Supporting Statement B - Clean

HHS/CDC/NCIPC

SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR

OMB INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST

PART B: STATISTICAL METHODS

June 28, 2013

DELTA FOCUS Program Evaluation

Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Division of Violence Prevention

Contact: Theresa Armstead, PhD

Telephone: 770-488-3904

E-mail: tarmstead@cdc.gov

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Division of Violence Prevention

Centers for Disease Prevention and Control

Atlanta, Georgia

TABLE OF CONTENTS

B. Collections of Information for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions

B. 1. Respondent Universe and Sampling Methods

B. 2. Procedures for the Collection of Information

B. 3. Methods to Maximize Response Rates and Deal with Nonresponse

B. 4. Test of Procedures or Methods to be Undertaken

B. 5. Individuals Consulted on Statistical Aspects and Individuals Collecting and/or Analyzing

Data

B. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods

1. Respondent Universe and Sampling Methods

Respondents are 10 executive directors and 10 project coordinators at the SDVCs (State Domestic Violence Coalition); the 19 project coordinators at the funded CCRs, and the 10 SDVC-hired empowerment evaluators (EE). It is anticipated that all project coordinators and empowerment evaluators will participate in the data collection for a 100% response rate. Statistical sampling methods are not applicable to this data collection and cannot be used to accomplish the functions of the proposed data collection system.

2. Procedures for the Collection of Information

Data will be collected by CDC and the evaluation contractor in the first (2013) and fourth (2017) years of the DELTA FOCUS Program (FOA CE13-1302). Data will be kept through the end of the DELTA FOCUS funding period (February, 2018) plus two additional years for analysis purposes. Thus, all data will be discarded in February, 2020. Data will initially be housed with the evaluation contractor and shared with CDC via a MS EXCEL or SPSS file; however, by the end of the evaluation contract all data will be transferred to the CDC.

The evaluation will use one method for data collection, the web-based (via Survey Monkey) DELTA FOCUS Program Evaluation Survey (DF Survey). The DF Survey will assess: satisfaction with each bi-directional communication and support channel (CDC-SDVC, SDVC-CCR, & SDVC-EE), b) program and strategy implementation factors that affect their ability to meet the requirements of the cooperative agreement, c) awardee prevention knowledge and use of the public health approach, and d) sustainability of awardee prevention activities and successes. Screen shots of the survey can be found in attachment 3a.

3. Methods to Maximize Response Rates and Deal with Nonresponse

The evaluation contractor will send a direct link to the survey to each respondent and monitor response and nonresponse. The project officers will follow up with nonresponsive awardees, and if needed a two week grace period will be provided so all respondents may complete the survey.

4. Test of Procedures or Methods to be Undertaken

The data collection procedure is deemed appropriate for data collection based on previous experience with evaluation data collections by the CDC staff.

5. Individuals Consulted on Statistical Aspects and Individuals Collecting and/or Analyzing Data

The individuals consulted on the statistical aspects of the survey include:

Theresa Armstead, Senior Service Fellow, (770) 488-3904 tarmstead@cdc.gov

Linda Anne Valle, (770) 488- 4297 adv2@cdc.gov

Kendell Cephas Childers, (770) 488-1463 koc9@cdc.gov

Greta Massetti, (770) 488-3943 ghz6@cdc.gov

The individuals who will interpret the data include:

Theresa Armstead, Senior Service Fellow, (770) 488-3904 tarmstead@cdc.gov

Kirsten Rambo, Senior Service Fellow, (770) 488-0544 krambo@cdc.gov

Jennifer Dills, Health Scientist, (770) 488-4273 jdills1@cdc.gov

Pam Brown, Associate Service Fellow, (770) 488-1345 pbrown8@cdc.gov

Linda Anne Valle, Lead Behavioral Scientist, (770) 488- 4297 adv2@cdc.gov

Rosalyn Lee, Behavioral Scientist, (770) 488-1530, rdl3@cdc.gov

Meagan Kearns, Behavioral Scientist, (770) 488-1230, wti8@cdc.gov

Core CDC personnel who responsible for quality assurance include:

Theresa Armstead, (770) 488-3904, tarmstead@cdc.gov

Wendy McIntosh, (770) 488-3975, wmcintosh@cdc.gov

An evaluation contract will be procured in August 2013. The contractor will assist in survey administration, statistical analysis, and reporting.

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