Presentation - USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium

2014 USPHS Black Commissioned Officers Advisory Group (BCOAG)
New Orleans (NOLA) Mission:
Partnerships for Service, Health, and Wellness
October 11 – 16, 2014
2015 USPHS Scientific & Training Symposium, Atlanta, GA
May 20, 2015
Presentation Outline
• Presentation objectives
• Historical perspective
• 2014 NOLA Mission
• Purpose and goals
• Activities
• Outcome evaluation process
• Outcome metrics
• Vision for the NOLA Mission
• Acknowledgements and dedication
• 2015 NOLA Mission
Presentation Objectives
• Explain how and why the NOLA Mission started, including
purpose and goals developed for the 2014 NOLA Mission
• Summarize the outcome evaluation process, activities, and
impact of the 2014 NOLA Mission and the vision for future
Mission activities
• Utilize the NOLA Mission outcome evaluation process and
activities incorporated in the Mission to develop or enhance
other similar community programs
Historical Perspective
In 2005, two of the most destructive and catastrophic storms,
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, riveted the Gulf Coast region.
New Orleans, Louisiana was one of communities hardest hit.
Historical Perspective
The devastation caused by these storms led to an historic and massive
deployment of USPHS officers to the Gulf region.
Interest in providing further assistance to the New Orleans
community grew within BCOAG.
November 2007 – 14 Officers,
2 recruitment presentations, 3 service projects
February 2009 – 27 Officers,
7 recruitment presentations, 4 service projects
February 2010 – 40 Officers,
4 recruitment presentations, 6 service projects
June 2011 – 81 Officers and civilians,
0 recruitment presentations, 1 service projects
October 2012 – 13 Officers,
3 recruitment presentations, 4 service projects
October 2014 – 25 Officers,
6 recruitment presentations, 6 service projects
November 2007 – 14 Officers,
2 recruitment presentations, 3 service projects
February 2009 – 27 Officers,
7 recruitment presentations, 4 service projects
February 2010 – 40 Officers,
4 recruitment presentations, 6 service projects
June 2011 – 81 Officers and civilians,
0 recruitment presentations, 1 service projects
October 2012 – 13 Officers,
3 recruitment presentations, 4 service projects
October 2014 – 25 Officers,
6 recruitment presentations, 6 service projects
2014 NOLA Mission: Purpose and Goals
PURPOSE: To serve the people and organizations of New Orleans, Louisiana and aid in
rebuilding communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Isaac.
GOAL 1 – Provide USPHS information sessions at a minimum of three New Orleans area
colleges or universities targeting students in mission critical professional disciplines.
GOAL 2 – Build camaraderie, encourage group collaboration, and enrich the NOLA
outreach mission experience with appropriate social events for mission volunteers.
GOAL 3 – Collaborate with NOLA community and health care organizations to assist with
delivering services and providing informational materials about healthy lifestyles to
communities needing health support, housing, and other support services.
GOAL 4 – Ensure seamless coordination of all lodging and transportation needs for NOLA
mission participants.
2014 NOLA Mission: Purpose and Goals
GOAL 5 - Ensure all NOLA planning team members and volunteers are kept informed of
mission updates, and their pre- and post-mission responsibilities. And, to maintain clear
communication and coordination with the chosen NOLA organizations and educational
institutions while planning for and volunteering during the NOLA Mission.
GOAL 6 - Encourage long-term expansion of and volunteer participation in of the NOLA
mission.
GOAL 7 –To accurately collect data on the success of the NOLA Mission in planning and
execution, including number of volunteers expressing interest from advertisement, number
of participants at each activity during the Mission, feedback on the volunteers’ impressions
on the success of the activity, feedback from NOLA organizations, and prepare an
assessment report on the processes and outcome of the 2014 NOLA Mission.
2014 NOLA Mission: Community Service/Health Education Activities
STEM NOLA Program - October 11, 2014
Enrichment program for students in grades K-12 designed to encourage
interest and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Officers worked with students in activities to teach volume and buoyancy
and helped them create their own boats.
133 children attended; 7 USPHS officers volunteered
Fall 2014 Health Fair - October 11-12, 2014
Health fair with a local church parish where officers distributed various materials
to increase the public’s knowledge of health services and basic disease prevention
and provided blood pressure screening
Approximately 200 church members attended; 12 USPHS officers volunteered
St. Bernard Project - October 13, 2014
Non-profit organization that builds homes for economically-disadvantaged residents.
Officers assisted in insulating a home built for New Orleans residents impacted by
hurricane Katrina.
14 USPHS officers volunteered
2014 NOLA Mission: Community Service/Health Education Activities
New Orleans Health Department - October 14, 2014
Officers partnered with emergency management officials in the door to
door outreach, assessing preparedness and distributing of information
about hurricane season, reaching 65 addresses in the community.
27 individuals served; 13 USPHS officers volunteered
Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana - October 15, 2014
Officers assisted with painting around the building and played games with the
children to teach how to make healthy choices.
36 children attended; 8 USPHS officers volunteered
ARISE Academy Charter Schools - October 16, 2014
Officers assisted to help with the rollout of the new School Wellness Program,
discussing health/hygiene, exercise and nutrition in three 45-minute sessions.
301 students in grades K-7 attended across all three sessions;
5 USPHS officers volunteered
2014 NOLA Mission: Informational Sessions/USPHS Awareness Activities
Tulane University: Public Health and Medicine - October 13, 2014
20 university students attended
3 USPHS officers volunteered
University of New Orleans: Sciences - October 13, 2014
60 university students attended
4 USPHS officers volunteered
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - October 14, 2014
45 university students attended
5 USPHS officers volunteered
Tulane University: Social Work - October 14, 2014
27 university students attended
2 USPHS officers volunteered
Xavier University of Louisiana: Pharmacy - October 15, 2014
33 university students attended
8 USPHS officers volunteered
Dillard University: Nursing and Public Health - October 16, 2014
42 university students attended
4 USPHS officers volunteered
2014 NOLA Mission: Outcome Evaluation Process
New Orleans service
organization or
university
department
NOLA Organization
Feedback Forms
USPHS officer and
civilian volunteers
Volunteer Feedback
Forms
NOLA Mission
activity leads
Internal/Activity Review
Forms
Process and Outcome
Evaluation/After-Action
Report
Sign-in sheets
Planning Group
leads
Planning Team
Contribution Record
Recognition and
Effective use of the team
2014 NOLA Mission: Outcome Evaluation Process Outputs
• Metrics
• # of USPHS officer and civilian volunteers
• # of students attending the informational sessions
• # of individuals served during service activities
internal/activity
review forms
• Positive attributes and impact
• Was the event successful?
• Were there any notable highlights?
• Accomplishments towards goals
• How well did this activity reach pertinent goals?
• Significant challenges and areas for improvement
(including future opportunities and potential partnerships)
volunteer
feedback forms
• Volunteers’ feedback (pre-Mission, Mission, post-Mission, future
organization
feedback forms
• Organizations’ feedback (scheduling and timing,
Considerations)
communication, participation, impact)
2014 NOLA Mission Outcomes
Community Service/Health Education events
21 USPHS officers volunteered with 6 different organizations and impacted over 600
children and adults in the community.
Informational sessions/USPHS awareness
10 USPHS officers spoke with over 100 students from 6 different disciplines at 5
Universities (6 colleges/schools) about the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public
Health Service and opportunities for a career as an officer.
Lessons Learned
• Ensure that all scheduled events have an adequate number of volunteers and
those who are expected to attend any event take personal accountability to do so
• Special attention should be granted to preparation and delivery of the USPHS
awareness presentations during informational sessions as representative of the
Corps
• Consider that USPHS awareness presentations should be as much as possible
tailored to the specific discipline(s) and audience(s).
• Emphasis the importance of the outcome evaluation procedures and forms to all
those participating, particularly activity leads.
Vision for the NOLA Mission
• Continue consistent commitment to New Orleans communities
• Develop standard processes for the NOLA Mission to increase
effectiveness and impact
• Build upon the process and outcome evaluation process initiated
for the 2014 NOLA Mission to define better metrics and
methods to measure impact and validate success
• Increase the number of participants in future NOLA Missions
and encourage participate beyond the BCOAG membership
• Encourage other USPHS Commissioned Corps officers and
groups to implement similar outreach missions in other
communities
• Serve as a model to implement similar outreach missions to
other U.S. geographic areas
Acknowledgements
The 2014 NOLA Mission Planning Team Lead would like to thank the
following officers for their support and assistance in ensuring the success of the
2014 NOLA Mission:
CAPT Shelia Merriweather
CAPT Postelle Birch-Smith
CDR Adrienne Goodrich-Doctor, 2014 BCOAG Chair
CDR Hamet Touré, 2014 BCOAG Chair elect
LCDR Nadra Tyus, 2014 Community Outreach Committee Chair
and
the entire 2014 NOLA Mission Planning Team
2014 NOLA Mission Planning Team
CAPT Beverly Dandridge*
CDR Todd Johnson*
CDR Aisha Mix
CDR Tobey Manns-Royal
LCDR Latasha Allen*
LCDR Sean Bennett*
LCDR Zanethia Eubanks*
LCDR Samantha Fontenelle
LCDR Tanya Grandison*
LCDR Tracy Glascoe*
LCDR Jacquelyne Ivery*
LCDR Kimberley Jones
LCDR Brian Parker
LCDR Nadra Tyus
LCDR David Wright*
LT Ayana Anderson
LT Kemi Asante
LT Yandace Brown
LT Brutrinia Cain
LT Zenia McKoy
LTJG Ingrid StAmand
*activity leads
2014 NOLA Mission Team
CAPT Beverly Dandridge*
LCDR Sherri Jones
CDR Barbara Finnegan
LCDR Noele Nelson
CDR Jacqueline Lea
LCDR Greg Raczniak
CDR Todd Johnson*
LCDR Nadra Tyus
LCDR Latasha Allen*
LCDR David Wright*
LCDR Sean Bennett*
LT Yandace Brown
LCDR Vickie Ellis
LT Elliot Hill
LCDR Zanethia Eubanks*
LT Zenia McKoy
LCDR Tanya Grandison*
LT Chelsea Sealey
LCDR Tracy Glascoe*
LT Nuri Tawwab
LCDR Jacquelyne Ivery*
LTJG Adelaide Addawoo
LCDR Kimberley Jones
LTJG Ingrid StAmand
*activity leads
Dedication
In Memoriam
The 2014 NOLA Mission was
dedicated in loving memory to
LCDR Yves “Brian” Parker.
8 Aug 1979-30 Sept 2014
2015 NOLA Mission
Monday, September 7, 2015 – Saturday, September 12, 2015
Activities will include informational sessions and community service.
Planning is in process and details are coming soon!
If you are interested in participating in the upcoming mission in New Orleans or would
like further information, please contact:
LT Yandace Brown, Yandace.Brown@hq.dhs.gov or
LCDR David Wright, ybq2@cdc.gov