Health Profession Opportunity Grants Evaluation, United States, 2010-2016

The Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG), administered by the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was created to provide education and training to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals for occupations in the healthcare field that pay well and are expected to either experience labor shortages or be in high demand. HPOG programs are expected to target skills and competencies demanded by the healthcare industry; support career pathways; result in an employer- or industry-recognized certificate or degree; combine supportive services with education and training services to help participants overcome barriers to employment; and provide services at times and locations that are easily accessible to targeted populations. In 2010, the first round of HPOG awards was made to 27 organizations located across 20 states to carry out five-year programs in their areas. The first round of HPOG grant awards is referred to as HPOG 1.0. In 2015, a second round of HPOG grant awards was made to 32 organizations located across 21 states for a new five-year period. This second round of grants is referred to as HPOG 2.0. HPOG is authorized as a demonstration program with a mandated federal evaluation. The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is utilizing a multi-pronged evaluation strategy to document the operations and assess the success of the HPOG program. The evaluation strategy aims to provide information on program implementation, systems change, outcomes, and impacts. This collection is organized into 14 data parts, including: 3 HPOG National Implementation Evaluation datasets of employers (DS1), grantees (DS2), and management and staff (DS3) surveys; a HPOG 15-month follow-up survey dataset (DS4); an analysis file with HPOG participant covariates and outcomes (DS5); 6 Performance Reporting System (PRS) datasets; 3 datasets from the Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education Evaluation (PACE) containing a subset of respondents who participated in both HPOG and PACE studies; The PRS is the federal management information system for HPOG grantees that was designed to support participant record and case management, program performance measurement, and program evaluation research. The Participant dataset (DS6) is at the person-level and contains background information on participants at the time of intake into the HPOG program.; The Participant Supplemental dataset (DS7) is at the person-level and contains supplemental information for participants who participated in the HPOG impact evaluation.; The Education dataset (DS8) contains the date and type of remedial pre-training activities of participants during the HPOG program. This dataset is at the training-level, with one row for each educational activity.; The Employment dataset (DS9) contains the date and type of employment development activities of participants during the HPOG program, as well as job characteristics of participants who find employment. This dataset is at the employment activity level, with one row for each employment activity.; The Services dataset (DS10) is at the person-level and contains the date and type of supportive services received by participants from the HPOG program.; The Training dataset (DS11) contains the date and type of vocational training received by participants from the HPOG program. This dataset is at the training level, with one row for each occupational training activity.; The PACE study was designed to produce rigorous evidence for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers about the effectiveness of nine career pathways approaches that sought to increase credentials, employment, and self-sufficiency among low-income, low-skilled Americans. The 3 HPOG subset datasets from this study include the Basic Information Form Data File (DS12), the First Follow-Up Data File (DS13), and the Self-Administered Questionnaire Data File (DS14). For more information about the PACE study, please see its ICPSR study page (ICPSR #37289). Various demographic information, such as age, sex, race, and ethnicity, is also included in the data.

健康职业机会补助金（Health Profession Opportunity Grants，HPOG）由美国卫生与公众服务部儿童和家庭管理局负责管理，旨在为贫困家庭临时援助（Temporary Assistance for Needy Families，TANF）受助者及其他低收入群体提供教育和培训，帮助他们从事医疗健康领域薪酬优厚、预计面临劳动力短缺或需求旺盛的职业。HPOG项目需聚焦医疗行业所需的技能与能力；支持职业发展路径；助力参与者获得雇主或行业认可的证书或学位；将支持性服务与教育培训服务相结合，帮助参与者克服就业障碍；并在目标人群易于获取的时间和地点提供服务。2010年，首轮HPOG资助授予了遍布20个州的27家机构，用于在其所在地区开展为期五年的项目，该轮资助被称为HPOG 1.0。2015年，第二轮HPOG资助授予了21个州的32家机构，开启新一轮五年项目周期，此轮资助被称为HPOG 2.0。HPOG作为示范项目获得授权，需接受法定的联邦评估。规划、研究与评估办公室（Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation，OPRE）采用多维度评估策略，记录项目运营情况并评估其成效，该策略旨在提供项目实施、系统变革、结果及影响等方面的信息。本数据集集合共分为14个部分，包括：3个HPOG全国实施评估数据集（雇主调查DS1、受资助机构调查DS2、管理层及员工调查DS3）；1个HPOG 15个月随访调查数据集（DS4）；1个包含HPOG参与者协变量与结果的分析文件（DS5）；6个绩效报告系统（Performance Reporting System，PRS）数据集；3个来自职业与教育发展路径评估（Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education Evaluation，PACE）的数据集（包含同时参与HPOG和PACE研究的受访者子集）。PRS是为HPOG受资助机构设计的联邦管理信息系统，用于支持参与者记录与案例管理、项目绩效测量及项目评估研究。参与者数据集（DS6）为个人层面，包含参与者加入HPOG项目时的背景信息；参与者补充数据集（DS7）为个人层面，包含参与HPOG影响评估的参与者的补充信息；教育数据集（DS8）包含参与者在HPOG项目期间的补救性预培训活动的日期与类型，该数据集为培训层面，每项教育活动对应一行记录；就业数据集（DS9）包含参与者在HPOG项目期间的就业发展活动的日期与类型，以及找到工作的参与者的岗位特征，该数据集为就业活动层面，每项就业活动对应一行记录；服务数据集（DS10）为个人层面，包含参与者从HPOG项目获得的支持性服务的日期与类型；培训数据集（DS11）包含参与者从HPOG项目获得的职业培训的日期与类型，该数据集为培训层面，每项职业培训活动对应一行记录。PACE研究旨在为政策制定者、从业者及研究者提供严谨证据，评估九种职业路径方法的有效性，这些方法旨在提升低收入、低技能美国人的资质水平、就业状况及自给自足能力。来自该研究的3个HPOG子集数据集包括基础信息表数据文件（DS12）、首次随访数据文件（DS13）及自填问卷数据文件（DS14）。如需了解更多PACE研究信息，请访问其ICPSR研究页面（ICPSR #37289）。数据中还包含年龄、性别、种族及民族等各类人口统计信息。