Goal Attainment Scaling

 and the Healthy Start Program

Robeson County, North Carolina

During January and February of 2007, the Healthy Start staff from the Robeson County Health Department developed several GAS scales that are proving to be useful for their clients.    Not all of the scales are employed for all Healthy Start clients.   They are used and adapted to individual clients and their needs.   Health Start workers throughout the US are encouraged to use these scales and  to provide feedback on the GAS listserv.
 

  

Scale 1
Employment
Scale 2
Self-Esteem
Scale 3 
Appointments
Scale 4 
Education Progress
Scale 5 
Attitude toward Birth Control
Scale 6
Depression
 
Scale 7
Nutrition
Scale 8
Breastfeeding
Scale 9
Communicable Diseases
Scale 10 
Substance Use/Abuse
Scale 11 
Housing (Substandard)
Scale 12
Housing (No substandard)
 
Scale 13
Smoking
Scale 14
Alcohol
Scale 15
Domestic Violence
Scale 16 
Decision making
Scale 17 
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Scale 18
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