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After reading Chapter 14 and reviewing the powerpoints,

You will need to post your comment as respond to the 3 comments by no more than 2-3 Complete Sentences.

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1. H.O.

The purpose of evaluation is to see if the community-engaged organization is effective and efficient. If something is not working in the organization.

An evaluation can pinpoint the problems that need to be fixed. Once the problem is fixed based on the evaluation you reevaluate and see if it is working. The BRIGHT coalition health assessment improvement plan has the issues they are working on and currently fixing. It tells us what they need to implement but have not started working on them. This evaluation can compare what they are working on and if it is working.

Then, they can look at what they need to work on and maybe see if they need to focus on an issue they have not been working on and focus on that. Maybe that issue will have more success. Eventually, it would be good to go back and focus on the issue that was not very successful and make the changes needed to improve the issue.

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2. H.H.

Evaluation is needed in a community engaged organization because they need to know what they are doing is working. If something is working, they know to keep working with it, rather than if the evaluation does not show success, they know they need to attack the problem from a different direction.

With a positive evaluation, the organization can show the progress and results to government officials, members of the community, and people who can fund the organization. The results show if the work being done is efficient and effective.
The International Center is a CEO which could benefit from an evaluation process. The offer so many services that often the employees get overwhelmed.

There is a check list of things that are done for each client, but with an evaluation process we can see if the clients are getting all the help they need. We can also see what programs may need to be offered to help the individuals integrate into the community a little more. Once they are done with the evaluation, they can show that to our community's representatives and to organizations that could fun the center to show them their successes.
 
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3. K. B.

Evaluating a community-engaged organization provides information necessary for informed decisions to shape future directions of the organization. It also creates a benchmark or a baseline measurement that can be used to measure future success or the effectiveness of programs in the future. It also is a crucial part of the planning process for development of programs.

United Way is a community engaged organization. Five years ago, the United Way office that serves the BRAD Area asked individuals in the 10 county area what they needed or wanted. They sent out roughly 10,000 surveys and received 5,000 back. These results created a shift in the primary focus of the organization to kindergarten readiness and college and career readiness in Southern Kentucky. They now use 48% of their funds to these two areas of focus. The benefits from evaluating community-engaged organization benefits the community by having their input on what they believe the community needs and provides the organization with data and information so these needs can be met.
 
EXAMPL:

L. W.:

My target population is going to high schoolers with an intellectual or developmental disability within Bowling Green, KY. I chose this community because there is a lack of preparedness for these individuals when transitioning from a high school schedule to an adult life schedule. Many people do not know, but when an individual with a disability turns 21 years old, they are no longer welcome back at their high school. So whether your birthday is on the first day of school or the last day of school, the day after you turn 21, you are no longer permitted to be back in the high school.

The challenge with this is that since there is so little emphasis on transition, this slaps many of these students in the face since they have had a routine ingrained into their life since they were very young. For anyone who's ever had a relationship with someone with a disability, it is a known fact that this community best thrives on a consistent schedule. So when that schedule is abruptly changed, behavioral and emotional issues are often the after math while coping with the adjustment. So for my project,

I wanted to create a coalition that would emphasize the need for transition from high school to adult life. I believe that reaching out to relevant organization leaders who advocate for these individuals, mental health professionals, state leaders such as Matt Bevin, high school teachers and even parents affected by these changes, we can get insight and enough data to get a motion rolling for change. By getting this information from these people, it will be easier to build this program up with as many of sides of the intervention as we'll have! Of course, then goals and strategies will be created and utilized to build up the program.

By using the MAPP model, I will be thoroughly implementing and promoting a program to instill change. By going through all six phases of the MAPP model, you are insuring that you are covering all of your bases in an organized fashion, while challenging yourself to think of issues that may arise later, and how to solve those issues. Since MAPP relies on partnerships and participation from members, this is also a great way to network and to use people's strengths to further your cause. Hearing out your colleagues is important, and in fact, is part of the 3 keys to MAPP!

THE Respond :

Dear L. W. :-

I realy appreciated your thinking about the target population that going to high schoolers with an intellectual or developmental disability within Bowling Green, KY, and how you can improve this target by using the MAPP model.

So, you have a great idea about the target and you uesed the concept of the MAPP that is a shift from a focus on the agency to a focus on the community and the entire public health system. So, when you discusses your target community, try to bring everyone's collective wisdom together to be hand by hand with you to achieve a better society and great future for those people who have the disability and facing difficult when they try to enter the high school.

Therefore, by gathering all of the assets and resources within the community, the community is able to determine how best to use collective wisdom to create a healthier community. This MAPP process is a new way of doing business, and improve our community life by a great strategic planing tool.
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The Other Exampl :

B.

The 12 Ethical Principles are very very similar to the 10 essential public health services. These ethical principles are clarifying the distinctive elements of public health. They make the services and principles clear to communities and populations that they serve and give a standard that these services should be held accountable to. The 12 principles also define as a society what public health does for the community and population that they serve.

The `12 principles of public health practices are based upon the 11 values and beliefs of public health. The values and beliefs are a foundation for the principles to be built upon. The 11 values are assumptions of public health practice that are the underlying for human and civil rights that are the underpinning for the 12 principles.

Going into a community it is important to remember that the members of the community have the best insight into what is going on. These individuals have rights that have to be respected. The individuals of the community must have trust in the information that I am giving them, so adequate resources and information are required.

Collaborating with other health agency to make a web of resources also help the education process become more effective. Making sure it is prominent that the purpose of the efforts is to better the community and that all individuals can become involved. Empowering those individuals to take control makes the program and efforts more effective. I would need to make sure that every individual has the knowledge and resources to make the decisions to make changes. I would need to make sure all public health services were available to the community. Following the code of ethics would also lead to all conflicts and disputes being handled properly.

THE Respond :

Dear B: I support your argument that 12 Ethical Principles and ten essential public health services have major similarities. However, I would like to understand some of the strategies used by the public health departments in making codes guiding their services and principles known to communities and populations they serve. I also agree that values and beliefs play a significant role in the development of public health principles.