HHA Interview Script and Guide REVISED

Form approved

OMB No. 0920-0879

Expiration date: 04/30/2017

Attachment B: Interview Script and Interview Guide

Healthy Homes Needs Assessment Interview Template

Thank you for speaking with me today. My name is [Interviewer Name], and assisting me is [name of Notetaker].

We are with a public health consulting firm called SciMetrika. We will be speaking with you today for approximately 20 minutes on behalf of the CDC’s Healthy Homes/Lead Poisoning Prevention, to better understand ways we can work with current initiatives to ensure children are protected from lead hazards in housing. Specifically, how CDC can build partnerships for initiatives for the primary prevention of lead poisoning, as well as create best practices to share with other organizations dedicated to children’s health as the nation works to integrate these initiatives into state prevention and health promotion plans. All data will only be shared by location without identifying the respondent or will be shared in the aggregate (i.e., 50% of respondents replied that a specific service was available). Your identity will be kept in a secure, password protected file located on CDC computers.

I would like to record our conversation so we don’t miss any of your valuable comments. May I have your permission to record the interview?

[Begin recording]

If at any time during the interview you would like me to stop the recording, please let me know and I will turn it off.

As we begin the interview, feel free to be candid and share your honest opinions; both positive and negative comments are helpful.

[Begin Interview]

[End Interview]

Thank you for your time today. If you have anything else you would like to share, please send them to [email address].

Public reporting burden of this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspects of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to CDC/ATSDR Information Collection Review Office, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA 30333; ATTN: PRA (0920-0879).

Healthy Homes Needs Assessment Interview Guide

State and Local Agencies

Partnerships

1. What is the current focus of your organization with regard to the incorporation of lead poisoning prevention initiatives into state prevention and health promotion plans?

2. Which organizations have you/are you working with to better understand and implement lead poisoning prevention initiatives (these could include federal, state, local, or others committed to lead poisoning prevention initiatives)?

   1. Has the implementation of state prevention and health promotion plans had an impact on any of these partnerships (i.e., either positive or negative)?

3. Have you been working with organizations on Community Health Needs Assessment activities?

   1. If no, why not (e.g., not part of organization priorities, lack of resources, lack of time, will be working soon)?

   2. If yes, which organizations?

      1. What role has your organization played in the Community Health Needs Assessment?

      2. How has the Needs Assessment been implemented?

Impacts

4. What barriers have been encountered with regard to incorporating lead poisoning prevention initiatives into state prevention and health promotion plans?

5. What are some impacts that have been observed on lead poisoning prevention through the implementation of state prevention and health promotion plans?

6. What are some lessons you have learned with respect to incorporating lead poisoning initiatives into state prevention and health promotion plans?

   1. How could these be incorporated into best practices?

Resources

7. What type of guidance or resources, if any, have you provided to your constituents regarding the incorporation of lead poisoning prevention initiatives into state prevention and health promotion plans?

8. What resources has your agency currently been using to fund lead poisoning prevention initiatives?

1. Has your organization used Medicaid resources to reimburse lead testing costs and case management expenditures?

2. Social impact bonds, which bring together four parties—private investors, a knowledgeable intermediary, a government body, and a social service provider—have become more popular as an avenue for achieving specific social outcomes. Has your organization considered using these bonds to achieve environmental initiatives in the state prevention and health promotion plan?

9. What resources do you still need to assist you with incorporating lead poisoning prevention initiatives into state prevention and health promotion plans?

Lastly, the Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at CDC may be interested in creating a Workgroup or Panel to discuss successes related to the adoption of lead poisoning prevention initiatives into the state prevention and health promotion plans, and how efforts can be combined to increase impact. If such a Workgroup were created, would you be interested in participating?