 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Kari Hartwig, DrPH, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, 60 College Street, P.O. Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520 and Margot Zaharek, MS, CD-N, CBPR Division, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, 130 Division Street, Derby, CT 06418, (203) 732-1265, margot.zaharek@yalegriffinprc.org.
Background: The Healthy People 2010 Microgrant Project was designed to test a model of seed funding allocation for community health promotion programs that address local needs. The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center awarded over 100 grants of $2010 to community-based organizations to support health promotion and disease prevention activities that reflect national goals.
Objectives: The aims of this project included: establishing a demonstration project to assess the utility of distributing “micro-grants” for promoting Healthy People 2010; establishing an efficient, effective, and economical structure for the distribution of community micro-grants; evaluation of the effect of the micro-finance mechanism applied on prevailing measures of community mobilization and capacity building; and generation of documentation to support efforts for national replication.
Methods: Activities included: establishment of a local prioritization mechanism for Healthy People 2010; advertising for effective disclosure of grant opportunity; design of systematic, objective and replicable application process; monitoring, quality assurance, and evaluation.
Outcome: 1. National objectives were promoted at the local level. 2. Small grants were effective to reach a diverse array of organizations. 3. Healthy People 2010 brought agencies together. 4. Mini-grant programs increased the capacity of organizations and fostered sustainability. 5. Innovative research methodology will create a best-practice model for national replication.
Learning Objectives: 1. Recognize the benefits of small grants in promoting Healthy People 2010 on the community level. 2. Describe an efficient management system for monitoring and evaluating small grant programs. 3. List five strategies of engaging local organizations to create sustainable health promotion programs that reflect national goals.
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Keywords: Community-Based Public Health, Healthy People 2000/2010
Related Web page: www.yalegriffinprc.org
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.