The purpose of this activity is to key strategies for managing public health programs and interventions to a population-based intervention scenario.

Scenario: You and your team from the local health department have been tasked with starting a public health program to address the rapid increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in an area with a large immigrant population.

Format: 2-3 page paper (not including the title page and reference page) submitted via Turnitin; APA format (double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12pt font).

Your paper should include the following questions:

Strategies before the implementation of the program

• What key strategies would you employ with the community before starting this program?
• What type of public health data source should the team use to collect information about the population? Identify at least two data sources, and explain why.
• What are some foreseen issues and barriers to implementing this program among this population?
• What are the cultural implications that might be considered given the target population?

Collaborations

• Using the systems thinking approach, who are the key organizations, systems, and individuals that should be a part of the planning and implementation of a program to address the increase of STIs among the population?
  • Identify the collaborations
  • Identify the role and responsibilities of each.

Communication and Marketing

• What is your strategy for communicating with the population and marketing the program? Although this is a hypothetical scenario, in this section, describe the product, price, place, and promotion.
  • Product: What are you asking people to do?
  • Price: What will they need to give up?
  • Place: Where can the audience engage in the desired behavior?
  • Promotion: How will you reach your audience? How will you get the message out?

Assignment Guidelines:

1. Use APA format for references. Include a title page, section headers, and in-text citations.
2. The title page and reference pages are not included in the page requirement.
3. References should be from reputable websites and organizations. Do not use websites such as Wikipedia.
4. Submit the assignment in a word document or pdf.
5. For those who need extra guidance with formatting your paper, here is a resource you can use https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/