?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F10028%2F&rft.title=Tracking+and+Evaluation+Issues+for+Homeless+Service+Providers+in+Allegheny+County%2C+PA&rft.creator=Das%2C+Rachelle+M&rft.description=A+main+focus+for+social+service+agencies+that+work+with+homeless+individuals+is+to+help+their+clients+achieve+housing+security.+However%2C+social+service+agencies+report+that+the+transient+nature+of+many+homeless+individuals+represents+a+major+obstacle+in+achieving+housing+security.+This+transience+leads+to+a+loss+of+services+for+many+homeless+individuals+and+a+return+to+the+streets.+This+is+of+public+health+importance+due+to+the+increased+risk+that+homeless+individuals+face+of+chronic+diseases+and+exposure-related+health+complications.+In+order+to+address+this+problem%2C+both+improved+tracking+methods+and+evaluations+are+needed+to+increase+the+effectiveness+of+providers+in+helping+clients+achieve+housing+security.+This+thesis+will+first+discuss+innovative+methods+in+tracking+and+evaluation+nationwide+to+identify+opportunities+for+improvement+at+the+local+level+in+Allegheny+County%2C+PA.+These+nationwide+trends+will+then+be+compared+to+local+trends%2C+first+in+Pennsylvania+as+a+whole+and+then+in+Allegheny+County.+This+thesis+will+touch+on+the+10-year+plan+currently+unrolling+in+Allegheny+County+to+help+end+homelessness+and+how+this+program+integrates+tracking+and+evaluation.+To+further+narrow+the+focus%2C+this+thesis+will+then+discuss+an+evaluation+conducted+at+Community+Human+Services+Corporation+(CHSC)+in+Pittsburgh%2C+PA+as+a+case+study+of+tracking+and+evaluation+obstacles+faced+by+local+homeless+service+providers.+Finally%2C+after+thoroughly+reviewing+trends+nationally+and+locally%2C+several+questions+will+be+offered+for+Community+Human+Services+and+other+homeless+service+providers+to+ask+themselves+in+regards+to+tracking+and+evaluation+methods.+It+is+hoped+that+these+questions+will+provide+a+starting+point+for+social+service+agencies+like+CHSC+to+update+and+revise+tracking+and+evaluation+methods+while+also+opening+the+door+for+further+innovation+in+tracking+and+evaluation+for+Allegheny+County.&rft.date=2009-01-29&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F10028%2F1%2FDas_Thesis_2008.pdf&rft.identifier=++Das%2C+Rachelle+M++(2009)+Tracking+and+Evaluation+Issues+for+Homeless+Service+Providers+in+Allegheny+County%2C+PA.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++