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Creating Action Plans

[WLO: 2] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Step 7d, Table 5, and Figure 17 in 

Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs

 Download Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs[Action guide] and the 

Community Action Plan T
emplate

 Download Community Action Plan Template. Additionally, review the feedback received in your Week 3 Target Audience assignment and Week 4 Barriers for Your Target Audience discussion forum.

As a reminder, each week, your assignment will comprise a vital component of your Final Community Stakeholder Presentation and Final Community Assessment Report final projects. As such, you are encouraged to ensure that you use the feedback you receive each week to make the necessary revisions for your final report.

An action plan is a way to make sure your plan for addressing your community’s needs is concrete. It describes how you will address actionable areas supporting improving the community environment to promote health and wellness. It should be complete, clear, and current. Its development should highlight the involvement of community stakeholders, demonstrate an understanding of SMART goals, and be feasible.

You will complete the Table 5 

Community Action Plan Template

 Download Community Action Plan Templatefrom the assigned reading. Use Figure 17 of 

Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs

 Download Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs[Action guide] as a guide. Complete the following:

· Using the template provided in the text, you will start by noting the project period objectives for the timelines in Step 7d Table 4. State the milestones that need to be reached. Describe the objective and why this change is a top priority for your community.

· Next, you will list an annual objective. Describe the objective, the target audience most impacted, and the estimated population size that will benefit from the change.

· Finally, you will list the activities needed to achieve the objectives. Those listed in the example are likely relevant to some of your listed community outcomes. With each activity listed, you need both a title and a brief description.

In your paper,

· Present an opening paragraph that reasonably summarizes the content that follows.

· You will complete the Table 5 
Community Action Plan Template from the assigned reading. Use Figure 17 of 
Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs [Action guide] in the assigned reading as an example.

· State the two greatest needs of your community.

· Refine your Week 3 Target Audience assignment and Week 4 Barriers for Your Target Audience discussion forum efforts.

· What feedback did you receive that can help you craft a realistic action plan for addressing the top needs in your community?

· State the two target audiences that are most impacted.

· Review Action Step 7d of 
Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs [Action guide].

· Complete the 
Community Action Plan Template for the two designated issues.

· As in the sidewalk example from the 
CHANGE Action Guide (Table 4), you need to highlight the issue listed as the most significant, highlight the next steps, list your primary contacts who can make an actionable difference (list names, not titles), and provide a timeline.

· Present Action Plan 1:

· Note the project period, timeline, and milestones to reach.

· Present Action Plan 1:

· Describe annual objectives.

· Present Action Plan 1:

· Describe the target audience and population that benefits.

· Present Action Plan 1:

· List the activities needed to achieve the objectives.

· Present Action Plan 2:

· Note the project period, timeline, and milestones to reach.

· Present Action Plan 2:

· Describe the annual objectives.

· Present Action Plan 2:

· Describe the target audience and population that benefits.

· Present Action Plan 2:

· List the activities needed to achieve the objectives.

· Describe additional data needed for the maximum argument of need.

· Describe how the plans will maximize public health benefits.

· Describe the plan’s weaknesses to address.

· Describe how you will acquire political/community stakeholder support.

· State whether the plan is truly feasible as written.

· Describe the actions needed to address community needs with milestones at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years.

· Summarize in a closing paragraph the preceding content.

· Close your paper by addressing the following for the two plans you outlined in the previous tables:

· What additional data or information are needed to help you make a more convincing argument that this is the community’s greatest need?

· What opportunities may exist for improvement within your plan?

· Where could the biggest improvements be made within your plan?

· What actions are likely to get political stakeholder support?

· What actions are likely to get community stakeholder support?

· What opportunities may exist to address health equity?

· Is the proposed action plan truly feasible? Why or why not?

· What actions best align with addressing the identified community needs, and what achievements toward your community needs are reasonable at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years?

The Creating Action Plans paper

· must be at least four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to 

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 as outlined in the Writing Center’s 

APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
 resource.

· must include a separate title page with the following in title case:

· title of paper in bold font

· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

· student’s name

· name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)

· course name and number

· instructor’s name

· due date

· must utilize academic voice. See the 

Academic VoiceLinks to an external site.
 resource for additional guidance.

· must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.

· Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

· For assistance on writing 

Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site.
 and 

Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site.
, refer to the Writing Center resources.

· must use at two credible sources in addition to the 
Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs [Action guide].

· The 

Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site.
 table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.

· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review this 

Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site.
 tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

· must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s 

APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site.
 guide.

· must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the 

APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site.
 resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the 
Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.