Portage County Health and Human Services--outcome training workshops (March, 2006)
Stevens Point Area School District--telephone survey as part of their strategic plan exercise (October, 2006)
Portage County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coalition--telephone survey (October, 2006)
South Wood County Community Foundation--telephone survey as part of their community needs assessment (November, 2006)
Portage County Board of Supervisors--Administrative Management Survey (April, 2005)
Portage County Department on Aging--outcomes survey evaluating whether service interventions will result in fewer falls for an at risk elderly population
Portage County Planning Council--coordinated and completed the gathering of a set of family and children community indicators as part of a data collection project to assess social capital in the county. Findings presented to Portage County Board of Supervisors.
Stevens Point Police Department--coordination on strategic planning study. Findings presented to Fire and Police Commission and City Council.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction project "Even Start Program" administered by CAP Services in Waushara Co.--Continued process and outcomes evaluation in testing the efficacy of family literacy and parenting programs in aiding the educational success of parents and children.
St. Michael's Hospital (Stevens Point, WI)--Risk Assessment Data Management services to clarify and report risk data to appropriate hospital committees
Portage County Planning Council--developed community indicators to assess social capital in the county
Stevens Point Police Department--conducted surveys, interviews, and focus groups as part of strategic planning study
Planning and Zoning Department of Portage County--conducted household survey to identify planning and zoning issues throughout the county as part of the "Smart Growth" process mandated by the State of Wisconsin
State Advisory Board for Even Start Family Literacy Program--Appointment: Board Mission was to review
and recommend changes to outcome indicators and data collection system
United Way of Portage County--Community needs
assessment surveys
Hunger Prevention Partnership of Portage
County--survey to assess the level of hunger in
Portage County
St. Michael's Hospital (Stevens Point, WI)--two
telephone surveys analyzing the availability and
promptness of medical services
WI Dept. of Public Instruction "Wautoma Family
Even Start Program" administered by CAP services in
Waushara Co.--Process and outcomes evaluation
Tri-County Family Even Start Program in
Plainfield (CAP Services)--continued program
evaluation.
Community Response Team of Portage County, an
organization that tabulated data on a wide range of
categoies that affect the poor in the county--Data
collection.
Wood County Head Start--Community Needs
Assessment, including in-depth interviews with over
20 community experts; multiple focus groups with
leaders of community based organizations and Head
Start staff and participants; and a detailed
demographic analysis of the county.
United Way of Portage County--analysis of
contributors, focus groups to help uncover keys to
successful fundraising campaigns
Stevens Point Fire Department/St. Michael's
Hospital--Continued study testing the impact that
EMT training has on the reduction of pain for
patient who use emergency services
Portage County Dept. of Health and Human
Services--Outcomes evaluation of at least one
program in each division; programs will rotate over
time and results will continue to be presented to
the Portage County Social Services Board.
Portage County Department on Aging--Outcomes
study to evaluate whether service interventions will
result in fewer falls for an at risk elderly
population.
