Introduction
Requirements
Methods
Worksheet: Determining Which Intervention Plan Data to Submit

Introduction

An intervention plan sets forth the goals, expectations, and implementation procedures for an intervention and is often part of a proposal for funding. Once an intervention is funded, the intervention plan can be used as a template for organizing and deploying resources and for determining the content of work to be done. The plan can also serve as the implementation standard for which the provider is accountable to the health department, as well as alert the health department to the provider’s potential technical assistance needs.

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Requirements

Data to Report

A core set of data elements to be reported by the health department to CDC in the aggregate by type of intervention and risk population includes the following:

• Type of agency
• Approximate number of people to be reached, categorized by race/ethnicity and sex (except for health communication/public information [HC/PI]). Reporting data on age is encouraged but not required.
• Sufficiency of evidence basis
• Sufficiency of service plan for implementing the intervention

A complete list of required variables for each type of intervention is provided in the table, Variables Required for Aggregate Intervention Plans and Process Evaluations, at the end of this chapter.

How to Report Data

At the beginning of the budget year for the health department’s externally allocated funds, the health department should provide a report that summarizes interventions of a particular type that it funds (see Table 1.1), grouped by behavioral risk population (see Table 1.2). A separate set of data should be provided for each type of intervention provided to each of the six behavioral risk populations¹ defined by risk of exposure to HIV.

Table 1.1

Table 1.2

Note (as shown in the example below) that the data to be reported are an aggregate for all the interventions of a particular type funded for a particular population throughout the jurisdiction. For example, if a state funds five different outreach interventions for injection drug users, one form should be submitted that reflects all five interventions. If that same state funds three other outreach interventions to serve men who have sex with men, one report should be submitted that reflects those three MSM outreach activities. The example in the box below expands on this example for further clarification.

The worksheet found at the end of the chapter, Determining Which Intervention Plan Data to Submit, can also be used to determine which reports should be submitted.

Intervention plan data should reflect final agreements between the health department and providers about the nature and scope of the intervention to be provided. That is, this summary should report on the characteristics of the interventions after negotiations or revisions are made in conjunction with health department staff. This may be different from what providers initially propose. These projections should reflect services that will be offered during the entire budget year, beginning on the date that the award is made.

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Methods

The worksheet, Determining Which Intervention Plan Data to Submit, can be used to determine which particular reports should be submitted. All interventions funded with CDC Announcement 99004 funding, including those implemented by health department staff, should be included. The example forms in this chapter are provided as resources for grantees and their subcontractors to use for reporting information about proposed interventions. There is one form for each of the major types of intervention (e.g., individual-level, outreach). These forms can be modified or added to as needed to meet the particular needs of each jurisdiction.

Notably, because some programs for a single target population may consist of multiple interventions, each intervention should have a separate intervention plan.

Also, some “interventions” have multiple, discrete components that, for the purposes here, should be classified as multiple components. For example, some areas jurisdictions may fund an intervention they refer to as community-level intervention (CLI) that is composed of a peer onion leader intervention, a media campaign, street outreach, and house-party interventions (i.e. group level intervention). This CLI is designed so that the component interventions support one another and create a “whole” effect that is greater than the sum of the “parts.” However, if each of these four components meets the criteria for an intervention, then each one should be reported separately. As defined earlier in the chapter, an intervention is...

• ...a specific activity (or set of related activities)...
• ...intended to bring about HIV risk reduction...
• ...in a particular target population...
• ...using a common strategy for delivering the prevention messages.

An intervention...

• ...has distinct process and outcome objectives and...
• ...a protocol outlining the steps for implementation.

If an intervention meets these criteria, a separate report should be made for it, even if it is related theoretically, conceptually, or programmatically to other distinct interventions.

Note: Some grantees may choose to submit data for individual interventions as well as aggregate data.

In addition to the required data, grantees may submit narrative data that supports, clarifies, or amplifies their submission. Examples of such optional information are a discussion of secondary populations and the perceived impact of that category on counts of people to be served or the “translation” of local categories for populations or interventions to the standard taxonomy.

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Worksheet: Determining Which Intervention Plan Data to Submit

1. If you fund at least one of the following Intervention Types for a particular Risk Population with CDC Announcement 99004 funds, put a check mark (✓) in the corresponding cell.
2. Submit a separate set of data (or use one of the example forms found in this chapter) for each “intervention type by risk population” with a check mark.

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