A FORMATIVE EVALUATION OF THE LOCAL HEROES PREPAREDNESS TRAINING PROGRAM Público

Abstract

The DeKalb County, Georgia Board of Health developed and implemented the Local Heroes training program to address emergency preparedness training gaps within the public health workforce. This work evaluated the first implementation of the Local Heroes program at the DeKalb County Board of Health and was intended to provide analyses, conclusions, and recommendations that can be used to guide improvement efforts.

Participants' pre and post-test performance was analyzed with significant improvement in post-test results demonstrated in most areas. Analysis of participants' opinions of the training also indicated significant learner satisfaction with the program. Though some areas for improvement in the learning environment and evaluation instruments were noted, the overall results of the evaluation were encouraging.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter I: INTRODUCTION...1

Introduction and rationale...1

Problem statement...2

Theoretical Framework...3

Purpose Statement...4

Evaluation Questions...4

Significance Statement...5

Definition of Terms...5

Chapter Summary...7

Chapter II: LITERATURE REVIEW...8

Introduction...8

Public Health Roles in Emergency Preparedness...8

Core Competencies for Public Health Preparedness...9

Barriers to Employee Availability...10

Training Needs Assessment...11

Local Heroes Program Design...12

Local Heroes Program Logic Model...13

Evaluation Framework...16

Chapter Summary...17

Chapter III: METHODS...18

Introduction...18

Population and Sample...18

Research Design...19

Procedures...19

Limitations and Delimitations...21

Chapter Summary...21

Chapter IV: RESULTS...23

Introduction...23

Findings...23

Chapter Summary...38

Chapter V: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS...39

Introduction...39

Discussion and Recommendations...40

Conclusion...46

References...48

Appendices...52

Appendix A: Local Heroes Pre/Post Test Answer Key...52

Appendix B: Local Heroes Workforce Training Evaluation...55

List of Figures and Tables

Figure 1: Local Heroes Logic Model...15

Table 1: Descriptive Statistics for Continuously Measured Pre and Post-Test Questions...25

Table 2: Wilcoxon Ranked Sum Test Comparing Pre-test vs Post-test Difference Scores on Continuously Measured Questions and Overall Score...27

Table 3: McNemar and Fisher's Exact Tests Comparing Percentages of Correct vs. Incorrect Answers for Pre-Test Cross-Tabulated with Post-Test...29

Table 4: Descriptive Statistics for Smile Sheet Questions...32

Figure 2: Histogram for rating of presenter's presentation of purpose and objectives of training...33

Figure 3: Histogram for rating of presenter's knowledge...34

Figure 4: Histogram for rating of presenter's sensitivity of concerns...34

Figure 5: Histogram for rating of content and materials...35

Figure 6: Histogram for rating of increase in knowledge of PH Preparedness...35

Figure 7: Histogram for rating of DCBOH response...36

Table 5: Free Text "Smile Sheet" Responses Coded as Non-Specific Positive or Negative...37

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School	Rollins School of Public Health
Department	Career Masters of Public Health
Degree	MPH
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Health Sciences, Public Health
Palavra-chave	Evaluation Training
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Alperin, Melissa, Emory University
Committee Members	McGowan, Kathryn, Miner, Kathleen R, Emory University
Partnering Agencies	Georgia state or local health department

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