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Technical Assistance
The CATCH Program is based on the concept that local child health
problems can be solved locally, often using local resources. Pediatricians
frequently are in a position to assist their communities in addressing
such issues. To that end, the CATCH Program provides training
and technical assistance (TA) in the key skills necessary to develop
and implement a community-based child health initiative, including
needs assessment, community asset mapping, developing resources,
motivating colleagues and community, coalition building, and program
evaluation. In addition to the training and technical assistance
available through CATCH program staff, each AAP Chapter in the
United States has designated at least one member to serve as a
Chapter CATCH Facilitator. These individuals support community-based
programs at the local level by providing their fellow pediatricians
with guidance and encouragement. To find a Chapter CATCH Facilitator
in your state please check the Roster
of Chapter Facilitators (
PDF file).
For technical assistance and resources/tools for community-based
initatives outside of the CATCH Program, visit Community-based
Initatives Technical Assistance. (www.aap.org/commpeds/tech.html)
NEW technical assistance tool for applicants and grantees!
To strengthen the program, better understand the experience of grantees and provide additional support and guidance to future applicants and grantees, the CATCH program reviewed application and final report materials from eighteen 2003-2004 Implementation Grant recipients. Three Issue Briefs were developed from this review. The first Issue Brief, Implementing CATCH Programs: Strategies for Addressing Common Challenges, is now complete. Click here to read and download this Issue Brief.
The CATCH Program mentors pediatricians by helping them address
the following questions:
- What community child health problem(s) will you address?
- How will your project solve the problem?
- How will your project impact the health and well-being of
children and families?
- Is your issue timely?
- What are other organizations doing?
- Does your project fill a gap?
- Is there a similar project operating in the community?
- Who else should you involve?
- When will the project take place? (what is the starting date?)
- Where will your project be housed?
- How will your project be evaluated?
- What type of expenses will your project incur?
- What type of resources will you need? (Staff, supplies, etc)
- How long will the project be needed?
- How will ongoing projects be sustained when current funding
expires?
CATCH provides opportunities to learn about and develop skills
necessary in doing community-based projects:
- Needs and asset assessment
- Showing what does and does not work
- Resource development
- Coalition building
- Program evalution
Programmatic Assistance
- Database Program
- Possible Funding Sources
- Tools Catalog
Individual Assistance
To request technical assistance for activities related to CATCH
and other community-based programs or for more information, see
the contact information below.
For More Information...
Please contact:
CATCH Program
Division of Community-based Initiatives
Department of Community, Chapter, and State Affairs
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Telephone: 847/434-7085
E-mail: catch@aap.org
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