Building the North Carolina Adolescent Health Resource Center: A Program and Evaluation Plan
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- January 26, 2020
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Thomson, Claire
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Public Health Leadership Program
- Abstract
- Adolescence is a time of great transition, including many changes affecting physical, emotional, and mental health. Learning healthy habits and maintaining health during adolescence is a vital component of overall lifetime health (North Carolina Institute of Medicine, 2009). Public health programs to support adolescent health are important resources for adolescents, their parents, and their health care providers. Comprehensive state-level adolescent health programs can provide health services and resources targeted to the overall health of a state’s total adolescent health population. The North Carolina Adolescent Health Resource Center (NC AHRC) was created to support the health of all North Carolina adolescents. The main program goals include coordinating adolescent health initiatives across the state, providing resources on adolescent health to adolescents, their parents, and their health providers, and expanding utilization of evidence-based practices, programs, and policies for adolescent health. The program will achieve these aims primarily through the program website which will provide adolescent health information and resources. Other activities will include trainings for adolescent health organizations and the formation of a Youth Advisory Board. This paper first details a review of similar state-level programs, including approaches to evaluation, which was conducted to inform the planning process. In-depth program and evaluation plans for the NC AHRC follow the review. The program plan will describe the program context and challenges, and will lay out detailed goals, objectives, and activities. The evaluation plan will detail the quantitative and qualitative approaches planned to assess the success of the program activities. This program plan and evaluation will guide the initial efforts of the NC AHRC and will provide an approach for program assessment and improvement.
- Date of publication
- August 2013
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- Paper type: Program Plan/Evaluation
- Track: HC&P
- Advisor
- Calleson, Diane
- Reviewer
- Cilenti, Dorothy
- Degree
- Master of Public Health
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Graduation year
- 2013
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- 564d1737-ca9b-4211-9c3e-c1926665c3df
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