PHE 423 Module One Short Essay

Artis Johnson

Evaluation Methods in Public Health

Dr. Keven Syverson

Southern New Hampshire University

PHE 423 Module One Short Essay

I chose to focus my studies on the Racial and Ethnic Applications to Community Health (REACH) Program. This program on the CDC website is located under the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity tab. Equality in all facets concerning race and ethnicity is fundamental within public health. As a Human Resources Lead, equality in the realm of ethnicity and race. Others can easily propound it negatively and positively. Furthermore, I will be viewing Dekalb County, Georgia, researching their Community Health Involvement Plan (CHIP) that corresponds with the REACH program. The logic model of my program is:

· Input: Program sponsored by CDC

· Activities: Plan, implement, and evaluate

· Outputs: oversee those activities are running as planned

· Outcomes: Guarantee that African Americans and Hispanics are benefitting from the program

· Impacts: Ensuring the steps above are making a positive and influential effect

The CHIP emphasizes Literacy, Economic Development, and Healthy Environments (Georgia Department of Public Health: North Central Health District, 2020). Every person who resides in Dekalb County, Georgia, is included in the target population concentrated through equity, respect, and service. Dekalb county addresses service as working to meet the requirements of the county. Equity is handled by wanting a high level of health for all citizens. Respect is focused on making sure that all citizens know that their opinion matters. The LEAD DeKalb initiative of the DeKalb County Board of Health is improving the health of African Americans by increasing access to healthier foods at community venues through mobile markets and improved voucher incentive programs; establishing lactation support services; establishing new or improved pedestrian and bicycle transportation systems; connecting the priority population to appropriate and locally available health programs; expanding the use of health professionals to increase referrals (CDC, n.d.).

While researching this program, I hope to establish that health disparities can and will be foregone with the proper funding. The audience I would like to target is the CDC governmental representatives and board members. The main objective for conducting this evaluation will be to define if there is an actual disparity and if the program is working to correct them. The importance of ending health gaps state by the CDC, “A core principle of public health is that every person should be able to reach their full health potential. CDC seeks to remove barriers to health caused by race or ethnicity, education, income, location, or other social factors” (CDC, n.d.).

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, July 8). REACH 2018 recipients. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/reach/current_programs/recipients.html.

Home. North Central Health District. (2021, September 2). https://northcentralhealthdistrict.org/.