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Community Action Guide: A Framework for Addressing Community Goals and Problems

  

Tools & Checklists

 Contributed by Sarah Pfau Edited by Jerry Schultz and Christina Holt

Checklist

 

Here you will find a checklist that summarizes the major points contained in the text. 

 

__ You understand what action planning is.

 

__ You understand why action planning is important, and how it can help your community address a health issue or problem. 

 

__ You have reviewed the eight broad components of an action plan.

 

__ You have guidelines for facilitating group meetings, including:  resolving conflict, offering encouragement, consensus building, and leading brainstorming sessions. 

 

__ You understand how to draft clear and effective vision, mission, objective, and strategy statements. 

 

__ You have reviewed guidelines for developing, categorizing, and prioritizing strategies within the context of your community. 

 

__ You have reviewed guidelines for developing action steps that address the “what”, “who”, “when”, “resources”, and “communication” aspects of action plan activities. 

 

__ You understand the importance and relevance of evaluation within the action planning process.

 

__ You understand why it is important to view your community planning group’s role as that of a “catalyst for change” versus a means of creating the ‘perfect program’, and that small wins should be acknowledged and celebrated. 

 

__ You understand that the action planning process is a “blue print for action” that is ever changing, and therefore requires maintenance of collaborative working relationships via communication, feedback, and action plan renewal over time. 

 

 

 

Tools:

 

 

Proposed Change

How Important is it to. . .

 

Not at All                                  Very

How Feasible is it to. . .

 

Not at All                                 Very

 

 

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Action

Step

Action

By Whom

By When

Resources / Support Needed

Potential Barriers / Resistance

Communication