case studies April 23

RESULTS, IMPLICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES

MPH 231

Tonight’s agenda

Your updates

Lecture:

◦ Interpreting Results

◦ Implications for Policy,

Practice and Research

◦MPH competencies

◦Breakout groups

What are you doing with the ILE? ◦ The ILE represents a culminating experience for the degree and can take many forms.

◦ According to CEPH: “As the criteria were developed, one message that we heard strongly from

employers was about the need for MPH graduates to be able to engage in substantive, logically

flowing writing.”

◦ The high-quality written product is meant to be an organization and synthesis of thoughts and

information.

◦ Students must demonstrate synthesis of specific foundational and concentration competencies

through the experience and produce a high-quality written product.

◦ Ideally, the written product is developed and delivered in a manner that is useful to external

stakeholders, but this is not a requirement.

The Final Draft of Research Projects and Systematic Literature Reviews should include the following sections: ➢Abstract ➢Introduction/Background ➢Literature Review ➢Methods ➢Results ➢Conclusions ➢Reflections on Competencies Developed ➢Works Cited

The Final Draft of Grant Proposals and Program Plans should include the following sections: ➢Abstract ➢ Introduction/Background ➢ Literature Review ➢ Project Plan with Logic Model and

Timeline ➢ Budget – Line Item and Budget Narrative ➢ Implementation Plan ➢ Evaluation Plan ➢Dissemination Plan ➢ Reflections on Competencies Developed ➢Works Cited

The Final Draft of Evaluations should include the following sections: ➢Abstract ➢ Introduction/Purpose of the Evaluation ➢ Evaluation Questions and Criteria ➢ Timetable and Work Plan ➢Data Collection Plan, Tools ➢ Results ➢ Conclusions ➢ Reflections on Competencies Developed ➢Works Cited

The Final Draft of Policy Briefs should include the following sections: ➢ Executive Summary ➢ Introduction/Importance of Problem ➢ Evidence-driven Critical Analysis of Potential Policy Options ➢ Recommendations ➢ Reflections on Competencies Developed ➢Works Cited

Interpreting Results

What did you discover/synthesize?

What is the output of your analysis?

The result of your methods?

Not everything is a result! Make a judgement call.

Results Overall Sample Characteristics (n = 177)

 49.2% had a LBW birth

 26.6% reported discrimination by health care providers during pregnancy

 20.9% reported experiencing DV

 19.8% reported heating issues in their home

 16.9% reported seeings mice or rats in their home

 18.6% reported feeling unsafe in their neighborhood “often” or “always”

 39.5% reported being concerned about having enough food in the past month

 36.7% reported worried about bills “often” or “always”

Selected Variables, by LBW Status

LBW Status (%)

Variable LBW Not LBW χ2 df p

Experienced discrimination by health care providers 41.4 12.2 19.28 1 <.001

Experienced DV 28.7 13.3 6.35 1 .012

Heating issues in home 31 22.9 13.68 1 <.001

Reported mice/rats in home 23 11.1 4.43 1 .035

Feel unsafe in neighborhood “often” or “always” 25.3 12.2 4.98 1 .026 Concerned about having enough food 48.3 31.1 5.45 1 .020

Results – Cont’d

Predictor B SE B eB

Experienced discrimination by health care providers 1.30** .46 3.67

Experienced DV -0.19 .55 .83 Heating issues in home 1.24* .64 3.46

Reported mice/rats in home -0.47 .65 .63

Feel unsafe in neighborhood “often” or “always” -0.03 .53 .98

Concerned about having enough food 0.27 .40 1.32 Constant -0.72

x2 29.34

df 10

Note: Non-statistically significant independent variables omitted from the table: Mother’s age,

education, insurance status; Concerns about bills. *p<.05. **p<.01. ***p<.001.

Summary of Logistic Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting Low Birth Weight

Births among Black Women (n = 177), Controlling for Background Variables

Conclusions/ Implications

How can you take your results and apply them to the problem you started with?

Think about telling a story with a beginning (problem), middle (methods/results) and end (discussion/conclusion)

How is what you found relevant to the population at risk/that you care about?

What can be done with your results?

Academic

Practical

REFLECTION ON COMPETENCIES

ATTAINED: THREE (3)

GENERALIST

CEPH COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT(S)

MPH Foundational Competencies

Interpret results of data analysis for public

health research, policy, or practice

ILE paper

ILE Preceptor Survey

ILE Symposium Presentation

Communicate audience-appropriate public

health content, both in writing and through

oral presentation

Narrative Summary ILE Mock presentation ILE Paper

ILE Preceptor Survey

ILE Symposium Presentation

MPH GENERALIST CONCENTRATION COMPETENCIES

Apply epidemiological concepts and methods to control health

problems at local or global levels

ILE Paper

ILE Preceptor Survey

ILE Symposium Presentation

Use quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation methods in

clinical and public health settings at local or global levels

ILE Paper

ILE Preceptor Survey

ILE Symposium Presentation

Develop program and evaluation plans, including budgets, for

community-based organizations and

initiatives at local or global levels

ILE Paper

ILE Preceptor Survey

ILE Symposium Presentation

Cultivate the capacity to provide and accept meaningful critical

feedback from peers and professionals

Narrative Summary Draft papers

ILE Mock presentation ILE Preceptor Survey

ILE Symposium Presentation

Practice public health using a respectful and collaborative approach

that responds to the need of local communities or organizations

ILE Paper

ILE Preceptor Survey

ILE Symposium Presentation

Next Steps

Mock ILE presentation,

Final Presentation at MPH Symposium

Full paper dues

Preceptor Survey link