HARC INC
41550 Eclectic Street, Palm Desert, CA 92260 harcdata.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HARC is a nonprofit that advances quality of life by helping community leaders use objective research and analysis to turn data into action.

Coachella Valley Health Needs AssessmentData collection for the 2019 survey continued during fiscal year 19-20 and was completed on December 9, 2019. HARC staff spent the following months cleaning and analyzing the data and creating the Executive Report. The data release event, sponsored by the City of Palm Desert, was changed to a webinar due the COVID-19 pandemic, and was successfully hosted on March 31, 2020 via Zoom. There were 187 unique participants in the live event, and an additional 137 individuals viewed the video of the event after it was posted to YouTube.Executive Report Electronic VersionDuring FY 19-20, the electronic version of the 2016 Coachella Valley Health Needs Assessment Executive Report was downloaded by 57 unique individuals. The electronic version of the 2019 Coachella Valley Health Needs Assessment Executive Report was made available on March 31, 2020 (the same day as the data release event). It was downloaded by 105 unique individuals by the end of FY 19-20 (June 30, 2020). These people represented a wide variety of organizations, such as ABC Recovery Center, Alianza Coachella Valley, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Angel View, Boys & Girls Clubs, California Commission on Aging, California Indian Nations College, California State Assembly, City of Desert Hot Springs, Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, College of the Desert, Community Health Association Inland Southern Region, CSU San Bernardino, Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine, Desert AIDS Project, Desert Business Association, Desert Cancer Foundation, Desert Care Network, Desert Health News, Desert Healthcare District, Desert Sands Unified School District, Eisenhower Health, FIND Food Bank, Future Physician Leaders, Los Medicos Voladores, Neuro Vitality Center, Riverside University Health System, SafeHouse of the Desert, The Joslyn Center, The LGBT Community Center of the Desert, Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, UC Berkeley, UC Riverside, and YMCA, among others. Most data users planned to use it for prioritizing health needs, creating presentations or lectures, and applying for grants or other funding. A total of 11 individuals stated that they had used the data in the past to support their requests for funding and were willing to share the amounts; together the 11 organizations have brought in over $1,483,000 using the data.Executive Report Printed VersionHARC mailed out 462 printed copies of the Executive Report to stakeholders, including Board Members, individual donors, funders, each of the nine cities, elected officials, attendees on the webinar, those who requested a copy of the report via a link on HARCs website and social media, other local leaders (e.g., tribal leadership, school districts, etc.), and all organizations that helped us get the word out about take the call. Approximately half of the printed reports (538) remain for us to distribute over the next two years.HARCsearchDuring FY 19-20, a total of 54 unique individuals used HARCs online searchable database, HARCsearch, to run queries and cross-tabulate the data themselves. These data users represent organizations such as Borrego Health, Boys & Girls Clubs, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, Desert AIDS Project, Desert Marriage and Family Counseling, Desert Medical Imaging, Eisenhower Health, EVALCORP, First 5 Riverside, Friends of the Desert Mountains, LGBT Community Center of the Desert, Lift to Rise, Mizell Senior Center, Neuro Vitality Center, Riverside County Economic Development Agency, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, and UC Riverside, among others. HARC will be launching a new and improved version of HARCsearch, with the 2019 data, in FY 20-21.Client ServicesHARC worked on 25 different paid consulting projects during FY 19-20, including:Evaluations:1. Coachella Valley Horse Rescue: Evaluation of their Veteran Bootcamp program to reduce anxiety and PTSD in returning veterans2. Desert Blind and Handicapped: Evaluation of a transportation program for people who are blind and/or disabled3. Joslyn Senior Center: Evaluation of the Wellness Center and affiliated programs4. Latino Commission of Riverside County: Evaluation of residential substance abuse treatment facilities for teens5. Mizell Senior Center: Evaluation of A Matter of Balance fall prevention program for seniors6. RAP Foundation: Collective impact evaluation of the health/mental health funding initiative7. RAP Foundation: Collective impact evaluation of the regranting of funds from the James Irvine Foundation in support of immigrant rights and mental health8. Riverside County Workforce Development Center: Evaluation of Youth Opportunity Centers in Riverside County9. Spirit Mountain Retreat: Evaluation of a retreat for women with PTSD10. TruEvolution: Design and implementation of data tracking and evaluation toolsCommunity Needs Assessments:1. Coachella Valley COVID-19 Needs Assessment (funded by private donors)2. Coachella Valley Unified School District: Head Start Community Needs Assessment3. Desert Healthcare District/Foundation: Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for the Coachella Valley4. Desert Sands Unified School District: Head Start Community Needs Assessment5. Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley: Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy for the Moreno Valley hospital catchment area6. Kaiser Permanente - Riverside: Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy for the Riverside hospital catchment area7. Palm Springs Unified School District: Head Start Community Needs Assessment8. San Bernardino County Department of Public Health: Community outreach, focus groups, and reporting related to their Community Vital Signs (CVS) projectOther Services:1. Altura: Design of survey tools to measure patient engagement, COVID-19 needs2. Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo: Client satisfaction surveys at their clinic sites in Riverside and Imperial Counties3. Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG): Sensitivity analysis of CalEnviroScreen 3.0 for CVAG census tracts4. Dissertation analyses for one doctoral candidate regarding Anger Management and the MMPI-25. Galilee Center: Consulting services to Galilee Center on behalf of RAP Foundation's Center for Nonprofit Advancement (CNA) to design data tracking tools6. Private Individual Commission: Secondary data report pertaining to the frequency and costs of medical procedures covered under Medicare at the Coachella Valley level7. Silver Moonshots: Create a seniors-by-age report using the 2019 Coachella Valley Community Health Survey data (based on prior report that utilized the 2016 data)CollaborationsHARC was active in several community groups/collaboratives, including: Board Service: HARC staff members serve on the Boards of several nonprofits, including Borrego Health, Health to Hope, and HIV+ Aging Research Project Palm Springs (HARP-PS). California Leadership Academy for the Publics Health (CaLAPH): HARC was the community partner for Riverside County Public Healths team. Center for Health Disparities Research at UC Riverside: HARC is a funded partner on this Center, which is a five-year project funded by the National Institutes of Health. Coachella Valley Resource Collaborative Inland Empire Disabilities Collaborative Inland Empire Roadmap for an Inclusive and Sustainable Economy (IE RISE): HARC was the co-lead of the Health track of this initiative. UC Riverside School of Medicine Community Advisory Board

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