Featured Projects

Snapshot Missouri: A National Comparison

The Institute recently published its fourth report on Missouri benchmarks - - indicators of overall state performance on a variety of measures. The first three reports were published in cooperation with Missouri state auditors Susan Montee and Tom Schweich.

Rape Prevention and Education (RPE)

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) contracted with the Institute of Public Policy to evaluate the thirteen Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) funded agencies. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the resources, structure, programs, organizational support, and overall capacity of the funded agencies delivering primary prevention of sexual violence programs.

Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) contracted the Institute of Public Policy to conduct a four part evaluation of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) being implemented in communities throughout Missouri. The PREP evaluation will determine if the program effectively educates and supports adolescents (ages 12-19) to make informed decisions, develop life skills, and practice healthy behaviors now and in the future for successfully transitioning from adolescence to adulthood.

Evaluation of Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Canyon Ranch Life Enhancement Project

This health literacy demonstration project is a two-year grant awarded by the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital (SCMH) which supports the development of a health literacy demonstration project based in Milan, Missouri, titled the “Canyon Ranch Institute of Life Enhancement Program (CRI LEP) in Sullivan County.” The Institute is a subcontractor working with Canyon Ranch Institute, a collaborative partner in the development of the CRI LEP, to conduct the quantitative data portion of the grant evaluation.

Preferred Family Healthcare, Virtual Substance Abuse Treatment

This project expands PFH substance abuse treatment services to 18-24 year old young adults through the creation of an online virtual treatment program. Virtual treatment utilizes a multi-player gaming technology, similar to certain aspects of the Wii and The Sims, to create online counseling services. The purpose behind this virtual treatment is to eliminate the common barriers people face in accessing treatment such as transportation, childcare, and stigma.

Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program (MAOP) Evaluation

Institute staff have worked with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services since 2007 to coordinate, conduct, and report on the surveillance and evaluation activities of the Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program. Over the four years, IPP has conducted a variety of evaluation and surveillance activities.

Missouri Arthritis & Osteoporosis Program Evaluation

Institute staff coordinate, conduct, and report on the surveillance and evaluation activities of the Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program.

Preferred Family Health Portal II Treatment Evaluation

This project expands Preferred Family Health (PFH) treatment services to 18-24 year old young adults through the creation of the Portal II. Portal II utilizes a private island in Second Life to provide virtual counseling services to young adults in outpatient treatment who experience barriers to attending traditional substance abuse treatment programs.

Round Three of the Community Reentry Initiative Begins

The Missouri Department of Corrections launched the Community Reentry Funding Initiative in 2009 to support local offender reentry efforts in communities throughout the state. For the third year, DOC has contracted with the Institute to provide funding management and evaluation of a statewide, multi-year initiative. The Institute provides process evaluation, initiative-wide impact analysis, and technical support to the awardees. The process evaluation assesses the funded organizations' achievement of their output and outcome objectives. On a larger scale, the Institute will evaluate the initiative's process and utilize data on participating clients to illustrate the impact of the initiative on the recidivism rate. Through the evaluation process, the Institute will collect and analyze data that will be used by the Department and awardees to improve services to offenders that are designed to facilitate their rehabilitation and reentry into the community.