Emergency Preparedness Initiative

WORKSHOP OUTCOMES · PRE / POST ASSESSMENT

Program Impact

Knowledge, confidence, and readiness to act — measured before and after each emergency-response workshop. Two audiences, one consistent result: people leave more capable than they arrived.

Adult CPR / First Aid Workshop

Participants completed a knowledge, confidence, and readiness assessment immediately before and after the workshop.

30%
Average overall score improvement
0.96
Effect size (large)
p = 0.014
Statistically significant (p < 0.05)
9 / 10
Participants improved

Average Score by Section

Part A = knowledge · Part B = confidence · Part C = likelihood to act — pre vs. post workshop
Pre-workshop Post-workshop
2.9
4.8
Knowledge
(Part A)
15.1
19.4
Confidence
(Part B)
5.7
6.6
Likelihood
to act (Part C)

Improvement by Category

Percent increase from pre to post, by section
65%
Knowledge
28%
Confidence
15%
Likelihood
to act
30%
Overall
total

Overall Total Score

Combined Part A + B + C, out of 33 points +30% improvement
Pre-workshop
23.7
Post-workshop
30.8

Kids’ Emergency Response Workshop

Kids were asked how confident and knowledgeable they felt before and after the workshop, across four core skills.

+33%
Overall confidence improvement
96%
Knew what to say to 911, after
89%
Felt confident performing CPR, after
74%
Felt confident taking a pulse, after

Overall Confidence Gains

Average self-rated confidence, out of 5 +33% improvement
3.3
Before workshop
4.4
After workshop

Confidence & Knowledge, Before vs After

% of kids who felt confident / answered correctly, by skill
Before workshop After workshop
Taking a pulse
37%
74%
What to say to 911
89%
96%
Performing CPR
33%
89%
Knowing how to act
78%
93%
WORKSHOP IMPACT REPORT · PRE/POST ASSESSMENT DATA
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