Donald Pathman, MD, MPH and
Thomas C. Ricketts, PhD, MPH
Co-Principal Investigators

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has contracted with researchers of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research to carry out an evaluation of the Southern Rural Access Program. This four-year grant will produce a plan for a long-term evaluation of the program and its effects on access. Part of that work includes the development of a feedback mechnism to provide the cooperating states with information concerning the progress of other states and assistance in data development for the evaluation process. This Internet site is part of that effort and is jointly operated by the National Program Office and the North Carolina Design team.

Steps
The Continuum of Access
Access Measures
Access Measures II

Outline of Planned Evaluation for The Southern Rural Access Program

Primary Care Physician Data for Southern Rural Access States

Report #1 - Summary Material

Report #2 - Physician and Primary Care Professionals
Essential Data Elements for the Study of Access, Supply, and Needs

Report #3 - Goal-Oriented Evaluation as a Program Management and Assessment Tool

Implementing your SRA Program Logic Document
(PowerPoint presentation) -- Charleston, S.C., Dec 3, 2000

Evaluation Team

Principal Investigators	Donald Pathman, MD, MPH Director of Research UNC Dept. Family Medicine, Senior Research Fellow, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research Thomas C. Ricketts, PhD, MPH Deputy Director, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research Director, North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
Project Coordinator	Jennifer Albright, MPH
Data	Ann Howard Randy Randolph
Other staff	Carolyn Busse - MIS development on World Wide Web Katie Gaul - Cartography Robin Vail - Organization Samruddhi Thaker, MD - Research Assistant

Southern Rural Access Program Home Site
Penn State University