Assignment
Goal: The purpose of the intervention is to reduce the prevalence of Obesity amongst the African American Population with the black belt of Alabama. This is accomplished by promoting healthy eating habitats, physical activities, and health education. Identifying several outcomes and process objectives have been done to achieve the purpose of this intervention.
Outcome objectives should:
1) Express the intended results or accomplishments of program or intervention activities
2) Focus on changes in policy, a system, the environment, knowledge, attitudes, or behavior
3) Can be short-term, intermediate, or long-term
a) Short-term objectives are generally expected immediately and occur soon after the program or intervention is implemented; within a year
b) Intermediate objectives result from and follow short-term outcomes; 1-3 years
c) Long-term objectives state the ultimate expected impact of the program or intervention; 3-5 years
Instruction: Use the "SMART Plan: Project Goal and Objectives" worksheet to complete this assignment.
Criteria for each objective must be able to answer yes to the following:
• Specific - Does the objective describe a specific change or single result, and for whom?
• Measurable - Does the objective define how much change is expected? Can the objective be measured/quantified?
• Attainable - Can the objective be completed in the proposed timeframe? Is the task/activity feasible?
• Realistic - Will this objective have an effect on the desired goal or strategy? Are sufficient resources available?
• Time-Bound - Does the objective reflect a short-term timeframe within one year?