Portfolio Project – The Community Action Plan: Teen Vaping

The Community Action Plan: Teen Vaping

Your Portfolio Project is a community action plan designed to alleviate or correct a public health issue in your community. Your community can be your business, school, neighborhood, town or city of residence or birth, or county. 

Below is a useful site where you can find an example of the elements of an action plan.

http://www.cityofchicago.org/dam/city/depts/cdph/tobacco_alchohol_and_drug_abuse/LGBTCommunityActionPlanHC.pdf (Links to an external site.)

I have provided (attached) a brief response indicating which public health issue you have selected and why. 

Deliverables 1-6: 

1 – Finding Partners

Most community action plans can benefit from recruiting partners—individuals or organizations that might help with the solution to the public health issue. These partners may have money, special tools or skills, and other resources.

Create a list of at least ten local partners/stakeholders who might be willing to help you implement or develop your own community action plan. Remember, a stakeholder is a person with an interest or concern in something. For each potential partner, include:

  • the potential partner’s name,
  • comprehensive contact information (job title, address, phone, website, and any assistants’ names),
  • a short explanation of why you think the partner or stakeholder would be useful to your project, and
  • why you think that particular partner might be interested in joining your effort—that is, what is the benefit to the partner in doing so?

Your partners could come from the following (don’t be limited by this list):

  • Government officials (state, regional, local, or federal)
  • Local health/public health department agent(s)
  • Non-profits or non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Think broadly. For example, consider national and local organizations (e.g., men and women’s organizations, schools, government-funded services, and volunteer organizations).
  • Businesses often help fund or implement community projects.
  • Colleges or universities may have grants, special departments, or clubs/organizations.
  • Churches or faith-based organizations

Instructions:

  • Write a well-organized list that is a 2-3-page paper, not including the title and reference pages, which are required.
  • The paper must be formatted correctly using APA style. Remember, all research material used in your paper must be paraphrased and include an in-text citation.
  • Be sure you reference and cite at least three credible external reference such as a website or journal article to support your proposed resolution of the case.

     Your external sources can be trade publications, government information, newspaper articles, or scholarly or peer-reviewed journal articles.

2 – Research Economic Considerations:

Conduct research on the following:

  • What might be some of the expenses associated with solving the public health issue you have identified? Think about labor, infrastructure, advertising, transportation, and building materials, for example.
  • What could be some possible economic ramifications if a solution is not found to the public health issue?
  • What are the economic benefits, and to whom, of finding solutions to the public health issue you have identified?

Instructions:

  • Write a well-organized list that is a 2-3-page paper, not including the title and reference pages, which are required.
  • The paper must be formatted correctly using APA style. Remember, all research material used in your paper must be paraphrased and include an in-text citation.
  • Be sure you reference and cite at least three credible external reference such as a website or journal article to support your proposed resolution of the case.
  • Your external sources can be trade publications, government information, newspaper articles, or scholarly or peer-reviewed journal articles.

3 – Community Action Plan Outline

For this deliverable, you will submit a detailed two-page outline (in outline format, not in essay format) of the final paper for Teen Vaping public health issue and community action plan. 

For the detailed outline:

  1. In the introduction, briefly      describe the public health issue (Teen Vaping) and the community you will      use for your Final Paper. Include the community’s history and be sure to      cite supporting sources.
  2. Include the following sections      for your selected issue:
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Cure
  • Prevention
  • In the Symptoms section, describe      the public health issue that you have observed in your community. What      “symptoms” does it exhibit? Think about whom it affects, where it affects      them, and how (Refer back to the deliverable #2 paper – research economic      considerations).
  • In the Diagnosis section, discuss      the causes of the issue and give examples of other communities that have      suffered the same problem. How did those communities solve or attempt to      address the issue?
  • In the Cure section, discuss      possible options for a cure for this public health issue. How can you      eradicate it or reduce its occurrence in your community?
  • In the Prevention section,      discuss possible options for prevention of the public health issue that      you have selected. How can you reduce the chance of people being impacted      by your issue in the future?

   3. The detailed outline should be approximately 2 pages in length, in outline format not in paragraph format.

4 – Preliminary Written Report: 

I need you to put a preliminary (rough) draft of the written portion of Final Paper. Remember to include the following sections: introduction, symptoms, diagnosis, cure, prevention, and summary.

5 – Final Paper Instructions:

  • The case study, with four sections (Symptoms, Diagnosis, Cure, and Prevention). Each section should be about a page in length. Your entire paper must be 4-5 pages in length not counting the title or reference pages, which must be included. Your paper must follow the APA formatting.
    • In the Symptoms section, describe the public health issue that you have observed in your community. What “symptoms” does it exhibit? Think about whom it affects, where it affects them, and how.
    • In the Diagnosis section, discuss the causes of the issue, and give examples of other communities that have suffered the same problem. How did those communities solve or attempt to address the issue?
    • In the Cure section, discuss possible options for a cure for this public health issue. How can you get rid of it, or reduce its occurrence in your community?
    • In the prevention section, discuss possible options for prevention of the public health issue that you have selected. How can you reduce the chance of people being impacted by your issue in the future?
  • You must back up your sections using at least two scholarly articles. The paper should be based on references to scholarly materials (rather than on introductory textbooks, popular website writings, or musings, for example) and should support your claims with evidence.
  • The key community members or partners that you plan on contacting, with an explanation why these individuals or organizations make sense as potential partners. This could include partners from your list of potential partners created in deliverable #1 – Finding Partners.
  • A special emphasis on the economic implications. (refer to deliverable #2 – Research Economic Considerations)
  • A realistic timeline for your plan. Discuss the time needed for campaigning, education, funding, building, and implementation. Use ideas from Deliverable #3 – Community Action Plan Outline.
  • The paper shall comply with APA guidelines.
  • Refer to the Portfolio Project rubric for grading criteria (Attached).

6 – Final Instructions for Slide Presentation:

  • The slide presentation describes the problem in your community and your action plan.
  • Your presentation must be 8-10 slides in length not counting the title and reference slides.
  • Your presentation must be supported by at least two scholarly articles.
  • You may use a Web-based slide presentation software such as Prezi, for example, or you may use PowerPoint. If you use a Web-based tool, include the URL to your presentation in a Word document and upload with your presentation.
  • The audience for this presentation will be community members or organizations you wish to educate about the public health issue and your proposed plan.
  • The purpose of this slide presentation is to educate the audience about the issue. Keep in mind that in real life you will have limited time to convince people of the gravity of the situation and to come on board with their support, so you want to be persuasive and get to the key points quickly and effectively.