EHDI Supporting Statement Part B 031113

Assessment of Evaluation Capacity among State and Territorial Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program Coordinators

OSTLTS Generic Information Collection Request

OMB No. 0920-0879

SUPPORTING STATEMENT – Section B

Submitted: Sunday, January 31, 2021

Program Official/Project Officer

Deidra Green, Public Health Analyst

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Division of Human Development and Disabilities

National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

1600 Clifton Road, MS E-88, Atlanta, GA 30333

Phone: 404-498-3034

E-mail: [email protected]

Fax: 404-498-3060

Part B. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION EMPLOYING STATISTICAL METHODS

1. Respondent Universe and Sampling Methods

The respondent universe is comprised of the 52 state and territorial EHDI program coordinators that are employed by health departments involved in early detection and intervention activities in the United States funded under Program Announcement CDC-RFA-DD11-1101 and designated as program staff. The data collection efforts described in this proposal concern the entire universe of potential respondents. As collecting data from the entire population of respondents is feasible, a sampling strategy will not be employed.

Table B-1: Potential Respondent Universe

Entity	Potential Respondent	N
State and Territory Health department	State EHDI program coordinators	52
Total Universe of Potential Respondents		52

2. Procedures for the Collection of Information

Data will be collected through an online assessment distributed to all individuals who comprise the respondent universe. Eligible respondents include the EHDI program coordinator or other designated official of the state EHDI program performing evaluation activities (N=52). We anticipate only one assessment response per state/district/territory. An introductory email notification (see Attachment E – Introductory Email) will be sent to all state EHDI coordinators informing them of the planned assessment, announcing the dates the assessment will be administered, and providing relevant links to the assessment. The assessment does ask the state/territory/district to which the responder implements evaluation activities is identified. The assessment will remain open for a period of 28 days (20 business days) to allow ample time for respondents to complete the assessment. The assessment must be completed in a single session. A reminder email will be sent to evaluators in non-responder states to part 1 of the assessment 15 days after the introductory email regarding the upcoming deadline for completion of the assessment (see Attachment F –Email Reminder). Reminders will only be used for non-respondents to the assessment. Within 60 days after data collection has ended, respondents will receive a summary of their individual technical assistance needs as identified in part one of the assessment using data submitted (see Attachment G – Self Assessment Follow-up).

The assessment will be administered one time and the data collected will be used to answer the following needs assessment and evaluation questions regarding the evaluation technical assistance provided by CDC EHDI program:

1. What needs for technical assistance are most frequently mentioned across state EHDI coordinators? Are these needs reflective of new areas that require technical assistance?

2. To what extent do state EHDI programs have capacity to develop and implement evaluation activities associated with the funding announcement?

3. Methods to Maximize Response Rates and Deal with Nonresponse

Advance notification to all potential respondents (see Attachment E) and an email reminder to non-respondents (see Attachment F) will be utilized to maximize response rates. The notifications and emails will be sent by CDC Program Liaisons to the potential respondents to encourage participation.

The purpose of this assessment is to obtain feedback on technical assistance needs of state EHDI programs and to assess their capacity to implement evaluation activities. Higher response rates will yield more reliable information; however, no scientific inferences will be made.

4. Test of Procedures or Methods to be Undertaken

The web-based questionnaire was pilot tested by three CDC public health professionals. Feedback from this group was used to refine questions as needed, ensure accurate programming and skip patterns and establish the estimated time required to complete the assessment. It is noted, the time required to take the assessment was 15 minutes. In the pilot test, the average time to complete the assessment, including time for reviewing instructions, gathering needed information and completing the assessment, was approximately 12 minutes. The shortest time was 10 minutes. This was rounded up to 15 minutes for the purposes of our estimated burden hours.

5. Individuals Consulted on Statistical Aspects and Individuals Collecting and/or Analyzing Data

The following individuals were consulted to provide advice about the design of these data collection activities:

Carlyn Orians

Research Leader

Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation

1100 Dexter Avenue North, Suite 400

Seattle, Washington 98109-3598

tel: (206) 528-3320

fax: (206) 528-3550

Maureen Wilce, PhD

Evaluation Team Leader

Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch

Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects

National Center for Environmental Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

770-488-3721

Thomas Chapel, MA, MBA,

Chief Evaluation Officer

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-67

Atlanta, GA   30333

(O) 404-639-2116

(F) 770-488-5971

The team of individuals working on this information collection, including instrument development, data collection, and data analysis will consist of members of the CDC EHDI Program and CDC Evaluation Fellow as listed in Table B5.1

Table B5.1 Staff Responsible for Instrument Design, Data Collection and Analyses
Name	Agency	Telephone Number	Email
Deidra Green	CDC/NCBDDD	404-498-3034	[email protected]
Marcus Gaffney	CDC/NCBDDD	404-498-3031	[email protected]
Brandi Knight – CDC Evaluation Fellow	CDC/NCBDDD	404-498-6084	[email protected]

The majority of data will be analyzed using basic descriptive analyses. Because the major purpose of this data collection is program improvement, the EHDI program does not anticipate needing to use complex statistical techniques.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment E – Introductory Email

Attachment F –Email Reminder

Attachment G – Self Assessment Follow-up

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