"Fostering Excellence in Women's Health
Through Academic-Community Partnerships"
Goals of the Collaborative
GOAL: 1
1) Enhancing the safety of rural victims of
domestic violence and their children.
GOAL: 2
Enhancing knowledge and practices of rural
healthcare providers in regard to domestic
violence.
GOAL: 3
Raise community awareness of and improve
the local professional response to domestic
violence cases in our rural service area.
GOAL 1: Enhancing the safety of rural victims of Goals and Objectives
domestic violence and their children.
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OBJECTIVE #1
Increase access to services by installing a telehealth
Objective 1:
network by October 6, 2006.
OBJECTIVE #2
Train healthcare personnel on policies, procedures and
Objective 2:
operation of the telehealth system by September 30th 2006.
OBJECTIVE #3
Provide services to rural domestic violence victims, linking
Objective 3:
them to CVIC advocates by the telehealth network, with service
delivery beginning by January, 2007
OBJECTIVE #4
Objective 4: Explore the options for connectivity for court appearances.
GOAL 2: Enhancing knowledge and practices of
rural healthcare providers in regard to domestic
violence.
OBJECTIVE #1
Provide four trainings (per year) on best practices in
Objective 1:
screening, assessment, documentation, intervention and identification
of violence-related healthcare problems to healthcare providers at
Valley Community Health Centers.
OBJECTIVE #2
four trainings (per year) on best practices in scheduling,
Objective 2:
confidentiality, security of medical records and related protocols to
healthcare support staff at Valley Community Health Centers.
GOAL 3: Raise community awareness of, and
improve the local professional response to,
domestic violence cases, in our rural service area.
OBJECTIVE #1
Provide educational presentations (12 per year) to
Objective 1:
community agencies, churches and other groups.
OBJECTIVE #2
Objective 2:Adapt the Coordinated Community Response Project to
our rural service area to improve the systems response to domestic
violence and increase the safety of rural victims.
GOAL: 1
Enhancing the safety of rural victims of domestic violence and their children.
Time
Activities Measure(s) Outcomes
Frame
OBJECTIVE #1
A decrease in domestic violence
indicators based on data at the
Objective 1:Increase access to services county, township, zip code and other
Purchase and install
by installing a telehealth network by October 6, 2006 *Was equipment purchased and installed? levels as available from the Census
equipment
October 6, 2006. Bureau, police precincts, local
departments of public health and
others.
OBJECTIVE #2
Objective 2:Train healthcare personnel
*Post test survey on knowledge of policies,
on policies, procedures and operation *Trainers will report feeling
0-6 months after procedures and operation of the telehealth
of the telehealth system by September Hiring and training the trainers funding system
adequately trained and
th knowledgeable
30 2006. * Number of trainers trained
*Average of 90% on all post-test
*Post test survey on knowledge of policies, questions pertaining to policies,
procedures and operation of the telehealth procedures and operation of
Community training of September 30th, telehealth system.
system
professionals 2006 *Number of personnell trained.
* How many personnel were trained?
* What types of personnell were trained? *A variety of professionals will be
trained and their background
documented.
OBJECTIVE #3
* Clients will report feeling their
Objective 3:Provide services to rural * Victim perception of safety survey safety was enhanced after
domestic violence victims, linking * Actual safety measures taken -medical record receiving services
Tele-health counseling and
review * Clients will report feeling satisfied
them to Program advocates by the other safety services as January, 2007
* Perception of emotional well-being survey with the services they received
telehealth network, with service needed
* Understanding domestic violence dynamics * Decrease in county violence
delivery beginning by January, 2007 survey indicators
OBJECTIVE #4
Explore the options for
Objective 4: Meet with local legal system * Documentation of next steps
0-6 months after * Were legal representatives contacted?
connectivity for court appearances. representatives to discuss identified
funding
feasiblity and options * Further action taken? (yes or no)
GOAL: 2
Enhancing knowledge and practices of rural healthcare providers in regard to domestic violence.
Time
Activities Measure(s) Outcomes
Frame
OBJECTIVE #1
Objective 1:Provide four trainings (per year) on *A reported increase in knowledge and
Starting 7-12 * Number of trainings
best practices in screening, assessment, information of domestic violence
months after provided
Public education and *A reported use of skills learned from the
documentation, intervention and identification funding and * Number of referrals
training of trainers workshop.
of violence-related healthcare problems to annually * Screening tool use
*Increases in referrals over the life of the
thereafter * Pre and post test surveys
healthcare providers at xx Health Centers. program
OBJECTIVE #2
*A reported increase in knowledge and
Objective 2:four trainings (per year) on best Starting 7-12 * Number of trainings
information of domestic violence
months after provided
practices in scheduling, confidentiality, security Public education and *A reported use of skills learned from the
funding and * Number of referrals
of medical records and related protocols to training of trainers workshop.
annually * Screening tool use
healthcare support staff at xx Health Centers. *Increases in referrals over the life of the
thereafter * Pre and post test surveys
program
GOAL: 3
Raise community awareness of and improve the local professional response to domestic violence cases in our rural service area.
Time
Activities Measure(s) Outcomes
Frame
OBJECTIVE #1
Provide educational presentations
Objective 1: * Observations via focus groups and key
Starting 7-12 * Number of trainings
(12 per year) to community agencies, churches informant interviews to assess:
months after provided
Public education and -barriers to accessing services
and other groups. funding and * Number of referrals
training of trainers -barriers to using services
annually * Screening tool use
-how clients overcome stigmas toward
thereafter * Pre and post test surveys
mental health
OBJECTIVE #2
Adapt the Coordinated Community
Objective 2: * Observations via focus groups and key
Starting 7-12 * Number of trainings
Response Project to our rural service area to informant interviews to assess:
months after provided
improve the systems response to domestic Public education and -barriers to accessing services
funding and * Number of referrals
training of trainers -barriers to using services
violence and increase the safety of rural victims. annually * Screening tool use
-how clients overcome stigmas toward
thereafter * Pre and post test surveys
mental health
GOAL: 1
Enhancing the safety of rural victims of domestic violence and their children.
Time
Activities Measure(s) Outcomes
Frame
OBJECTIVE #1
A decrease in domestic violence indicators based on data at the county, township, zip code and
Objective 1: Increase access to services by installing a telehealth
Purchase and install equipment October 6, 2006 *Was equipment purchased and installed? other levels as available from the Census Bureau, police precincts, local departments of public
network by October 6, 2006.
health and others.
OBJECTIVE #2
Objective 2: Train healthcare personnel on policies, procedures and *Post test survey on knowledge of policies,
operation of the telehealth system by September 30th 2006. Hiring and training the trainers 0-6 months after funding
procedures and operation of the telehealth
*Trainers will report feeling adequately trained and knowledgeable
system
* Number of trainers trained
*Post test survey on knowledge of policies,
*Average of 90% on all post-test questions pertaining to policies, procedures and operation of
procedures and operation of the telehealth
Community training of telehealth system.
September 30th, 2006 system
professionals *Number of personnell trained.
* How many personnel were trained? *A variety of professionals will be trained and their background documented.
* What types of personnell were trained?
OBJECTIVE #3
* Victim perception of safety survey * Clients will report feeling their safety was enhanced after receiving services
Objective 3: Provide services to rural domestic violence victims, linking
Tele-health counseling and other * Actual safety measures taken -medical record review * Clients will report feeling satisfied with the services they received
them to CVIC advocates by the telehealth network, with service delivery January, 2007
safety services as needed * Perception of emotional well-being survey * Decrease in county violence indicators
beginning by January, 2007
* Understanding domestic violence dynamics survey
OBJECTIVE #4
Objective 4: Explore the options for connectivity for court appearances. Meet with local legal system * Documentation of next steps
* Were legal representatives contacted?
representatives to discuss 0-6 months after funding identified
feasiblity and options * Further action taken? (yes or no)
GOAL: 2
Enhancing knowledge and practices of rural healthcare providers in regard to domestic violence.
Time
Activities Measure(s) Outcomes
Frame
OBJECTIVE #1
Objective 1: Provide four trainings (per year) on best practices in * Number of trainings provided
*A reported increase in knowledge and information of domestic violence.
screening, assessment, documentation, intervention and identification of Public education and training of Starting 7-12 months after funding and * Number of referrals
*A reported use of skills learned from the workshop.
violence-related healthcare problems to healthcare providers at Valley trainers annually thereafter * Screening tool use *Increases in referrals over the life of the program.
Community Health Centers. * Pre and post test surveys
OBJECTIVE #2
* Number of trainings provided
Objective 2: four trainings (per year) on best practices in scheduling, *A reported increase in knowledge and information of domestic violence.
Public education and training of Starting 7-12 months after funding and * Number of referrals
confidentiality, security of medical records and related protocols to *A reported use of skills learned from the workshop.
trainers annually thereafter * Screening tool use
healthcare support staff at xx Community Health Centers. *Increases in referrals over the life of the program.
* Pre and post test surveys
GOAL: 3
Raise community awareness of and improve the local professional response to domestic violence cases in our rural service area.
Time
Activities Measure(s) Outcomes
Frame
OBJECTIVE #1
Objective 1: Provide educational presentations (12 per year) to * Number of trainings provided * Observations via focus groups and key informant interviews to assess:
community agencies, churches and other groups. -barriers to accessing services
Public education and training of Starting 7-12 months after funding and * Number of referrals
-barriers to using services
trainers annually thereafter * Screening tool use -how clients overcome stigmas
* Pre and post test surveys toward mental health
OBJECTIVE #2
Objective 2: Adapt thexx Coordinated Community Response Project to * Number of trainings provided * Observations via focus groups and key informant interviews to assess:
our rural service area to improve the systems response to domestic -barriers to accessing services
Public education and training of Starting 7-12 months after funding and * Number of referrals
violence and increase the safety of rural victims. -barriers to using services
trainers annually thereafter * Screening tool use -how clients overcome stigmas
* Pre and post test surveys toward mental health