ADC specializes in connecting Foundations, non-profit organizations, and Tribal, local, state and federal governments with change agents within a community. Social change happens when there is an urgent need that must be addressed, there are political opportunities, resources are available, and there are community champions. ADC works to conduct assessment and research processes in ways that identify community leaders and allow the community to see themselves in the data and recommendations. In order to achieve this, ADC facilitates steering committees and coalitions who are working for positive change and will conduct the needed assessment, research, and evaluation, concurrently.
Community Change and Coalition Support
ADC conducts Community Health Needs Assessments to measure the strengths, assets and needs in a community. The assessment process can involve several different components including:
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- Facilitation of a Steering Committee
- Background research/literature review
- Qualitative research (in-depth interviews and focus groups)
- Quantitative research (population survey data)
- Presentation of results in a report, one page infographic and PPT presentation
ADC will help nonprofit hospitals create CHNA Implementation Plans that respond to the findings in the assessment as required by the IRS. These plans chart out a path to address the CHNA findings and state how progress will be measured.
ADC staff will facilitate public health-oriented coalitions and workgroups to produce deliverables such as the development and implementation of strategic plans, working papers, ranking of priorities, etc.
ADC staff will train community groups in how to conduct a photo voice project on a health or wellness issue. Participants answer questions by taking pictures and creating captions for each picture. Common themes may come out that can be discussed by the group and highlighted. The project culminates in a public exhibition that can create dialogue in the community on the issue in an effort to create change.
