Collecting Health Data With Youth At Faith-Based Institutions: Lessons Learned
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2008
School
Health Professions
Abstract
Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are ideal for health promotion but can present unique challenges in data collection. The present initiative included 6 years of awards to mostly small, rural, predominantly African American FBOs to conduct tobacco prevention lessons for youth in Grades 4—6 while they were attending summer Vacation Bible School. In 2005, these awards included $1,500 disbursed to 64 geographically diverse FBOs who had never before received this funding. Lessons learned include the following: Plan for evaluation in every aspect of the project; pilot-test everything; use reminders judiciously; make backup plans at every step; personally collect data in a nonthreatening way; and safeguard data entry. Evaluation requires extensive time, money, and effort; so, in both the intermediate and the long run, this extra work is worth it.
Publication Title
Health Promotion Practice
Volume
9
Issue
1
First Page
68
Last Page
75
Recommended Citation
Reinert, B.,
Carver, V.,
Range, L. M.,
Pike, C.
(2008). Collecting Health Data With Youth At Faith-Based Institutions: Lessons Learned. Health Promotion Practice, 9(1), 68-75.
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