Addressing Health Equity in Evaluation Efforts
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Description
The Boston Public Health Commission has implemented an evaluation plan to gauge their impact in reducing health inequities. The plan includes requiring partners to routinely collect data on race/ethnicity, age, gender, and zip code; increasing the sample size for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey to ensure sufficient power to assess neighborhood-level changes over time; and designing a plan to assess the overall effect of selected strategies and to identify areas where additional efforts may be needed to enhance intervention effects in underserved communities.
Goal / Mission
The Boston Public Health Commission worked to ensure their efforts were effective in reaching the populations experiencing obesity and tobacco-related health inequities.
Impact
Boston Public Health Commissions' strategic evaluation design allowed the department to make mid-course adjustments and enhanced their ability to contribute to the evidence-base regarding the influence of their initiative on advancing health equity.
Results / Accomplishments
Boston Public Health Commissions' strategic evaluation design allowed the department to make mid-course adjustments and enhanced their ability to contribute to the evidence-base regarding the influence of their initiative on advancing health equity.
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
Boston Public Health Commission
Primary Contact
Center for Health Equity and Social Justice
1010 Massachusetts Ave
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02118
617-534-2291
http://www.bphc.org/chesj/pages/home.aspx
1010 Massachusetts Ave
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02118
617-534-2291
http://www.bphc.org/chesj/pages/home.aspx
Topics
Community / Governance
Organization(s)
Boston Public Health Commission
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date of publication
2013
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Boston, MA
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Target Audience
Racial/Ethnic Minorities