Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina
An Action-Oriented Community Diagnosis
including Secondary Data Analysis and Qualitative Data Collection
Authors: Dana Eckroad, Heather McDaniel, Michelle Manning, Molly Pescador, Susanne Schmal
Preceptor: Maria Hitt, BSPH Chatham County Health Department
Instructors: Geni Eng, DrPh and Sara Ackerman, MPH
Completed during 2000-2001 in partial fulfillment of requirements for HBHE 240 and 241
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Purpose of Community Diagnosis
Introduction to Our Community
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: Interview and Focus Group Guides
Interview Fact Sheet
Focus Group Guide Introduction
Pittsboro Community Member Focus Group Guide
Pittsboro Adolescent Focus Group Guide
Interviewer's Guide
Service Provider Interview Guide
Parent/Community Member Interview Guide
Focus Group Fact Sheet
Parent/Guardian Focus Group Consent
Adolescent Focus Group Assent
APPENDIX B: List of Community Member and Service Provider Interviewees
APPENDIX C: Secondary Data Sources
APPENDIX D: Community Forum Materials
Forum Invitation
Forum Report
Forum Participant Responses from Icebreaker
Interview Responses
Quotes and Issues (From Interviews)
Forcefield Analysis
APPENDIX E: IRB Approval letters (not available)
APPENDIX F: Tables & Figures
Table 1: 1999-2000 Racial Composition of Students
Table 2: 1999-2000 Profile of Students
Table 3: 1999-2000 Performance Indicators - Horton Middle
Table 4: 1998-2000 Standardized Testing Score - Northwood High
Table 5: 1998-2000 Advanced Placement Testing Scores - Northwood High
Table 6: 1998-1999 High School Performance Scores - Northwood High
Table 7: Alcohol and Drug Use
Table 8: 1996-1998 Juvenile Crime Rates
Table 9: 1999-2000 STD and Teen Pregnancy Survey Results
Table 10: Pittsboro Resources
Figure 1: Map of Chatham County School District