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Designed
for states receiving Federal Tobacco Settlement Funds, Catalyst
is a web-based data collection and reporting tool that automates
the creation of intervention plans, measures the effectiveness
of intervention efforts, tracks intervention contractor's progress,
and allows states to manage the distribution of Federal tobacco
settlement funds.
Using
Catalyst, smoking interventionists can compare their custom designed
intervention activities with the outcome of a planned event, enabling
staff to reach susceptible population groups with maximum effectiveness.
Catalyst
includes pre- and post- intervention testing, thus addressing
the needs of at-risk populations and further supporting the goal
of smoking cessation. Catalyst's
web format enables interventionists to dynamically design and
customize intervention plans, data collection forms, activities
and reports allowing for the easy inclusion or deletion of specific
process objectives from any computer with Internet access. Designed
around a sophisticated database architecture, Catalyst also manages
the distribution and use of funds allocated to intervention contractors.
Originally
designed for Washington State's successful tobacco prevention
program, Catalyst's business rules are designed to specifically
meet the needs of states awarded Tobacco Settlement Funds.
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Performance
Catalyst
offers unique visual validation tools that reduce errors
and record duplication without impeding the flow of data
entry.
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Flexible Reporting
Catalyst
offers a predetermined and ad-hoc report system that provides
an immediate method of transforming raw data into meaningful
information that can be used to demonstrate the effectiveness
of prevention program planning, education, and intervention
services.
Target reports are designed to provide maximum flexibility
and ease of use for both the end user and the web master.
We
included a complex set of queries to maximize the flexibility
of the data, enabling each report to filter for numerous data
categories.
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System
Security
The
Catalyst system possesses a very high degree of security
and provides secure access for various users, such as service
providers, regional administrators and state headquarters
personnel.
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