Data
Development Initiatives for Research on Food Assistance and Nutrition
Programs, Phase I: Ten Potential Data Initiatives
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HSR, in
cooperation with the Urban Institute and the Research Triangle Institute,
embarked on a journed to develop new ideas on how to use data more effectively
for the various Federal food assistance programs. This report, supported
by the USDA's Economic Research Service, describes 10 potential data
development initiatives, each of which holds promise for improving the
quality or reducing the cost of data resources in USDA's three major
food assistance programs. The initiatives reflect the research needs
of all three of the largest Federal food assistance programs: the Food
Stamp Program (FSP), the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC), and the National School Lunch Program (NLSP). The
initiatives also were chosen to provide information for several types
of research, especially the measurement of program impacts and the dynamics
of program participation.
Developing
an Integrated Public Health Data System in New Mexico
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For the
State of New Mexico, HSR facilitated a process for developing an integrated
public health data system that will effectively serve multiple needs,
including reporting and accountability, management and decision-making,
program monitoring, policy development, and evaluation. The report describes
the outcomes of two workshops designed to begin the processes necessary
for the development of a comprehensive data system and presents detailed
guidance in next steps the state would need to follow to complete the
data system development process. The report also includes a technical
memorandum analyzing five states' efforts to develop data systems that
integrate data across MCH and WIC programs. (Prepared for New Mexico
Department of Health, 1995)
WIC/HRSA
Coordination Book
Health
Systems Research, Inc. (HSR) was awarded a one and a half year contract
by FNS to research and develop a "Best Practices Handbook"
designed to promote and facilitate the coordination and integration
of the WIC program with health care and social support services provided
through Community/Migrant Health Centers (C/MHC) and Indian Health Services
(IHS) clinics. This effort was the third and final stage of a project
required by WIC reauthorization legislation to foster coordination among
the WIC program and collaborating primary health care agencies.
The Handbook
showcases programs that have demonstrated model initiatives in a variety
of organizational, fiscal and clinical areas and have significantly
improved the coordination and/or integration of services. Additionally,
the handbook was designed to serve as a tool to motivate WIC, C/MHC
and IHS providers to develop and implement concrete action plans to
strengthen coordination.
