Research: Grant Proposal Preparation

You are the office manager for a primary care community clinic in an underserved area. Your medical director has decided it is necessary for you to conduct a trial study, offering ancillary services at no additional cost to the patient. This is a community service/outreach effort. You are hopeful to apply for a grant to fund these services long-term, therefore you need to collect utilization data to begin grant proposal preparation.

          Evaluation Title: Grant Proposal Preparation

Research a minimum of two health disparities in your community.

Explain each disparity in approximately one paragraph and the service you will offer to address them.

• Example: Disparity: Childhood Obesity

                    [Paragraph explanation of disparity and its relevance]

                    Service Offered: Nutritional counseling

                    [Paragraph explanation of the service offered and how it will address the disparity]

Explain how you would design the trial to accurately capture data.

Include graphic representation of your trial’s design.

• Examples of this can be found in the Gordis textbook, Chapter 17.

A minimum of three references should be used to complete this assignment