Conquering the Mountain of Sustainability.

1. DATA NINJA WARRIOR:
Conquering the Mountain of Sustainability
2014 Home Visiting Summit
Nathan Hale, PhD
Melissa Strompolis, MA

2. ¡ 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

3. ¡ 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
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NINJA WARRIOR TRAINING

4. Data
Plan Assessment
Health
System
Capacity
PrioritiesDoProgram/
Intervention
Monitor/
Improve
Evaluate
Advocacy/Policy
HOW DO WE USE DATA?

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REGIONAL QUALIFIER:
ASSESSMENT

7. “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

8. ¡ 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

9. ¡ 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

10. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
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11. ¡ Do
yourself
a
favor
–
start
with
Kids
Count
¡ Others
§ http://scangis.dhec.sc.gov/scan/
§ https://slice.ed.sc.gov
ASSESSMENT - SOURCES

12. ¡ Elements in grant
§ Geographic
§ Demographic
§ Prevalence
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GRANT WRITING

13. USING
THE DATA
CENTER
BY LOCATION
HOME
PAGE
datacenter.kidscount.org
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14. USING
THE DATA
CENTER
BY LOCATION
STEP 1:
SELECT A
STATE
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15. USING THE
DATA
CENTER
BY LOCATION
STEP 2:
SELECT AN
INDICATOR
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16. • 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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17. USING THE
DATA
CENTER
BY LOCATION
STEP 3:
RANK
AREAS BY
INDICATOR
SELECT THE ‘SORT/RANK’ TAB AT
THE LEFT
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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

20. 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

22. ¡ 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

23. ¡ 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

24. ¡ 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

25. ¡ Data and Process Improvement
§ Own records, practice management
systems, EMR?
§ Collect your own…..
§ Pen/paper/calculator
§ Excel
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CONTINUOUS QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT

26. ¡ 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

28. “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
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GENERAL TRANSLATION

29. ¡ Need data to support your position
However
¡ You have to make it speak
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LEGISLATORS

30. ¡ 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

31. 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

32. ¡ 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

33. ¡ Personal visits are most
effective
¡ Personal phone calls or
letters
¡ Concentrate on your
legislators
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ADVOCACY TACTICS

34. 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
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35. ¡ Personal visits are most
effective
¡ Personal phone calls or
letters
¡ Concentrate on your
legislators
Children’s Trust of South Carolina | scChildren.org
ADVOCACY TACTICS

36. ¡ 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”

37. QUESTIONS?
Contact Information
Nathan Hale
halen@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-251-6317
Melissa Strompolis
mstrompolis@scchildren.org, 803-744-4048