Abstract
The objective of this study was to describe how a cohort review approach was applied as an evaluation framework for a community health worker intervention among adult residents in 5 public housing developments in New York City in 2015-2017. The cohort review approach involved systematically monitoring participants engaged in the Harlem Health Advocacy Partners program during a given time period ("cohort") to assess individual outcomes and program performance. We monitored participation status (completed, still active, disengaged, on leave, or died) and health outcomes. In this example of a cohort review, levels of enrollment and program disengagement were higher in cohort 1 than in cohort 2. For 6-month health outcomes, the percentage of participants with hypertension who had controlled blood pressure was static in cohort 1 and improved significantly in cohort 2. The percentage of participants with diabetes who self-reported controlled hemoglobin A1c increased significantly in cohort 1 at 6-month follow-up. The cohort approach highlighted important outcome successes and identified workload challenges affecting recruitment and retention.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | E88 |
| Journal | Preventing Chronic Disease |
| Volume | 16 |
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| State | Published - Jul 11 2019 |
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- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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A Cohort Review Approach Evaluating Community Health Worker Programs in New York City, 2015-2017. / Feinberg, Alexis; Seidl, Lois; Dannefer, Rachel; Wyka, Katarzyna; Drackett, Elizabeth; Brown-Dudley, La'Shawn; Islam, Nadia; Thorpe, Lorna.
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