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DATA NINJA WARRIOR: Conquering the Mountain of Sustainability
2014 Home Visiting Summit
Nathan Hale, PhD Melissa Strompolis, MA
¡ Make informed decisions on the appropriate role of data in: § Assessments/grant applications § Continuous quality improvement § Communicating with external partners
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
¡ Regional Qualifier – Assessment § Standing out in the sea of competitors
¡ City Finals – Process Improvement § Honing your craft
¡ Vegas Baby! - Communicating with External Partners § Competing against the best
¡ Q&A Children’s Trust of South Carolina | scChildren.org
NINJA WARRIOR TRAINING
Data
Plan Assessment
Health
System Capacity
Priorities Do Program/Intervention
Monitor/Improve
Evaluate
Advocacy/Policy
HOW DO WE USE DATA?
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REGIONAL QUALIFIER: ASSESSMENT
“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts – for support rather than for illumination.” - Andrew Lang “Don’t be the drunk person” – Nathan Hale ¤ Assessment = Illumination | Shining a Light
ASSESSMENT
¡ Identify communities with “need” or communicating “needs” in your community § Health or socially relevant indicators | measures § Premature birth, low birth weight, infant mortality, abuse, neglect, injury, poverty, etc
¡ Capacity to address “needs” § Programs, services, policies, etc
ASSESSMENT - GRANT WRITING
¡ When gathering data § Be cognizant of long term trends § Be cognizant of big policy changes § Major bias
§ Be smart in how you compare communities § Be cognizant of volume versus burden § Low rates -> high volume? § High rates -> low volume?
ASSESSMENT - GRANT WRITING
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
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¡ Do yourself a favor – start with Kids Count
¡ Others § http://scangis.dhec.sc.gov/scan/ § https://slice.ed.sc.gov
ASSESSMENT - SOURCES
¡ Elements in grant § Geographic § Demographic § Prevalence
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GRANT WRITING
USING THE DATA CENTER
BY LOCATION
HOME PAGE
datacenter.kidscount.org
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USING THE DATA CENTER
BY LOCATION
STEP 1:
SELECT A STATE
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USING THE DATA
CENTER BY LOCATION
STEP 2:
SELECT AN INDICATOR
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• Indicator selection leads to a report page that displays data for locations of interest
• You can manipulate this table to display data for select locations and years
USING THE DATA CENTER: INDICATOR SELECTION, CONT.
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USING THE DATA
CENTER BY LOCATION
STEP 3:
RANK AREAS BY INDICATOR SELECT THE ‘SORT/RANK’ TAB AT
THE LEFT
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Children’s Trust of South Carolina | scChildren.org
USING THE DATA
CENTER BY LOCATION
STEP 4:
MAP AREAS BY INDICATOR
SELECT THE ‘MAP’ TAB
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USING THE DATA
CENTER BY LOCATION
STEP 5: CREATE
LINE GRAPHS BY INDICATOR
SELECT THE ‘LINE GRAPH’ TAB
USING THE DATA
CENTER BY LOCATION
STEP 6: CREATE
BAR GRAPHS BY INDICATOR
SELECT THE ‘BAR GRAPH’ TAB
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CITY FINALS: PROCESS
IMPROVEMENT
¡ Why bother? § Evidenced based = Effective § Process Improvement
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CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Resources/ Inputs
• People • Curriculums • Infrastructure
Activities/ Processes
1. What is done 2. How is it done
Results/ Outcomes
• Services delivered • Change in status
¡ Data and Process Improvement § Cornerstone § What we “think” and reality § Baseline § Measures improvements § Keep focused on viable solutions
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CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
¡ Data and Process Improvement § Quantitative - numbers § Counts, percent’s
§ Qualitative – information / context § Surveys, focus groups
¡ Sounds great, where do I find it?
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CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
¡ Data and Process Improvement § Own records, practice management systems, EMR? § Collect your own….. § Pen/paper/calculator § Excel
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CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
¡ Training Evaluation § Content § Format § Trainer § Environment
¡ Identify areas for improvement
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CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
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VEGAS BABY!: COMMUNICATING WITH EXTERNAL
PARTNERS
“In God we trust. All others must bring data.” – W. Edwards Deming “Numbers have an important story to tell. They rely on you to give them a clear and convincing voice” – Stephen Few Children’s Trust of South Carolina | scChildren.org
GENERAL TRANSLATION
¡ Need data to support your position
However
¡ You have to make it speak
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LEGISLATORS
¡ Advice given to me by AcademyHealth § Intro: (I’m here to talk to you about) § It's important because: (aka problem slide) § My research/program shows: (sum it up) § For example: (make it real) § This will help you: (put the work in context)
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LEGISLATORS
2 YEARS – 1 FIGURE
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1.3%
-5.3%
-9.6%
-2.8%
-8.8%
-17.9%
Low Market Share
Average Market Share
High Market Share
Change in Any Infant Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Visit in South Carolina Urban and Rural Areas,
1995-2010, by Health Department Clinical Market Share
Rural Urban
¡ Get to know your elected officials § Who represents you at local, state, and national level?
§ What committees do they serve on?
§ How do they vote on issues relating to children?
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LEGISLATORS
¡ Personal visits are most effective
¡ Personal phone calls or letters
¡ Concentrate on your legislators
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ADVOCACY TACTICS
USING THE DATA
CENTER BY LOCATION
STEP 7: SHARE
FINDINGS SELECT THE ‘SHARE’ BUTTON AT THE
TOP RIGHT
NOTE: UTILITIES MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL INDICATORS, WHETHER DATA IS ACCESSED BY LOCATION, TOPIC, OR ADVANCED SEARCH Children’s Trust of South Carolina | scChildren.org
¡ Personal visits are most effective
¡ Personal phone calls or letters
¡ Concentrate on your legislators
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ADVOCACY TACTICS
¡ Hook § State where you are from and the district where you vote by giving your local address
¡ Line § Provide information on the legislation and why you support it
¡ Sinker § Clearly ask your Senator or Representative what you want them to do
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ADVOCACY TACTICS
“Hook, Line and Sinker”
QUESTIONS?
Contact Information
Nathan Hale [email protected], 803-251-6317
Melissa Strompolis [email protected], 803-744-4048