PP 4001 Walden University Why Program Planning Is Important Questions

Explain why program planning is important and describe the four to five main components of program planning.

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• Interview two members within the community, including at least one key informant in the community, using these questions as well as any additional questions you think are important:
  • (Indicate the names and contact information for your interview subjects)
  • How long have you lived in your community?
  • What health issues do you perceive to be the worst in the community, and which populations do you believe are most impacted by these health issues?
  • Why do you think these issues are the worst? What barriers contribute to the issues? (e.g., no public parks, pollution from a nearby factory, no major hospitals or grocery stores)
  • What barriers do you think exist that prevent these issues from being addressed?
  • What resources are available in your community to address these health issues?
• Identify relevant data and statistics from online sources about your community or area. The following websites can be used to locate information:
  • County Health Rankings and Roadmaps. (n.d.). How healthy is your community? Retrieved March 4, 2019, from http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). State, tribal, local & territorial public health professionals gateway: Data & benchmarks. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/cha/data.html
  • Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce. (2019). Health data, tools, & statistics. Retrieved fromhttps://phpartners.org/ph_public/health_stats
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). State snapshots. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/programs-impact/state-snapshots/index.htm
  • United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). Community facts. Retrieved March 22, 2019, from https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
• You can also gather data from local health department websites, CDC websites, and other reputable health websites.

• What differences exist between the perceived health issues within the community as opposed to the actual health issues in the community? (This is the difference between the interview responses and the online data collected.)
• Identify one primary health issue in the community consider.

• Identify at least two social determinants of health that may contribute to the selected health issue.
• Identify at least two potential barriers that relate to the health issue.

• Identify at least two resources currently available to address the health issue.
• How might you address the needs within the community? Be sure to describe how you will utilize resources and address the barriers within the community.