{"id":17473,"date":"2023-06-19T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/?p=17473"},"modified":"2023-06-16T19:31:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T19:31:22","slug":"yr2-focused-outreach-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2023\/06\/19\/yr2-focused-outreach-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"YR2 Focused Outreach Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, R7 takes a closer look at two geographic areas within our service area as a way to learn more about the needs of the communities and to strengthen and build relationships through the process of Focused Outreach<\/a>. During the 2021-2026 funding cycle, we\u2019re committed to learning more about the rural communities that make up our R7 and also create and implement new outcome and process evaluation procedures.<\/p>\n

Evaluation Planning<\/h2>\n

Focused Outreach has been part of R7 and previously NER\u2019s model of service for 10+ years, but between the COVID pandemic and changes to our service area by adding New York, it was time to redo and recommit to an evaluation plan including better analysis of qualitative data from key informant interviews and standardizing contact tracking for process evaluation.<\/p>\n

Outcomes<\/h2>\n
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Berkshire County answers to “Based on your experience with the community, what are the primary health concerns?”<\/p><\/div>\n

Two years into the 2021-2026 funding cycle, we\u2019re seeing\u00a0patterns including the ways that rural looks different in different parts of the region. Although all rural areas have reported access and transportation issues, communities in Upstate NY, Northern VT, Maine, and Northern NH often have to travel further for services than communities in southern New England–3+ hours vs. 1-2 hours. Also, for communities that rely on seasonal tourism, some resources and services may be more available during tourist season, but that same tourism may also be pricing out year-round residents.<\/p>\n

Key informants, when asked about the health needs of their communities and accessing health information online, often mention social determinants of health instead of mentioning specific health conditions or topics.<\/p>\n

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THEMES:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong> Northern VT answers to “Based on your experience with the community, what are the primary health concerns?”<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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