Types of Programs BAINY Evaluates
- Health education programs: substance abuse prevention programs, smoking cessation programs, AIDS prevention programs
- Medical education programs
- Paraprofessional health worker programs
- Nursing education programs
- Hospital-based complementary medicine interventions
- Palliative care programs
- Public education programs to promote the quality of life of entry level service workers
- Organizational climate assessment programs in private and public schools
- Organizational climate assessment programs in service delivery agencies
- Organizational climate assessment programs in correctional settings
- Recidivism reduction programs in both juvenile and adult correctional institutions
- Programs to educate judges on current findings re driving under the influence cases and dual diagnosis juvenile offender issues and to assess interventions
- Programs in informal education settings such as community-based organizations, and after-school programs designed to promote literacy and numeracy
- Programs in formal elementary education: literacy and numeracy promotion programs
- Head Start programs
- Outreach campaigns - partnerships across organizations, community initiatives, and models of outreach and advocacy
- Impact of educational television programs
- Professional development programs
Topics
- Strategic planning with trustees and senior staff
- Mission statement reviews
- Implementation analysis
- Health promotion
- Access to health care
- Professional education
- Parenting and early childcare
- World-of-Work training
- Apprenticeship training
- Organizational environment assessment and improvement
- Literacy
- Employee retention
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
- Experimental and quasi-experimental research designs
- Pilot studies
- Face-to-face interviews
- Telephone surveys
- Mail surveys
- Web-based surveys
- Formal site visits
- Focus groups
- On site observations
- Primary data analysis with statistical analyses
- Consensus development instruments
- Case studies
Geographical Areas Where Senior Staff have Conducted Studies
- USA
- France
- Greece
- Egypt
- Afghanistan
- Israel