Mosaic Network Inc.
5266 Hollister Ave, Suite 123
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
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Phone: 805 692 0992
Fax: 805 692 4082
info@mosaic-network.com

Public Health Initiatives

Acting upon process, program and result indicators in a timely manner is critical for the effectiveness of federal and state public initiatives like mental health system of care projects, safe school/healthy students initiatives, and collaborative foster care programs. However the process of evaluation and data collection in multi-site public health initiatives is very challenging. Over the last decade, Mosaic has successfully solved the challenge. Mosaic’s flagship data product GEMS, is designed specifically to address the concerns that arise in the presence of multiple producers and consumers of information.

Through our work at federal, state, and local levels, we have successfully implemented strategies that parallel the efforts of integrated service delivery through a coordinated information management planning. Specifically, the roots of Mosaic lay in a similar project in the 1990’s involved the six-year implementation of a youth system of care mental health program. As a part of this project, called Multi Inter-Agency Systems of Care (MISC), we participated in the national evaluation of this significant Children Mental Health Services Program.

Case Study: Systems for the Prevention of Addictive Behavior, California Department of Alcohol & Drug Programs - UCLA Gambling Prevention and Santa Barbara County Public Health Smoking Cessation

In response to the need for data systems in the treatment of multiple forms of addictive behaviors we considered and developed strategies to streamline data management involving multiple implementation sites. In order to address the varying needs of front line agencies dealing with addictive behavior we developed frameworks to collect common process and outcome indicators across diverse programs, while allowing those programs to retain the unique data elements they desire. This allows multiple sites to utilize GEMS as a comprehensive tool for tracking clients, services, and outcomes while bridging the gap between the state’s data requirements and local (county and program) requirements, while at the same time addressing the information needs of the evaluation and the research teams.

We are working in a partnership with the California Department of Acohol & Drug Programs and UCLA's Gambling Prevention program to develop a system to address Problem Gambling. We have also deployed systems for the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and others to aid in Smoking Cessation Efforts.