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

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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.

READINGS

·  Shi, L., & Johnson, J. A. (2014).Novick and Morrow’s public health administration: Principles for population-based management (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

o  Chapter 16, “Strategic Planning in Public Health” (pp. 343–356)

·  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (n.d.-e). SWOT analysis tool. Retrieved October 1, 2014, fromhttp://www.cdc.gov/phcommunities/resourcekit/resources.html#swot_analysis

·  Community Tool Box. (2013). Chapter 8: Developing a strategic plan. Retrieved fromhttp://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/structure/strategic-planning

·  National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). (n.d.-a). Developing an LHD strategic plan. Retrieved October 6, 2014, fromhttp://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/accreditation/strategic-plan-how-to.cfm

Document:Public Health Administrator Interview Questions (PDF)

identify core public health functions or services

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Module 2 – SLP

Core Functions and Services

Task

Read the module homepage and required readings. Read through this assignment, including the instructions and the Assignment Expectations before writing your paper.

After that, write a 2- to 3-page essay in which you first identify core public health functions or services that pertain to the controversial public issue identified in Module One. Discuss the specific Healthy People 2020 Objectives that directly pertain to the controversial topic.

You can submit your paper in a Question and Answer format. In other words, list the questions and provide a short answer to each.

Here are your instructions:

  1. Which core public health function or service did you choose?
  2. Explain in 2–3 paragraphs how that core function pertains to the controversial public health issue from your Module 1 SLP. Remind me of your Module 1 SLP topic.
  3. Find examples of at least one specific Objective of Healthy People 2020 that directly pertains to the controversial topic. Be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

SLP ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS

Length: 2–3 pages, excluding title page and references.

Assessment and Grading: Your paper will be assessed based on the grading rubric that is linked within the course. Review the rubric before you begin, so you are sure to meet each of the criteria.

In order to earn full credit

You must clearly show that you have read the module homepage and the required background materials that relate to this assignment. You are welcome to do research in addition to—but not instead of—the required readings.

Please write your paper in your own words. That is the only way I can evaluate your level of understanding.

Even though the papers must be written in your own words, you are required to use scholarly and professional sources to support your statement. Cite sources for any statement of fact or idea that is not common knowledge. You must cite the sources within the body of the paper and include a reference list at the end of the paper.

Draw upon a broad base of scholarly literature to support your statements. Web sites and fact sheets may be a useful starting point; however, you are expected to locate peer-reviewed readings on your topic from the electronic library.

Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable source of information. Use credible, professional, and scholarly sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles from the Online Library, and government, university, or nonprofit organizations’ Web sites.

Quotes are very rarely needed; if necessary, they should comprise less than 10{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119} of a paper and must be properly cited.

Your papers will be evaluated on the following factors:

  • References – citations are used within the body of the paper any time you state a fact or idea that is not common knowledge. A reference list is included at the end of the paper.
  • Precision – you follow all instructions and you answer each part of the assignment.
  • Breadth – you show broad knowledge of the module’s topic.
  • Depth – you go into detail to show more critical thought about the specific tasks or questions in the assignment.
  • Clarity – the extent to which you elaborate and include discussion or examples as asked.
  • Application – the extent to which you apply the information to a real-life situation related to the assignment, if asked.

 The art and science of leadership

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Having a Public Health Leadership Theory is essential to any public health leader. With a well-constructed theory, you integrate leadership perspectives into practice in order to offer solutions to public health problems. Also, with a visual representation of your theory, you may present another way to highlight your research with effective design and theory implementation.

For this Project Assignment, you complete another part of your Public Health Leadership Theory based upon your understanding of leadership perspectives you have reviewed in this course. In addition, you must use a systems thinking approach in the development of your visual representation of your personal Public Health Leadership Theory. As you post your visual representation, you may find using a computer scanner helpful in scanning your image and attaching it to your post.

The Assignment (1000 words):

This week you will provide a visual representation of your public health leadership theory. It can be a table, schematic diagram, graph, or any other representation you choose. Please feel free to be creative. However, the focus MUST be on leadership. Be sure to provide a narrative explanation that shows how the developed theory can close the “gap” identified in the first part of the project. Additionally explain how it incorporates system thinking. Remember your theory can be based on those that we have learned about or your own. There is no wrong theory. What matters is the explanation of how it addresses the gap and uses system thinking. While this doesn’t have to be addressed now, keep in mind the last part of the project will involve presenting a methodology that tests the developed theory empirically.

Support your Project with specific references to all resources and current literature used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.

Below are the learning resources and references;

  • Nahavandi, A. (2014). The art and science of leadership (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
    • Chapter 3, “The Foundations of Modern Leadership”
  • Davies, A., Wong, C. A., & Laschinger, H. (2011). Nurses’ participation in personal knowledge transfer: The role of leader-member exchange (LMX) and structural empowerment. Journal of Nursing Management, 19(5), 632–643.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Sin, H-P., Nahrgang, J. D., & Morgeson, F. P. (2009) Understanding why they don’t see eye to eye: An examination of leader-member exchange (LMX) agreement. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94(4), 1048–1057.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Wilson, K. S., Sin, H., & Conlon, D. E. (2010). What about the leader in leader-member exchange?The impact of resource exchanges and substitutability on the leader. Academy of Management Review, 35(3), 358–372.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Briefly explain how you plan to implement your public health campaign including timeline/milestones and marketing strategies

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Ive attatched the first 3 parts

Throughout this course, you have created elements of your communication plan. This week, you compile all the elements of the plan and create a descriptive narrative detailing each aspect of your public health campaign to prepare it for implementation. Create a 10- to 12-page narrative including all the elements from Parts I through IV of your communication plan. Do not cut and paste the same material you have created in the previous weeks. Incorporate instructor and colleague feedback and create a new descriptive narrative of your communication plan with all the required elements. Refer to the Communication Plan Guidelines and the Final Project Guidelines in this week’s Required Resources for the Communication Plan criteria.

Communication Plan Guidelines

Your Communication Plan is the document which outlines all the elements of your public health campaign to help guide you in its facilitation. Please use this document as an outline to complete your Communication Plan. Use the learning resources and the current literature to support your Communication Plan.

Part I: Public Health Campaign (3-4 pages)

  • Briefly describe the public health issue you selected and justify your selection
  • Identify the audience you wish to target
  • Justify the target audience you selected
  • Briefly describe and justify the theory in which you will use to support your campaign
  • Explain the initial methods you plan to use to create your public health campaign and explain why you selected those methods
  • Briefly describe your goals for implementing a public health campaign (creating social change, changing behavior, increasing awareness, etc.)

Part II: Communication Tools (2-3 pages)

  • Describe and justify the types of communication and social media tools you would like to use in the dissemination of your campaign
  • Explain two reasons why the tools you selected are appropriate for your target audience
  • Explain two ways you might adjust your public health message based on the type of social media you may use in your public health campaign
  • Explain three reasons why it may be necessary to adjust your message depending upon age, community, and potential literacy levels of your target audience
  • Describe two ways you plan to market your public health campaign

Part III: Engage Target Audience/Communities (3-4 pages)

  • Briefly describe your target audience or community you selected for your public health campaign
  • Briefly explain ways you might involve your target audience in the public health campaign
  • Briefly describe two ways you will promote public relations with your target audience or community
  • Briefly explain the behavior change you are hoping to facilitate among your target audience and explain the key benefits for the target audience to change their behavior
  • Briefly describe potential stakeholders, community leaders, collaborative partners, or gate-keepers who may help you disseminate the message and encourage behavior change
  • Briefly explain two ways stakeholders might change or impact the planning or implementation process of the public health campaign
  • Briefly describe two potential barriers or challenges to accessing your target audience and explain why they are barriers or challenges
  • Explain two ways you might address those barriers

Part IV: Implementation & Evaluation (3-4 pages)

  • Briefly explain how you plan to implement your public health campaign including timeline/milestones and marketing strategies
  • Briefly explain your public health message and justify why you believe it would promote change within your target audience
  • Briefly explain three ways your public health campaign may be adopted within your target audience
  • Briefly explain how you would incorporate culturally relevant and sensitive materials in your campaign
  • Explain two potential legal or ethical issues that you may have to consider prior to implementing your campaign and explain two ways you might address those issues
  • Explain the methods you plan to use to evaluate the effectiveness of your campaign
  • Explain two ways your public health campaign can promote social change