Overview
The Course Capstone Project involves planning and implementing a public health initiative to address a public health problem in your community. The project is sustained throughout the course. You are expected to complete work on your Course Capstone Project each week.
This week you will complete and submit your final Course Capstone Project Proposal. Your tasks are to:
- Complete your final written proposal for a community program/initiative that addresses a public health problem. Your proposal must be a single, APA formatted document that contains at least 2450 words, not including the title page and references page. Each of the following components is required:
- Title Page
- Follow APA guidelines for formatting your title page.
- Include your name, project title, course information, and date.
- Problem Statement (½ page)
- Purpose of study: Explain the public health problem you are addressing.
- Measurable program goal: Describe the goal or outcome of the program.
- Measurable objectives: Explain the benefits of your proposed public health program.
- Literature Review (5+ articles, 2 to 3 pages)
- Explain your research findings. Ensure that you address the following:
- Compare the approaches or solutions to the problem in each article. Are the findings and program plan implementations offered by each article similar or dissimilar? If dissimilar, do the findings and program plan implementations contradict one another?
- Critique the articles. Which program plan implementations seem most effective? Why? How were the programs evaluated for sustainability?
- Describe existing community programs that address the health issue. How successful are they in treating the health problem? Does the community embrace their missions? Do the target populations see them as relevant or helpful?
- If no local programs exist, determine the reasons. For example, are there socioeconomic, physical, political, or environmental reasons no local programs have been established? If so, can you provide any recommendations that might mitigate those factors?
- Program Implementation (3 to 4 pages)
- Explain how the program will be implemented. Ensure that you address the following:
- With whom should you partner to implement the program?
- What potential barriers to program implementation (e.g., socioeconomic, cultural, physical, environmental) exist and how can you overcome them?
- Where is the best location in the community to ensure the necessary access for all program participants?
- When is the best time to implement the program in your community?
- Provide a proper rationale for the above questions.
- Budget and Budget Justification (1 page)
- Justify the budget. Ensure that you address the following:
- Identify resources needed to implement the plan, including:
- Funding
- Staffing
- Equipment & software
- Office space
- Supplies & Materials
- Travel & transportation
- Identify whether funding will need to include incentives for participation by the target population.
- Discuss whether gaps in capacity or resources can be filled by stakeholder subcontracts.
- Project Timeline (½ page)
- Outline the timeline for implementation.
- Feel free to use the Action Plan and Timeline template you will utilize in Field Experience.
- References
- Cite a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar sources according to APA guidelines.
- Prepare a 7- to 10-slide narrated Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to provide information about the public health program to community leaders, stakeholders, and other public health professionals. Be sure to:
- Cover the salient points from your proposal.
- Utilize the presentation Notes feature.
- Demonstrate professional, persuasive presentation skills.
- Cite all sources used according to APA guidelines.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines (APA style 7th edition).