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Community Health Program Objectives, SMART Planning, and Action Plans

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Summary

Program planning moves from identifying a health problem to deciding what a program intends to accomplish and how progress will be demonstrated. This lesson distinguishes goals, objectives, and outcomes, which are related but serve different purposes.

A goal is a broad statement of a program’s purpose and what it plans to accomplish. Goals align with the identified health problem, the program’s vision, and its values. They describe the direction of the program rather than every specific step needed to achieve it.

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What is a program goal?
A broad statement of a program’s purpose and intended accomplishment, aligned with the health problem, vision, and values.
What is a process objective?
A time-bound statement that tracks program activities, delivery, participation, or deliverables.
What is an outcome objective?
A measurable, often time-bound statement of an intended result of program activities.
How does an outcome differ from an outcome objective?
An outcome is the change sought; an outcome objective specifies the target and timing used to assess that change.
What is an action plan?
A plan that turns program objectives into coordinated steps, assigning responsibilities, timing, resources, communication, and evaluation.

Quiz questions

  1. Which set gives the elements of the SMART framework for writing program objectives?Answer: Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound
  2. What role can baseline data play when a program measures change?Answer: They describe the starting point against which change can be assessed.
  3. How can Healthy People 2030 inform a local community program?Answer: It offers national objectives, baseline references, and evidence-based resources for planning.
  4. Which consideration supports choosing an appropriate program intervention?Answer: Whether it is evidence-based and fits community priorities and participant needs
  5. Which set of details belongs in an action step in a program plan?Answer: Activity, responsible person, timing, duration, resources, and communication

Based on Population Health for Nurses by Jessica Ochs, Sherry L. Roper, Susan M. Schwartz (OpenStax), licensed CC BY 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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