Engagement and Service, Research and Education.
The funding
is now serving as core support to expand IPH involvement in the MCH
community. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: The California
Endowment
First 5 Parent Education Program Evaluation
Jewish Family Services of San Diego has contracted
with the IPH to serve as an independent evaluator their project, the Parent
Education
Program for Young Children which is funded by the San Diego County
First 5 Commission. This program delivers parenting skills services to parents
with children age 0 to 5. Group classes, home visits and parent coaching
style services are offered Countywide and are available in a variety
of languages. The evaluation scope of work includes developing an
evaluation
plan, developing survey instruments, conducting data analysis, and
writing quarterly reports.(Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Neonatal Quality Improvement Initiative Planning and Implementation
Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Branch and California Children’s
Hospital Association (CCHA) are jointly sponsoring a statewide Neonatal
Quality Improvement Initiative (NQI), which includes an experienced multidisciplinary
project team, to improve neonatal care by working toward eliminating catheter
related blood stream infections in NICUs. IPH is contributing to the design,
implementation and evaluation of this quality initiative to reduce acquired
infections and improve clinical care for neonates. (Posted: 11/10/06)
Collaborative Agency/Agencies: California
Children’s Services, State of California
Treatment and Prevention of Obesity in African-American Children and
Adolescents
At the request of a practicing African-American Pediatrician, and funded
by the Rest Haven Preventorium for Children, the MCH group of IPH is identifying
methods to address the increasing problem of childhood obesity among African-Americans
of San Diego. Forums are being held with healthcare providers in school
and community settings to provide continuing education regarding methods
of addressing issues of the Ecology of Pediatric Obesity. School Nurses
have been trained in the use of CDC software for monitoring the growth
of the children within their schools. Short educational messages to be
delivered directly to parent by pediatricians during regularly schedule "Well-Child" visits
are being developed. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative
Agency/Agencies: Rest Haven Preventorium for Children
Welcome Home Baby- an
IPH Focus Project!
Collaborative
Agency: Palomar
Pomerado Health

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