Screening for social-emotional problems increased from 65 percent and 36 percent in the two pilots prior to the project to 93 percent and 89 percent after the intervention. Iowa demonstrated referral rates of 30 percent and 35 percent in its two pilot sites and achieved a maternal depression screening increase from 0 percent to 65 percent. Iowa also conducted focus groups and interviews to gather information on provider and office staff experiences.

This section contains resources for "Gauging Success" developed by Iowa.

• Evaluation summary from Assuring Better Child Development (ABCD) Project Training Session Three March 30th, 2006
  Iowa ABCD Project (2006). This resource is an evaluation of the ABCD Training Session Three held on March 30th, 2007
  App. Nine- Pella eval.doc

• ABCD II Evaluation Physician Focus Group
  Iowa ABCD Project. (April 2006). A summary of a provider focus group examining the implementation of standardized screening protocols in the Pella demonstration sites conducted on April 20, 2006.
  Focus Group Pella comments.doc

• Focus Group Results--Physicians and Nurse Practitioners at an Urban Pediatric Practice
  Iowa Focus Group Results (April 2006). This resource is a summary of a focus group examining the implementation of standardized screening and referra; protocols in the Dubuque demonstration sites conducted on April 6, 2006.
  Focus Group I dbq comments with quotes.doc

• Iowa ABCD II Focus Groups: Selected Participant Comments
  Iowa ABCD Project (2006) A summary of a focus group for selected participants that examined the implementation of standardized screening and referral protocols during the ABCD project.
  9-Focus Group Comments.doc