About R&E

Public Health Management Corporation’s Research and Evalua-tion (R&E) component offers a broad range of services related to health services research, evaluation and assessment.

R&E Services include:

• Data base development

• Data collection including telephone, mail, and in-person surveys, existing records review, focus groups, key informant interviews and observational study design and program implementation

• Data analysis, report writing, proposal development and writing

• The program areas and population groups studied reflect a broad-based public health interest and perspective. The scope of projects include health status, access to care, HIV/AIDS prevention, maternal and child health, family and youth vio-lence, tobacco use and substance abuse, adolescent health/sexuality, and gerontology.

Research and Evaluation uses a team approach to solving your research and evaluation needs. R&E staff members have diverse backgrounds and are trained in the social sciences, public health, planning, social policy and law. Our staff work with clients to analyze their organizational needs and develop a sound and actionable work plan. R&E clients and funders include federal, state, local government and foundations, for-profit and non-profit organizations. We maintain a roster of approximately 30 projects ranging in duration from several months to multi-year initiatives.

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PHMC’s Research and Evaluation staff analyze and provide as-sessment and evaluation for a diverse set of health and social service topics including:

• Access and barriers to health care • Behavioral health • Family and youth violence • Gerontology • Health behaviors and disease prevention • HIV/AIDS prevention • Maternal and child health • Housing • Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

Populations studied include:

• Women • Children and adolescents • Older adults • Racial and ethnic minorities • Low income • Drug users

Selected past and current projects by category:

• Health status, chronic conditions and access to care • HIV/AIDS • Infants, children and adolescents • Substance Abuse and tobacco • Violence • Women • Community assessment, technical assistance and special projects

For more information about the capabilities of the Research & Evaluation unit at PHMC, please contact: Lynne Kotranski, phD, Vice President for Research & Evaluation, at 215.985.2552 or lynne@phmc.org.

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Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) is a nonprofit public health institute that builds healthier communities through

partnerships with government, foundations, businesses and other community-based organizations. If fulfills its mission to improve

the health of the community by providing outreach, health promotion, education, research, planning, technical assistance and

direct services. Established in 1972, today PHMC has 1400 employees and serves 87,000 clients annually in 70 locations through

more than 250 programs, making it one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation.

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