week 4 assignment

For this assignment, you will research and prepare a community-level strategic plan that addresses a key public health issue.

· Potential topics may include:

• Using prenatal and infancy home visits to prevent child abuse and neglect

• Preventing falls in the elderly

• Reducing population salt intake

• Reducing tobacco use among adults

• Preventing risky sexual behavior among youth and young adults

• Reducing drug experimentation among young adults

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· Include the following in your paper:

· Introduction:

·  Provide an overview of the community health issue as described in Part A  with identified causes and influences, including knowledge gaps.

· Detail the prevalence of the issue inside and outside the United States.

· Describe potential monetary costs associated with the issue in the United States.

· You must include data as part of your introduction (images, charts, graphs, etc., may be included as well as written data).

· Describe advanced practice roles and management strategies that affect change at the community level.

· Identify key community and social resources that negatively and positively affect the selected issue.

· Identify changes or enhancements in community-related services for your selected topic.

·  Develop a strategic plan that could decrease the prevalence of your  selected topic.The goals for this plan needs to be specific, measurable,  attainable, realistic, and time-bound. Include how your plan takes into  consideration health literacy, socioeconomic factors, and cultural  differences.

· Conclusion:

· A summary of the goals and challenges

· An assessment of the outlook for action/progress

· Appendix A: Include your community assessment from Week 3 as Appendix A.

· Your paper should be 3–5 pages in length (not including the cover or reference pages). Use APA throughout.

·  Include 2–3 scholarly sources that are carefully selected and  appropriate to the topic. References should be current—no more than four  years old.

· Review the rubric for further information on how your assignment will be graded.

· Before you begin, review some strategic plans to garner ideas for developing your own strategic plan.

· ACL strategic plan (2018–2022)

·  A strategic plan to make improvements in the network of community-based  long term care and supportive services for older adults and adults with  disabilities in San Francisco