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CDC requires the evaluation of linkages between comprehensive HIV prevention
plans and health departments’ CDC funding applications and
between comprehensive
HIV prevention plans and allocation of resources. Examination of both of these
linkages enables determination of the extent to which health departments have
implemented the fifth core objective of HIV prevention community planning:
“Fostering strong, logical linkages between the community planning process,
plans, applications for funding, and allocation of CDC HIV prevention
resources.”
The purpose of this type of evaluation is to compare interventions
recommended in the comprehensive HIV prevention plan(s) with interventions
proposed in the application and to compare interventions in the comprehensive
plan with actual interventions being implemented in the jurisdiction using CDC
funds. This chapter provides information on data to report, materials needed to
obtain the data, and methods for reporting the data. This chapter also includes
worksheets for reporting the data and a completed example worksheet.
Linkages Between the Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan and Resource
Allocation
Introduction
The primary purpose of assessing the linkages between the comprehensive HIV
prevention plan and resource allocation is to determine if the resources
allocated in the previous year (meaning the year that has just ended)
corresponded with recommendations in the plan for the previous year. This
involves comparing interventions recommended in the most recent comprehensive
plan to interventions that were funded during the budget year.
Example
Sept. '99
(Month 0) |
Oct '99 - Sept '00
(Month 1 - 12) |
Sept '00
(Month 12) |
| Submit Comprehensive Plan |
Fund and Implement Interventions for 12-month cycle |
Compare interventions funded in months 1 - 12 with recommendations
in plan |
Data to Report
At minimum, grantees should collect and report data on all new and existing
interventions funded by the health department with (full or partial) CDC
Announcement 99004 funding. Grantees may choose to collect data on interventions
not funded with CDC funds to gain a more thorough understanding of interventions
taking place in the jurisdiction. The section below outlines how to report the
following information:
- Which funded interventions match recommended target populations and
interventions in the plan
- Which funded interventions do not match recommended interventions
and/or target populations in the plan
How to Report Data
Health department grantees should submit annually to CDC the worksheet for
reporting on the previous year. For instance, in their year 2000 funding
application progress reports, grantees should use the worksheet to compare
recommended interventions in the plan that was provided with the 1999 funding
application with interventions that were funded during 1999.
Methods
Grantees should identify target populations and types of interventions in two
categories:
1) interventions that are recommended in the comprehensive plan and 2)
interventions that are funded (these data can be obtained using the forms for
collecting information on intervention plans that are provided). The
instructions in the worksheet provide information on what materials are needed
to obtain the data and how to compile the data.
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Linkages Between the Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan and the CDC Funding
Application
Introduction
The primary purpose of assessing the linkages between the comprehensive HIV
prevention plan and the CDC funding application is to determine if the proposed
interventions for the year that is about to begin correspond with
recommendations in the plan provided with the funding application. This involves
comparing interventions recommended in the current plan with interventions
proposed in the funding application.
Requirements
Data to Report
The data to report are those that indicate which recommended interventions in
the plan are not included in the CDC funding application.
How to Report Data
The instructions in the worksheet provide information on what materials are
needed to obtain the data and how to compile the data.
Methods
Grantees should identify target populations and types of interventions in two
categories:
1) interventions that are recommended in the current comprehensive plan and
2) interventions that are proposed in the current CDC funding application. These
data can be obtained using the example forms for collecting information on
intervention plans.
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