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FY 2010 Programs & Accomplishments
Undertakes activities that improve health outcomes in communities of color in Manchester, to increase the capacity of grassroots self-help organizations to advocate on behalf of their members and constituents, to bring community members together to discuss health care issues and strategies for improving health and to bring about measurable institutional changed identified as high priority by community needs assessment. This year through CEED, a youth council was established to bridge the gap between Manchester youth and law enforcement officers by encouraging positive dialogue and on-going communication. Over 50 youth have participated in the youth council activities.
Educates limited-English proficient pregnant and parenting women in their homes, focusing on the developmental stages of their infants. Services include regular home visits, nurse visits and bilingual support to establish links to community services & resources. During FY 2010, 139 mothers and infants in Manchester and Nashua were served through Bright Start.
Provides workshops and consultations with providers of health care services, social and human services agencies and the business sector to increase effectiveness in cross-cultural interactions. During FY2010, 272 providers and 341 refugee families participated in training workshops. A total of 39 workshops were provided.
Works to reduce HIV infection in undeserved minority communities in the State through street intervention, small group education sessions and community building events. During FY 2010 the Coalition's intervention staff educated 85 African and Latino people through 16 small group education sessions.
Provides quality health research, analysis and evaluation services, including evaluation design, focus group studies, and database construction, focused on undeserved minority community-based organizations, public organizations, school departments and business in New England. NHMHC's approach to evaluation is to devise mixed methods designs that apply qualitative techniques to assess and improve programs. Publications range from peer-reviewed journal articles to reports for public and private organizations to easy-to-read multilingual materials for community members. Recent research and evaluation efforts include:
- Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) Evaluation
With support from SAMHSA and the NH Division of Public Health Services, NHMHC provides evaluation services, training, and technical support to ten regional prevention coalitions as they move through the SPF process of assessment, capacity-building, planning, implementation and evaluation.
- Exploratory Study of the Social Adjustment and Well-being of Immigrant and Refugee Families from Latin America and Africa in New Hampshire
The R&E Group presented findings of this study at the New England Regional Minority Health Conference (NERMC). The study, sponsored by the Endowment for Health in support of their Mental Health Theme, demonstrates the resettlement needs of immigrant and refugees in New Hampshire.
- New Hampshire Community Health Survey
This survey complimented the above qualitative study. The R&E Group designed and conducted a standardized community health survey based on standardized measures of access to health services, preventative care and the management of diabetes and hypertension. The survey was conducted in English with African Americans, Spanish with Latin Americans, five different African languages and two Eastern European languages. The findings from this survey were presented at the NERMC.
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