PEI Impact
The impact of the PEI is in working with our partners to tell the story of meaningful and innovative public health programs in Arizona.
Success Story
Using Evaluation to Promote Sustainability
The SOSA Consortium is a network of organizations and individuals engaged in substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment, recovery and workforce development in Santa Cruz County. The PEI worked with the SOSA Consortium for six years with three different HRSA Rural Community Opioid Response Program grants from 2019-2025. In 2025, the PEI facilitated a “shared history” activity in which consortium members created a timeline of events, collaborations, opportunities and challenges they had experienced in their community related to SUD. As the final grant period came to a close and the SOSA Consortium members had to decide if and how to move forward, we used to shared history activity to spark conversation about the SOSA Consortium’s accomplishments, strengths and impact. This discussion led to plans to continue the Consortium and focus on the activities that had been most meaningful to the members.
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To learn more about the Participatory Evaluation Institute or explore partnership opportunities, please contact Katy Ortiz y Pino at kmtucker@arizona.edu.