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a~ <br />5. Collaborate with identified volunteers, Health Department leaders, and community partners <br />to establish one volunteer outre;ich program for unmet public health need or problem by <br />September 30, 2004. <br />Evaluation <br />Program process and impact will be measured through use of a Microsoft Excel database, <br />which has been created to track nurse and pharmacist response rates to invitation postcards in <br />absolute numbers and percentages. Counts and percentages will also be collected and evaluated <br />of the number of nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals and non-medical citizens <br />who join the volunteer Medical Re;verve Corps. Logs will be maintained of those who attend <br />information sessions and trainings, counts will be done based on logs, and percentages will be <br />calculated relative to the number oi'participants that were scheduled to attend the information <br />sessions and trainings. <br />The effectiveness of trainings will be measured with pre- and post-tests and participant <br />evaluations. Disaster drilUexercise success will be measured based on participant feedback, <br />number of volunteers and community partners participating, and volunteer demonstration of <br />understanding of protocols, roles a1d responsibilities. Community confidence following <br />establishment of the MRC unit wil l be measured through use of surveys and discussions with <br />collaborative agencies, stakeholders, and citizens. <br />Program outcome will be measured based on actual disaster response through <br />documentation of the event, numbf;r and type of volunteers needed/responding, demonstration of <br />understanding of activation and de~aloyment protocols and roles and responsibilities. Disaster <br />response performance will also be measured through feedback from community partners and <br />16 <br />