Community Assessment

1. Community Assessment For CX 1 Round 2

2. Community Assessment • Measures what is going on in tobacco control in your community • Forms an overall picture of where the community is at now and where it wants to be • Looks at many different things • Coalition’s strengths and weaknesses • Opportunities and challenges in community

3. Community Assessment (Cont.) • Assist in planning • Prioritize what coalition wants to do • Which indicator or asset to be worked on first? • Have enough resources? • Can barriers be overcome? • Champions identified? • Identify which activities are most important and realistic to address first in work plans

4. CX Community Assessment • Indicators • Social capital assets • Page 100-109 in the Strategic Planning Resources (a.k.a. Purple Book) • Insert for page 102 dated April 17, 2009 (Revised Form 3C-Revised Part 1 Instructions)

5. Assessing Indicators • Done in group • Might need more than 1 meeting • Gather existing data • Details of Data Needs for Outcome Assessment (pg 17) • Other supporting related data

6. Assessing Indicators (Cont.) • Collective wisdom, history, observations, and experiences related to indicators • General Assessment Tools section (pg 110) • As a group – discuss, rate, and prioritize each item on indicator

7. Assessing Indicators (Cont.) • Discuss about what is currently happening in your community • Strengths and weaknesses • Tobacco control coalition/efforts • Opportunities and challenges • Within the community

8. Assessing Indicators (Cont.) • Consider discussions at various levels of prevention (pg 87): • Individual knowledge and skills • Community education • Educate providers • Coalition and networks • Voluntary policy • Legislated policy

9. Assessing Indicators (Cont.) • Examine priority criteria for each indicator • Based on the discussion findings, answer 4 specific test questions

10. Indicators: Test Questions 1. Does this indicator have the coalition’s ownership of issues and actions? • If “yes” - goes to next test question • If “no”- no more test questions are asked for that indicator

11. Indicators: Test Questions (Cont.) 2. Is this indicator practical or feasible given resources (people, skills, monies, time, effort, actions)? • If “yes” on at least 4 of 6 elements – goes to the next question • If “no” – no more test questions are asked for that indicator

12. Indicators: Test Questions (Cont.) 3. Does this indicator have the community’s acceptance or interest? • If “yes” – goes to the next question • If “no” – no more test questions are asked for that indicator

13. Indicators: Test Questions (Cont.) 4. Does this indicator have potential for additional benefits and have champions identified? • If “yes” for potential benefits and have champions identified – that indicator should be considered as a priority that is ready for immediate action

14. Indicators: Test Questions (Cont.) 4. Does this indicator have potential for additional benefits and have champions identified? • If “no” to either one of the criteria or to both criteria – that indicator should be considered to have a lower priority and more preparatory work is needed

15. In Tobacco Control Coalition/Efforts Within the Community Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Challenges • Form 3C-Revised, Part 1. Community Indicator Assessment • Indicator Number and Title: • Date Assessment Form Completed: • Assessed • Not Assessed (indicate primary reason) • Not applicable to area, specify__________________________________________________ • Other, specify_______________________________________________________________ What is Currently Happening… *Consider the various levels of prevention (legislated ordinances, voluntary policy, coalition/networks, educating providers, community education, and individual knowledge and skills).

16. Priority Setting Criteria Yes/No Comments 1. Coalition ownership of issues and actions 2. Practical or feasible given resources (people, skills, monies, time, effort, actions) 3. Community acceptance/interest 4. (a) Potential for additional benefits 4. (b) Identified champions Examining Priority Criteria for Each Indicator… Summary of other data used in the assessment: Other considerations, including special populations: Listing of those who completed the assessment:

17. Indicators: Priority Ranking • Overall assessment reflecting each indicator and their levels of priority • Form 3C-Revised Part 2

18. Indicators: Priority Ranking (Cont.) • Mark as Tier 1 • Indicators that had “yes” responses to test questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 • Indicators that are identified as CX Wave 1 Round 2 core indicators (CI 1, 10, 18, 24) • Highest priority

19. Indicators: Priority Ranking (Cont.) • Mark as Tier 2 • Indicators that had a “no” response to test question 4 • Considered a lower priority than Tier 1 • May be considered for inclusion in work plans but need more preparatory work

20. Indicators: Priority Ranking (Cont.) • Mark as Tier 3 • Indicators that were not assessed • Indicators that had a “no” response to test question 1 • Indicators that had a “no” response to test question 2 • Indicators that had a “no” response to test question 3

21. Indicators: Priority Ranking (Cont.) • Tier 3 indicators should be removed from consideration for inclusion in work plans

22. Form 3C-Revised, Part 2. Overall Summary

23. Any Questions So Far?

24. Assessing Social Capital Assets • Measures what the community has that can make tobacco control stronger • Local tobacco control coalition • Done in group • Might need more than 1 meeting • Gather existing data • Details of Data Needs for Outcome Assessment (pg 17) • Other supporting related data

25. Assessing Social Capital Assets (Cont.) • General Assessment Tools section (pg 110) • As a group – discuss and decide the overall rating for social capital assets • Not just a mathematical average • Collective wisdom, history, observations, and experiences related to assets

26. Assessing Social Capital Assets (Cont.) • Refer to page 105 for rating definition • Document assessment findings on a Form 3D-Revised • Record qualitative and quantitative information that supports the rating in the Comment section

27. FORM 3D-REVISED SOCIAL CAPITAL ASSETS ASSESSMENT FORM Dates Assessment Conducted: _________________________________ Assessment Period: _________________________________________ Social Capital Asset None Poor Fair Good Excellent D/K

28. Community Activism • SCA 2 - Extent of community activism among adults to support tobacco control • SCA 3 - Extent of community activism among youth to support tobacco control • A range of activities that seek to: • Influence public or private policies • Change social attitudes or public opinions

29. Examples of Community Activism Among Adults(SCA 2) • Testifying before council or school board for policy change or awareness • Letter writing campaigns in support of policy changes • Art, music, theater, internet, or media driven events to raise awareness of tobacco control • More examples on page 105 in Purple Book

30. Examples of Community Activism Among Youth(SCA 3) • Authoring news articles, editorials, or letters to the editor endorsing tobacco control issues or exposing tobacco industry practices • Data collection activities that attract attention from policy makers, public, or media • Testifying before council or school board for policy change or awareness • More examples on page 106 in Purple Book

31. Revised Minimum Outcome • SCA 4 – Extent of diversity among community sectors represented by member organizations of the tobacco control coalition • SCA 9 - Extent of support by local key opinion leaders for tobacco related community norm change strategies

32. RECAP: Community Assessment • Assist in planning • Prioritize what coalition wants to do • Identify which activities are most important and realistic to address first in work plans

33. Questions? Thank you for your attention!