You will choose and research a topic of interest to develop a program plan presentation using the PRECEDE-PROCEED model.

 You will choose and research a topic of interest to develop a program plan presentation using the PRECEDE-PROCEED model.  You will apply qualitative/quantitative research methods approaches for needs assessment data collection.  You will identify positive and negative predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors, health disparities, and priority populations.  You will also formulate effective program goals and objectives, develop a program budget and timeline, develop formative and summative evaluation strategies, identify behavioral and education theories that you could use for an intervention, and effectively communicate the gathered information to audience. You will report/support your findings, and present your rationale for choosing the topic. TOPIC: Access to Mental Healthcare and people who have mental health issues that got in trouble with the law.

 Is the topic you chosen a health related factor as evidenced by research and literature?

 Is the topic modifiable? 

Can it be changed? 

Does the target community/population have personal ability to make a change regarding the topic? 

Is it a factor that also has social issues associated with it? 

Reference to  PRECEDE-PROCEED: 

The PRECEDE-PROCEED model is a comprehensive structure for assessing health needs for designing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and other public health programs to meet those needs. PRECEDE provides the structure for planning a targeted and focused public health program. PROCEED provides the structure for implementing and evaluating the public health program.

PRECEDE stands for Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation. It involves assessing the following community factors:

Social assessment: Determine the social problems and needs of a given population and identify desired results.

Epidemiological assessment: Identify the health determinants of the identified problems and set priorities and goals.

Ecological assessment: Analyze behavioral and environmental determinants that predispose, reinforce, and enable the behaviors and lifestyles are identified.

Identify administrative and policy factors that influence implementation and match appropriate interventions that encourage desired and expected changes.

Implementation of interventions.

PROCEED stands for Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development. It involves the identification of desired outcomes and program implementation:

Implementation: Design intervention, assess availability of resources, and implement program.

Process Evaluation: Determine if program is reaching the targeted population and achieving desired goals.

Impact Evaluation: Evaluate the change in behavior.

Outcome Evaluation: Identify if there is a decrease in the incidence or prevalence of the identified negative behavior or an increase in identified positive behavior.

The PRECEDE-PROCEED model provides a structure that supports the planning and implementation of health promotion or disease prevention programs. This model has worked well for many health promotion topics, and can effectively support one-time interventions or long-running programs. PRECEDE-PROCEED invites participation from community members, and has the potential to increase community ownership of the program.