Hancock County Coalition for Community Health

Research and Assessment Subcommittee

07/12/01

Next meeting: Wednesday, August 8^th 9:30 am at HCPC

I. Need for including school health groups in research
Action: Doug will contact the School committee to select a representative for the research committee

II. Health subcommittee training module: Jim reviewed health training outline with committee
Action: Jim will continue to elaborate training program, but most fledgling groups will lack capacity to conduct research until they are better organized.

III. Research protocol

Need to write a consistent research protocol
-Consistent format
-Consistent guidelines for data collection
-combination of dialogue guide and local input

Methods
-Focus groups - incentives, establishing ongoing relationships,
-Interviewing - snowball sampling, identifying local leaders, motivation
-Community forums
-School surveys
-Intercept surveys

Action: Helena will send out the dialog guide
Barbara will contact Cathy Ramaika to put Jim and Kim on mailing lists
Jim will create an interview template with demographics and content

IV. Data Needs

Summary of secondary data - overview - next month
Specific Measures
HS Drop out rates
% students - college
Participation in local elections and town meetings
Alternate year election participation rates
retailer compliance with tobacco sales
youth substance abuse
motor vehicle accidents
- youth
- drinking
mental health / suicide
tobacco prevalence
nutrition
obesity
physical activity
suicide

Barbara's bubbles
-Tobacco
-State Objectives
-Coalition building
-HCCCH
-Learning
-Administration

Action: Jim-send HSRA county evaluation
Jim-Prepare maps for each area - bare bones
Jim-Meet with each area director to review packet in next month
Develop list for consistency in contacts
- Librarian
- School principles

V. Products of research
- Countywide summary of findings
- Common health themes for region
- Specific issues for health service areas