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Item A Comparative Study of Moroccan and American National Healthcare Expenditures in Relation to Population Health Outcomes(2017) Albrecht, Kaitlin; Dauner, Kim; Schultz, JenniferThis paper examines the relationship between national healthcare spending and select health outcomes in Morocco using data collected from 1995 to 2015. The data used was gathered from international organizations, including the World Health Organization and the World Bank, as well as from Moroccan Ministry of Health reports. The objective was to determine whether the country’s healthcare expenditures had a significant impact on the improvement of key population health outcomes. This study uses infant, child, and maternal mortality rate as measures of health outcomes. Additionally, the study uses data collected from the previously mentioned sources to evaluate the percentage change from year to year for Morocco’s healthcare expenditure per capita, as well as the selected health outcomes. These results were then cross analyzed to determine whether or not there was a correlation that was statistically significant. The results indicate that there is a significant negative correlation between the national health expenditure per capita and health outcomes in Morocco. To provide further context, and improve the application of my findings, the same methodology was used to examine the United States of America.Item Duluth Bethel Program Evaluation(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2019) Haynes, Monica; Chiodi Grensing, Gina; Dauner, Kim; Brand, Nathan; Olafson, Tommy; Badger, Megan; Hockert, MatthewThe Duluth Bethel (Bethel) is a private non-profit 501c(3) organization that provides community corrections and inpatient and outpatient chemical dependency services to individuals in Duluth and the surrounding region. Roughly half of the individuals served by Bethel in a given year receive treatment for chemical dependency through the Port Rehabilitation program, while the rest participate in one of the facility’s Community Corrections programs (either the Work Release or Female Offender Programs). This project outlines an evaluation strategy for Bethel and assesses the costs and outcomes of the organization’s primary programs. The team utilized data for four years, 2015-2018. The analysis has four primary goals. First was the development of an agency-wide logic model that includes program resources and inputs; actions and outputs; and short-term, medium-term, and long-term outcomes on both clients and the community. Second, data currently being collected by Bethel on its programs and clients as well as any important measures not currently being collected were summarized. Third, common client scenarios (or pathways) for Bethel’s clients were identified, and the costs and outcomes of Bethel’s programs were compared with the most likely alternatives for clients (e.g. jail, prison, treatment). And fourth, a list of recommendations for the organization, based on the study results, existing literature, and feedback from staff and subject-matter experts was developed.