Amy Griffin, MA
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Associate Director 4
YaleEVAL Director, Strategy and Operations, The Consultation Center at Yale; Director, Health Evaluation Initiatives, The Consultation Center
Biography
Amy Griffin is the Director of Health Evaluation Initiatives at The Consultation Center and the Director of Strategy and Operations for YaleEVAL. Ms. Griffin holds a master’s degree in Communications and has advanced training in Family and Child Ecology and nonprofit management.
Ms. Griffin brings more than 20 years of experience providing consultation on the development and implementation of program evaluations to nonprofit agencies, coalitions, foundations, and local and state departments. She trains nonprofit and state-level organizations in evaluation principles, techniques, and design, and frequents as an invited speaker at universities on evaluation, consultation, and group facilitation. Most recently, Ms. Griffin was selected by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CTDPH) to provide specialized training to health practitioners in the state through a grant opportunity from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors.
Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- MA
- Michigan State University, Communication
- BS
- Drexel University, Corporate Communications
Research
Publications
2024
Connecticut Implements a Team-Based Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Using Community Health Workers and Mobile Medical Devices
Griffin, Amy MA; Ogazi, Chioma DVM, MS, RN; Vozzolo, Chelsea MS, RDN, CHC; Davis, Karin BS; Baker, Robin BSN, RN. Connecticut Implements a Team-Based Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Using Community Health Workers and Mobile Medical Devices. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 30():p S124-S126, September/October 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001939Publications for non-academic audiencesConnecticut Implements a Team-Based Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Using Community Health Workers and Mobile Medical Devices
Griffin A, Ogazi C, Vozzolo C, Davis K, Baker R. Connecticut Implements a Team-Based Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Using Community Health Workers and Mobile Medical Devices. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2024, 30: s124-s126. PMID: 39041747, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersRisk reduction counselingHealth workersReduction counselingCervical cancer screening servicesSocial determinants of healthCancer screening servicesDeterminants of healthCardiovascular disease risk assessmentService access barriersHealth Action PlanTeam-based approachDeliver breastHealth coachingScreening servicesHealthcare accessCommunity settingsDisease risk assessmentOutreach sessionsAccess barriersClinical servicesPrevention programsConduct outreachTeam-basedScreening assessment
2021
Evaluating the Impact of Wellness Days on Enrollment of Underserved Women in the Connecticut Early Detection and Prevention Program
Pratte MA, Ogazi C, Vozzolo C, Wright D, Griffin A. Evaluating the Impact of Wellness Days on Enrollment of Underserved Women in the Connecticut Early Detection and Prevention Program. Health Promotion Practice 2021, 23: 375-377. PMID: 33969727, DOI: 10.1177/15248399211013814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWellness daysPrevention programsEarly detectionChronic disease preventionPreventive health servicesEssential preventive servicesOngoing evaluation effortsUnderserved womenPapanicolaou testPreventive servicesChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseWomen's healthHealth educationDisease preventionHealth servicesFederal poverty thresholdWomenUnderserved communitiesMinority womenHealth assessmentDiseaseDaysHealthCancer
2018
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening Services Among Contractors of the Connecticut Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
Pratte MA, Griffin A, Ogazi C, Yurasevecz S, Blanks CA, McCooey L, Kaufman JS. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening Services Among Contractors of the Connecticut Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Health Equity 2018, 2: 30-36. PMID: 29696243, PMCID: PMC5909280, DOI: 10.1089/heq.2017.0038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical Cancer Early Detection ProgramCervical cancer screening servicesCancer Early Detection ProgramCancer screening servicesEarly Detection ProgramScreening servicesExact testEthnic disparitiesRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesConsistency of careFisher's exact testDetection programSignificant differencesRace/ethnicity disparitiesRace/ethnicity groupsCervical cancerEthnic minority womenHispanic womenEthnicity disparitiesEthnic groupsSecondary analysisChi-squareWomenEthnicity groupsMinority women
2013
Children Exposed to the Arrest of a Family Member: Associations with Mental Health
Roberts YH, Snyder FJ, Kaufman JS, Finley MK, Griffin A, Anderson J, Marshall T, Radway S, Stack V, Crusto CA. Children Exposed to the Arrest of a Family Member: Associations with Mental Health. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2013, 23: 214-224. PMID: 24829537, PMCID: PMC4016966, DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9717-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthFamily membersChild mental healthRace/ethnicityMental health challengesChild healthImpact of exposureCaregiver educationDevelopmental periodHealth challengesPTE exposureChild's ageBaseline dataArrestChildrenHealthExposureTraumatic eventsDifferent developmental periodsMultiple regression model resultsAgeFamily-based systemAssociationHousehold incomeEmotional challenges
2012
Exposure to Traumatic Events and the Behavioral Health of Children Enrolled in an Early Childhood System of Care
Snyder FJ, Roberts YH, Crusto CA, Connell CM, Griffin A, Finley MK, Radway S, Marshall T, Kaufman JS. Exposure to Traumatic Events and the Behavioral Health of Children Enrolled in an Early Childhood System of Care. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2012, 25: 700-704. PMID: 23225035, PMCID: PMC3526816, DOI: 10.1002/jts.21756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic eventsYoung childrenRisk sampleEmotional challengesTraumatic event exposureMultiple regression model resultsBehavioral healthCurrent cross-sectional studyBehavioral functioningTraumatic exposureEvent exposureEmotional functioningChild's ageCross-sectional studyYears of ageMental health systemSemistructured interviewsSystems of careEarly childhoodChildren's exposureRace/ethnicityChildrenFunctioningCaregiver educationYounger age
2003
The role of gender in enhancing program strategies for health youth development.
Denner, J. & Griffin, A. (2003). The role of gender in enhancing program strategies for health youth development. In F. Villarruel, D. Perkins, L. Borden, & J. Keith (Eds.), Community youth development: Program, policies, and practices, (pp. 118-146). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.Books