HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING

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the orderly process of defining community health problems, identifying unmet needs and surveying the resources to meet them, establishing priority goals that are realistic and feasible and projecting administrative action to accomplish the purpose of the proposed programme (WHO)

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health planning

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purpose of planning

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to match limited resources with many problems
to eliminate wasteful expenditures and avoid duplication
to develop the best resource of action to accomplish a defined objective

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deficiencies in health that call for preventive, curative, control, and eradication measures

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health needs

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an important element of planning is setting of the ….

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objectives
targets
goals

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measures the amount of progress towards goal

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objectives

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these are achieved by establishing targets

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objectives

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short-term and measures progress

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objectives

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objectives are split into discrete activities

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targets

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ultimate desired state towards which the objectives and resources are directed

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goals

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these are not constrained by time and resources because they are long-term and they are consumables

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goals

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long-term outcome

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goal

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planning cycle

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analysis of health situation
establishment of objectives and goals
assessment of resources
fixing priorities
writing up of formulated plan
programming and implementation
evaluation

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assessment of resources involves the 3MSKT, namely:

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money, manpower, material, skills, knowledge, technique

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3 steps of planning

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planning
implementation
evaluation

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3 activities in planning

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assessment of health issues/status
identification of desired state in the future
specification of interventions that are needed to achieve the desired state

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2 processes of health program planning

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strategize
health program planning

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steps in health program planning

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preparatory phase
planning
output

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preparatory phase of planning involves

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1. performance review and problems identification for each health program
2. analysis of the problems

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this involves assessing the accomplishment of each program and determines the percentage accomplishment

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performance review and problems identification

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a percentage accomplishment of <110% indicates…

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over-accomplishment

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a percentage accomplishment of >90% indicates…

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under-accomplishment

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methods of health program analysis

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qualitative method
quantitative method

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this is a method of health program analysis that involves the analysis of those who participated in the circumstances that surround the problem through focus group discussion (participant’s analysis)

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qualitative method

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this is a method of health program analysis where you construct a problem tree illustrating the direct and underlying causes of the problemProvide estimates (evidence-based) on the nature and extent of each cause through the use of indicators

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quantitative method

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situational analysis is also known as…

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community assessment

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this is the investigation of the current state of the community by identifying health-related issues and subsequent health projects

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situational analysis

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TRUE OR FALSE the problem analysis includes the demographics,, economic data, analysis of health resources present, and description of the health condition of the community

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FALSE (problem analysis should be “situational analysis/community assessment”)

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this involves the identification of the health-related issues and concerns logically following the situational analysis of the community

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problem analysis

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TRUE OR FALSE in problem analysis, identified problems are ranked from lowest to highest

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FALSE (highest to lowest)

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problem list

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health service delivery health information system human resource for health health financing policy, standards, and regulation governance for health

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this is where the notable issues would be pitted against each other and rated using a set of criteria with corresponding weight

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decision matrix

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this is used to systematically identify the possible contributory factors that lead to the formation of a health problem

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problem tree

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TRUE OR FALSE the objective tree is where the core problem (highest ranked) which has emerged from the decision matrix is analyzed as its root causes and effects

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FALSE (“problem tree” not “objective tree”)

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TRUE OR FALSE the problem tree is a cause-and-effect network

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE the obstacle analysis matrix is included in the preparatory phase

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TRUE

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this includes the overall goal of the health project and the network of its objectives and benefits

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objective tree

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this is based on the objective tree; identification of alternatives to solve the core/priority problem and the choice of the best option

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alternative tree

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this is based on the objective tree; identification of alternatives to solve the core/priority problem and the choice of the best option

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alternative tree

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purpose of developing a plan for a health program/project

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to formalize commitment to achieve vision to guide implementation of the program to seek formal approval from the executive management and budgetary support

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this involves the analysis of obstacles in the health service implementation and the identification of barriers and constraints that are specifically management problems

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obstacle matrix/obstacle analysis matrix

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these are factors that adversely affect the effectiveness and efficacy of the health projeect implementation

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constraints

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these are factors that adversely affect the effectiveness and efficacy of the health projeect implementation

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constraints

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these are assumptions that an existing program is already in place and takes the nature of strengthening an existing program

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considerations

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these are assumptions that an existing program is already in place and takes the nature of strengthening an existing program

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considerations

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planning phase

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project title introduction to the project general objective specific objectives project components project milestones project activities project flowchart project activity-resource matrix project monitoring worksheet project budget worksheet

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should be descriptive and includes the nature and scope of the health program

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project title

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this part of the planning phase includes the background, rationale, and significance of the health program implementation

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introduction to the project

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this states the resolution of the core problem

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general objective of the project

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this aims to allude to the completion of the selected solutions and are usually written in the format: at the end of the project, the following should have been” followed by end of project milestones

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specific objective(s) of the project

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these are inter-related activities that contribute to the attainment of at least one specific objective

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project components

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these are intervening events within each project component

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project milestones

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these are actions that are critical in reaching the project milestones

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project activities

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flow of activities when implemented rom the start to the end of the project as they pass through different milestones

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project flowchart

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this is the table that depicts all critical resource requirements to implement each activity

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project activity-resource matrix

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this allocates the time, human resource, and budget requirements for each activity

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project monitoring worksheet

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with a list of pre-determined budget expenditure, this contains an assessment on the number of resources needed to implement each activity

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project budgeting/budget worksheet

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considerations at the implementation stage should include:

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define roles and tasks selection, training, motivation, and supervision of the manpower involved organization and communication the efficiency of the implementing institution