COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM: THE FIRST Six MONTHS SUPPLEMENT: MONITORING REPORT SURVEY RESPONSES

PREFACE 
In an effort to develop and strengthen the infrastructure necessary for integrated health care systems for the under- and uninsured, the Health Resources and Services Administration launched the Community Access Program (CAP) in September 2000. While not promoting specific activities, but rather allowing community coalitions to define their own objectives, this federal support is intended to lead to increased safety net capacity and improved quality of health services. Initially, CAP funded 23 local coalitions focused on improving the local safety net, increasing access to care for the under- and uninsured, and increasing the overall capacity of the health care delivery system. 

A review of the grantees' progress was conducted by a research team comprised of investigators from Rutgers Center for State Health Policy (CSHP) and the Center for Health and Public Services Research (CHPSR) of the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University. This appendix, divided into two parts, presents products of all 23 grantees' responses to monitoring report questionnaires. The first section provides information about coalition structure, and the second about specific coalition activities and outputs during the first six months of the grant program. The individual grantee responses are categorized by question and geographic location, and are presented in their own words the progress of the CAP coalitions over the first six months of the grant program. 

This supplement is a companion to a report that provides tabular summaries and analyses of the questionnaire responses.