Assignment:
Instructions
Implementing a Health Program
Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, identify a health program in your community.
Utilizing resources such as interviews of key staff and web searches, compile your observations about the program into a 5 to 8 slide presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. Your presentation must include the following:
- The name of the program, where it is located (community health center, local health department, healthcare organization), and a detailed description of the program.
- A detailed explanation of the characteristics of the population that the program serves.
- An analysis of the reasons for implementing the program in this particular locality and population.
- Suggestions for improving the program in the community. Include your own suggestions as well as suggestions received from your interactions with staff members of the program.
Process of Planning and Evaluation
The process of planning and evaluation is cyclical and their activities are interdependent. The activities happen in stages; the end of one activity or program leads to the next. The ideas, insights, and learning derived from a particular stage are likely to affect the decisions and activities of the next stage.
Despite this, the process of planning and evaluation is usually presented in a linear manner with sequential steps. The cycle is often affected by external influences. Planners and evaluators need to be flexible in responding to these influences
Health Program Models
Good health programs involve a good deal of effort and a well-developed model. These models provide direction and structure to the program to be built on. The models may not be used completely during the planning process, or various parts of the model may be combined to suit the program. There are some commonly used models in health program planning:
• Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation (PRECEDE)-Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development (PROCEED): Commonly known as the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, it is the most well-known model in this field because it is theoretically grounded and comprehensive. Planning, implementation, and evaluation are all combined in this model.
• The Model for Health Education Planning (MHEP) analyzes:
o Planning through six phases
o Content through three dimensions-subject matter, method, and process
• The Comprehensive Health Education Model (CHEM) consists of six major steps and several suggested procedures within each step.
• The Model for Health Education Planning and Resource Development (MHEPRD) is a less known model. The five major components of this model are-health education plans, demonstration programs, educational programs, research programs, and information and statistics. Each component represents the end result of the planning process. In this model, evaluation plays an integral part in each phase of the model.
Submission Details:
Cite any sources in APA format. Must have reference page.
Attachment:- Public Health Planning Process.rar