The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #44478

Alex Allen, MA, Butzel Family Center, 7737 Kercheval St, Detroit, MI 48214, (313) 852-4737, alex@allen3.net, Edith A. Parker, DrPH, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, Sharon Sand, MPP, East Side Village Health Worker Partnership, University of Michigan, 1420 Washington Heights, M5065, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, Amy Schulz, PhD, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 5134 SPH II, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, Murlisa Lockett, MA, Detroit Health Department, 1151 Taylor Rm 646B, Detroit, MI 48202, and Barbara A. Israel, MPH, PhD, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1420 Washington Heights, Room M5031 SPH II, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

To assess the impact of the East Side Village Health Worker Partnership on the neighborhoods within the intervention area, a survey was administered at baseline and in Year 5 of the project. At baseline, the survey was administered to a random sample of 700 women who care for children at least 5 hours a week and in Year 5 of the project, 367 of these original 700 respondents were re-interviewed. Questions on the survey asked about the respondents' perception of neighborhood protective factors, such as sense of community, neighborhood influence, neighborhood participation and informal social control, as well as neighborhood stressors such as safety concerns, financial concerns, poor schools, etc. This presentation will present preliminary results from the longitudinal analysis of this data and the results will be discussed in relationship to the implications for community health worker interventions.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand strengths and limitations of a community survey to assess community perception of neighborhood protective factors as an aspect of the evaluation of a lay health advisor intervention designed to address social determinants of health;
• Identify issues to consider when designing and conducting a community survey to assess community change over time.
• Recognize strategies for engaging community members in the design, interpretation, and use of evaluation data to assess program's impact in the community.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.