This document outlines a program to address the health needs of refugee women in Dallas-Fort Worth. The program has three goals: 1) increase health knowledge of issues facing refugee women, 2) decrease health threats for refugee women by 30% through education and a community center, and 3) increase access to healthcare. The program will develop partnerships, implement educational programs, and create a resource network. An evaluation plan will assess increases in knowledge, attendance at educational sessions, physician follow-up visits, and health insurance enrollment to measure the program's success in improving refugee women's health.

1. Refugee Women’s Health
HMAP 5326
April 28. 2014
THE A-TEAM: CYMPHONI CAMPBELL, SHAILESH JAISWAL, CHIAO-CHIN (GEORGE) LIN,
SUBHADA PRASAD, KENZIE TABOR, AND SHAMYRA THOMPSON

2. Background Population
• Refugee women in the Dallas-
Fort Worth Metroplex

3. Program Problem Statement
• In 2012, Texas had the largest
number of refugees in the
United States
• Many refugee women did not
receive proper health care
• Refugee women only receive
free health care for 8 months

4. Goals and Objectives
• Goal #1: Increase the level of health
knowledge relating to the issues facing
refugee women.
• Goal # 2: To coordinate, fund, and educate a
city-wide community center in order to
decrease the risk and rates of refugee
women’s health threats by 30%
• Goal # 3: Increase access to health care for
refugee women.

5. Methods
• Develop Partnerships
• Implement Educational
Programs
• Create a Network of
Resources

6. Logic Models
Inputs
Outputs Outcomes -- Impact
Activities Participation Short Medium Long
Resources
Community
Partnerships
Paid staff
Volunteers
Students
Money
Develop partnerships
with providers and
stakeholders
Implement educational
programs related to
women’s health
Create a network of
resources
Refugee women Educational sessions
Information on US
healthcare system
Form relationships
with staff
Attend education sessions
Learn about insurance
enrollment process
Establish relationship with
PCP
Gain knowledge
about reproductive
health
Enroll in insurance
Annual exam by PCP
Assumptions: The women will attend the classes being offered and take advantage of the other services and
education being offered at the Refugee Women’s Health Clinic.

7. Evaluation Resources
• Team members and the
evaluation team volunteers for
conducting evaluations
• Questionnaire translators
• Technology to collect and
analyze data

8. Evaluation Team
• Lead Evaluator: Conduct process
and outcome evaluation
• Evaluation Analyzer: Create frame
of evaluation; Collection of data
and initial analysis
• Evaluation Advisor: Providing
external oversight for evaluation

9. Stakeholder Assessment and
Engagement Plan
• Funder: Efficient use of grants
• Governance: Legal compliance
• Influencers: Program process
• Providers: Gain insured patient pool
• Stakeholders: Refugee women,
Catholic Charities, World Relief Fort
Worth, International Rescue
Committee, Refugee Services of
Texas, other and existing refugee
clinics.

10. Impact & Outcome
Impact:
• Thoroughly education is in
regards to personal women’s
health.
• Within 8 months, 75% of the
refugee women attending the
clinic will be enrolled in
proper health care coverage.
• 90% of those women will
have a primary care physician
whom they are visiting at
least once a year.
Outcome:
• Attend weekly information
sessions about reproductive
health topics
• Complete the necessary steps
and requirements to enroll in
health insurance.
• Within 3 months of entering the
program, 60% of insured refugee
women would get their annual
exams and have established
relationship with their primary
care physicians.

11. Outcome Indicators
• Increased knowledge: By 2016 70 % of participants will
increase their knowledge of health and human service
for which they are eligible from baseline.
• Education Session Attendance: By 2016 80% of
participants will be in attendance at least 3 educational
sessions each month.
• Physician Visit Follow-Up: By 2016 90% of participants
will have a primary care physician and attend their
annual appointments.
• Health Insurance Enrollment: By 2016 75% of program
participants will be enrolled in a quality health
insurance program.

12. Analysis Plan
• Qualitative comparison and association:
Measuring the pre-test and post-test the
refugee women take
• Association and prediction: Calculating how
many refugee women signed up for health
insurance at the end of the program (8 months)
• Descriptive and prediction: Calculating how
many refugee women went to their bi-annual
check-ups with their physicians at the end of 2
years