Poject Description:
In order to create a sustainable health care system that provides affordable and high quality care (safe, effective, efficient, patient-centered, timely, nondiscriminatory, and equitable), we need to fundamentally change the ways we deliver care. In the new health care environment, organizations need to transform and adopt a new business model. Population health management approaches require organizations to optimize the health of their population (beneficiaries, employees, patients, etc). With your team, please do the following steps.
1.Decide what type of organization you work for (e.g., health department; community-based organization) and where it is located (e.g., Long Beach, Riverside, Whittier).
2.Identify a population health problem your organization must address.
3.Choose one population health strategy based on models discussed in class.4.Define your projects goals and objectives.
5.Identify measurable idicators (based on measurable objectives).
6.Identify potential challenges and provide a strategy to address the challenges
*This is a theoretical exercise grounded in the literature and evidence-based interventions/best practices in population health. You are not expected to conduct real life intervention activities. Your intervention timeline should not exceed 12 months (outcome evaluation can be conducted post-intervention).
Intervention Description (Scope of Work; Implementation Plan):
The American Diabetes Association’s Prevention Program in the city of Laguna Woods offers awareness opportunities in delaying the progress of diabetes by obesity, explicitly targeting the Laguna Woods community among youths at an early age. In addition, the program teaches weight management as a lifestyle choice, learning strategies for eating healthier, and making other changes to improve overall health and well-being. The one-year, group-based program consists of weekly and monthly sessions to facilitate a small group of youths with similar goals. Therefore, the program’s ultimate goal is to see a 5% decrease in diabetes among Laguna Woods children through the Youth Diabetes Prevention Program.