Case Homework: LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH EDUCATION AND SECURING FUNDING FOR HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Overview
Health educators often serve as directors or coordinators of the health education projects or programs. If these projects/programs are to be successful, they must know how to work effectively as leaders of the teams they supervise. To this end, this module focuses on styles of leadership and some of the duties they perform.
As the program director at a local community based organization you have conducted a needs assessment and determine that members of your service population are increasingly at risk for diabetes. Your executive director has asked that you develop an intervention to address this problem but that you also identify funding agencies that award grants in support of diabetes prevention programs
Case Homework
There are two parts to this homework both have multiple requirements.
Part A: After reading Community Tool Box Chapter 13, Section 3 (i.e., Styles of Leadership), write an essay in which you reflect upon your own leadership style. Ensure that your paper addresses the following specific questions:
1) Of the styles presented-autocratic, managerial, demographic, and collaborative-which best characterizes you? Why?
2) Which style(s) do you believe to be most effective for health educators? Why?
3) Which do you think are least effective? Again, please explain.
Part B: Read Chapter 42, Sections 4-5 of the Community Tool Box (i.e., Applying for Grant: The General Approach and Writing a Grant) and, after doing so, write a three-page paper in which you describe the steps you will take to secure funding for your diabetes prevention program. Your paper should clearly delineate:
1) Two potential funding sources (these can be foundations, the government, or private businesses/corporations)
2) Eligibility requirements for grants from these agencies/organizations and the extent to which your program and organization satisfy these
3) The funding mechanism, i.e., Call for Proposal (CFP), Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Applications (RFA), Program Announcement, etc.
4) The timeline for submission and review of your grant proposal
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.