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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Teddy Milder, PNP, PHN, Jane Wellenkamp, PhD, Janis Burger, MPH, Deborrah Bremond, PhD MPH, Rory Darrah, Rebecca Gebhart, MPA, and Mark Friedman. Alameda County Children and Families Commission, 1850 Fairway Drive, San Leandro, CA 94577, 510-667-7892, tmilder@co.alameda.ca.us
In 1998, the California voters passed The California Children and Families First Act, Proposition 10 (a tobacco tax), to here creating a tremendous opportunity to provide resources for children 0 to 5 years of age and their families. The Alameda County Children and Families Commission became the first Commission in the state to approve its strategic plan, Every Child Counts (ECC). The Every Child Counts strategic plan focuses on improving children’s lives in three environments: home - through home-based family support services; child care – by improving early care and education; and the community – by funding an innovative community grants initiative. Each county is mandated to measure the impact of services funded by Proposition 10 resources. The implementation of the ECC accountability framework will which includes a confidentiality and privacy policy, a detailed cross-program outcome, indicator and performance measure matrix, a qualitative evaluation component and technical infrastructure to measure and report outcomes. Quantitative and qualitative data collected from two service delivery databases, surveys of clients, providers and grant recipients, focus groups with clients, staff, parents and providers, a telephone satisfaction survey, and stories from parents, children and our community partners. Promising results from the three inter-locking service areas will be presented. The challenge of implementing cross-discipline programs in private, public and non-profit sectors will be addressed. The development and implementation of a web-based cross-agency information tracking system that facilitates case management and informs the accountability framework will also be briefly described.
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Keywords: Accountability, Children
Related Web page: ackids.org
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Alameda County Children and Families Commission
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.