Community And Public Health Issue Assessment

Community And Public Health Issue Assessment

Utilize a website called the Community Tool Box to complete a final paper. The Community Tool Box describes all action steps needed when assessing a community for public health concerns.

Log into the wwebsite located at http://ctb.ku.edu/cn/default.aspx

Click on Do the Work tab located across the top of the page or click on the following link: http://ctb.ku.edu/en/dothework/index.aspx

Note on the page the following listing:
What kind of work do you want to do today? Below this heading, there is a list of 16 steps to consider when assessing a community or public health issue. These steps are listed below, along with specific pages for you to review. You are welcome to review more of the offerings, but are required to review those examples and links listed. For your final paper, you are to choose a community or public health issue, and formulate a community or public health assessment plan. (Example; teenage pregnancies in Tulsa County). You must address all 16 topics within the paper (Subtitles will be the best for each one). Use of APA format is expected with a reference and adequate referencing throughout the paper.

The 16 steps include the following, with suggested links students will find helpful.

Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships – Outline with links to tools

Assessing Community Needs and Resources – Example(s) of Assessing Community Needs and Resources

Analyzing Problems and Goals – Outline with links to tools

Developing a Framework or Model of Change – Example(s) of Developing a Framework or Model of Change

Developing Strategic and Action Plans – Quick Tips: VMOSA: Defining your Vision, Mission, Objectives, Strategies and Action Plan

Building Leadership – How-to Information on Building Leadership

Developing an Intervention – Example(s) of Developing an Intervention

Increasing Participation and Membership – How-to Information on Increasing Participation and Membership

Enhancing Cultural Competence – Examples of Enhancing Cultural Competence

Advocating for Change – Outline with links to tools

Influencing Policy Development – How-to Information on Influencing Policy Development Example(s) of Influencing Policy Development

Evaluating the Initiative – Example(s) of Evaluating the Initiative

Implementing a Social Marketing Effort – Example(s) of Social Marketing Efforts

Writing a Grant Application for Funding – Example(s) of Writing a Grant Application for Funding

Improving Organizational Management and Development – Outline with links to other tools

Sustaining the Work or Initiative – How-to Information on Sustaining the Work or Initiative