Question description

The Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) model was the result of an increased interest in community health improvement efforts, an extensive acceptance of essential public health services such as the framework for public health practice, the necessity of strategically engaging a wider range of community interests, and the opportunity to formalize and activate local public health systems. MAPP is a robust tool of public health practice that can be used to create local health systems that ensure the delivery of health services essential to protecting the public’s health. MAPP can also be used to develop media targeted at health issues, including PSAs. In this assignment, you will construct a MAPP model for your PSA.

Directions:

The targeted health issue is: childhood obesity

Construct a MAPP model for your selected public health problem. Be sure to include the following:

• Key elements
• Goals formulated
• Action plan

A detailed description of MAPP can be obtained from the:

National Association of City & County Health Officials. (2013). Mobilizing for action through planning and partnerships. Retrieved from http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/mapp/index.cfm

Present the information on the key elements and goals in a matrix. Submit your matrix in Word format. Click here to download a template for the MAPP matrix.

An example of the last step in the MAPP model (action plan) is available at the following link:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013): A public health action plan to prevent heart disease and stroke. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/action_plan/pdfs/action_plan_1of7.pdf

Your action plan will be in a Microsoft Word document and be approximately 5–7 pages in length, and utilize at least 4 scholarly sources in research (beyond the textbook). Your paper should be formatted following current APA standards; written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Question description

SWOT Analysis Draft

Strategic planning is a primary function of leadership and management in public health administration. Leaders are critical in determining the optimal route (goals and objectives) to ensure the organization’s success. Strategy development and implementation is a journey that requires planning, and the organization’s “vision” is the idealized destination. Different paths, different stops, and different issues arise along the way. The art and science of planning should be embedded in the culture of the public health organization in order to positively affect population health status and meet health challenges at the local, state, regional, national, and even global levels.

Although most public health professionals will focus on local, regional, or state responsibilities, the planning process—coupled with artful utilization of relationships and scientific utilization of planning tools—is salient at any level and for any type of public health organization.

For this week’s Assignment, review the media, especially the media titled Strategic Planning. Consider how these health organizations use strategic planning to address public health issues. Then, review the SWOT analysis tool provided. This tool refers to a Community of Practice (CoP), but this template may be used for documenting strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to your Final Project public health problem. If you prefer, you may create your own SWOT table.

Section I

Based on issues identified for the community health problem featured in your Final Project (Mental Health), review the SWOT analysis tool provided (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.-e).

Section III

Contact a health care/public health administrator involved in the strategic planning process. Conduct a brief interview (face-to-face, e-mail, or telephone) using the questions provided in the Public Health Administrator Interview Questions document in your Learning Resources.

The Assignment: SWOT Table and Paper (4–5 pages):

Conduct an informal SWOT analysis. The analysis should include the following:

·  Section I: SWOT Table (1 page)

o  A completed SWOT table listing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to the public health leadership issue identified in your Final Project. Fill in the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the health problem identified. Then, provide a summary in which you describe your selected strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Why did you select these strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats over others? Include some strategies for minimizing weaknesses and capitalizing on strengths and opportunities.

·  Section II: Using the SWOT Analysis (1 page)

o  A narrative explanation of the SWOT findings

o  An explanation of how, as a public health administrator, you might use the information obtained in the SWOT analysis in strategic planning, decision making, and resource allocation

·  Section III: Administrator Interview Synopsis (2–3 pages):

o  An interview with a public health administrator on strategic planning. Your interview may be conducted over the phone, Skype, e-mail, or in person if you prefer. (Note: You must transcribe or summarize your interview and post it.)

o  Prepare your thoughts and questions carefully in advance, so you can be succinct in your interview. In your interview, you should ask the interviewee questions such as the following, as well as any other questions you think are appropriate to the organization or individual you are interviewing:

§  How often do you and your organization engage in the strategic planning process?

§  How do you utilize the strategic plan? Please describe this plan. (For example, how detailed is it? Is it a long-range plan?)

§  What are your thoughts about the strategic planning process? How well is it working? What are specific strengths of the process from your perspectives? Have you encountered any barriers or difficulties to overcome?

Following the interview, please complete the following:

·  Write a synopsis of your findings.

·  Explain the relationship between planning and decision making in resource allocation in the strategic planning process.