Assignment task:
Identify a macro intervention you'd like to create/utilize within the community or target population, as defined by this use of the literature/evidence. Briefly discuss the following: (Opioid Crisis In Southwest Virginia)
Engagement: Stakeholders, your role, community tensions and opportunities, political context, what you know, and what you still need to know. Assessment: What is the target for change (or the problem)? What does positive change look like? What does the community or target population want/need? How are voices being heard? Based on your assessment, what is an intervention strategy that you can see working to affect change in this area? Why? Discuss the intervention strategy in depth. Who is involved? Who would need to be engaged or used for collaboration to carry out the macro intervention you have identified? Who are the key stakeholders in the change effort and how can they assist? What assets, strengths, and resources are available to help create change and how will change happen? What theory (or theories) is guiding this intervention? What are the specific goals and objectives of the proposed macro invention and how will it be measured and evaluated? How sustainable is the intervention, and what would the timeline for implementation look like? What resources are needed for the proposed intervention, and where can they be accessed? What are potential challenges to the successful implementation?
Conclude with a persuasive needs statement about this project that could be an "elevator pitch" for a potential funder/stakeholder.