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Introduction
Cancer is the leading cause of death and highest recorded disease in the San Diego area.
Thus, it has been selected as the health initiative.
There is need to conduct a SWOT analysis of the proposed health initiative.
It is also prudent to analyze the role of social and economic determinants in the assessment of San Diego community’s needs.
Furthermore, the direct and indirect financial consequences of the initiative need to be analyzed.
The above analysis will help determine the viability of the initiative.
SWOT Analysis of Proposed Population Health Initiative
Minnesota Department of Health (n.d) indicates that a detailed SWOT analysis enables an administrator to attain a strategic plan for an initiative.
The above is achieved by listing the necessary strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
A SWOT analysis can be of significance in the healthcare sector.
The analysis will first entail collecting and evaluating the relevant data for this initiative.
The analysis will then classify the data on the initiative into four groupings: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Third, a SWOT matrix will be developed for this health initiative
Finally, the SWOT analysis will be incorporated into the decision-making process to ascertain initiative’s viability
Internal Factors: Strengths
Harrison (2010) defines strengths as internal factors that have led to outstanding achievements in other similar initiatives. They include:
Existence of qualified and excellent medical personnel in the San Diego County.
Complete devotion of administrators to the initiative.
Outstanding facilities in hospitals.
Good quality of healthcare in the county.
High efficiency of the administrator.
Internal Factors: Weaknesses
Harrison (2010) defines weaknesses as internal factors that are likely to increase the cost of the initiative or reduce its effectiveness. They include:
Lack of enough resources
Lack of of public awareness
Lack of medical education on cancer
Lack of primary care to cancer patients.
They can be disintegrated further to identify the underlying ones
External Factors: Opportunities
According to Harrison (2010), opportunities are significant openings that administrators should maximize on to increase chances of success. They include:
Existence of a growing ethnically diverse community.
Increasing community cancer awareness programs.
Increased government funding towards healthcare programs.
External Factors: Threats
Harrison (2010) defines threats as external factors that may negatively affect the initiative. They include:
Reduced number of people willing to take cancer tests
Unwillingness of individuals to attend seminar meetings on cancer
Competition for specialized medical personnel
Role of Social and Economic Determinants in Assessing San Diego Community’s Needs
Analyzing a community’s health needs enables administrators to understand the obstacles to healthcare improvement within it.
They will help in formulating the best strategies to employ in addressing this cancer initiative in San Diego
Social and economic determinants are key in assessing a community's health needs.
They provide insight on the top priorities that should be considered when implementing initiatives.
Some major social determinants in San Diego county include poverty, access to care, and education.
Direct and Indirect Financial Consequences for the Proposed Cancer Initiative
Financial resources are key to any successful initiative.
Thus, the proposed cancer initiative will require funds to accomplish its objectives.
An estimated amount of $45,737 will be required to implement it successfully.
The funding will directly affect the organization financially as the cost is expected to be drawn from its coffers.
It may also indirectly affect the other personnel since implementing it could mean slicing financial resources allocated for other programs.
However, it is prudent to fund it since the result would mean a reduced number of cancer patients in San Diego County and better care for the existing ones.
References
Harrison, P. J. (2010). Essentials of strategic planning in healthcare. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
Minnesota Department of Health. (n.d.). SWOT analysis. Retrieved from http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/opi/qi/toolbox/swot.html.
