Planning: Problem Identification, Prioritization, Analysis (Project)

Question 1

Functions of Management

Answer 1

• Planning
• Organizing
• Leading
• Controlling
• Evaluating

Question 2

• In Strategic planning, problems have already been identified;
• Problems are in the form of challenges called ISSUES and CONCERNS;

Answer 2

Problem Identification

Question 3

Problem ID:

Answer 3

• Population
• Health Status
• Health Resources
• Socio-economic Factors

Question 4

Problem Prioritization

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• Magnitude of the problem
• Vulnerability to change
• Impact to society
• Administrative support
• Financial requirement

Question 5

deaths caused by the disease as well as prevalence and/or incidence of the disease in the locality as measured by morbidity and mortality rates – higher rates gain higher scores

Answer 5

Magnitude of the problem

Question 6

presence or absence of the technology that will control the disease. This is measured by the effectiveness of an intervention to address the disease – the more effective the intervention, the higher the score.

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Vulnerability to change

Question 7

scope of the population that is affected by the disease directly or indirectly. Conditions that will receive a higher score include
high communicability, high degree of disability, bigger amount of money lost when afflicted with the disease.

Answer 7

Impact to society

Question 8

extent of local executives’ endorsement of the project. The presence of personal motivation to support programs or
health in general gain higher scores.

Answer 8

Administrative support

Question 9

amount of money needed to carry out the program/project. A larger amount will get a lower score.

Answer 9

Financial requirement

Question 10

Involves identifying what the main problems are and
establishing cause and effect relationships between
these problems

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Problem Analysis

Question 11

Problem Tree
Preparatory steps

Answer 11

• Clarify the scope of the investigation or analysis
• Inform yourself further
• Identify relevant stakeholders
• Participants need to be informed to be useful and
  productive
• Conduct the analysis

Question 12

t- Using contributions from the group, list all negative statements about the situation being analyzed (brainstorm)
- Print each problem statement in clear language on a card and display on the wall or some suitable space

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Identifying and listing the main problems

Question 13

• through discussions, identify a consensus core problem
  (the one which appears to be linked to most negative
  statements)
• print a precise definition of the core problem on a card
• display the card on the wall so the whole group can clearly
  see it

Answer 13

Identifying core problems

Question 14

• distribute the negative statement cards according to whether they are ‘causes’ (leading to the core problem) or ‘effects’
  (resulting from the core problem). Place all causes below the core problem and the effects above the core problem
• (problems that are clear but very general in nature and which affect not only the issue at hand but almost any health problem can be treated as ‘general constraints’ and placed at
  the side of the problem tree. This keeps the core problem tree focused and manageable.)

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Identifying cause and effect

Question 15

• further structure the statements in the problem tree by selecting one of the statements and asking “what leads to this?” Then select from the other cards the most likely cause and place it below the chosen statement. Do the same for the other cards.
• if there are 2 or more causes combining to produce an effect, place them side by side below the resulting effect
• similarly, ask if there are any more effects resulting from that cause
• if there are multiple effects resulting from

Answer 15

Identifying cause and effect

Question 16

• pick out one card from the top of the problem tree and work back through the diagram according to the guide question: “what leads to, or causes, that?” to check the logic and
  completeness of the diagram
• connect the cards with arrows to show cause-effect relationships

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Checking the logic

Question 17

• Done by preparing an objective tree
• Problem statements (negatives) transformed into objective statements (positives)
• Shows the means-end relationship between objectives
• Leads directly into developing the project’s narrative description in the Logical Framework matrix

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Objectives Analysis

Question 18

• The prevalence, incidence and deaths caused by the disease in the community as measured by the morbidity and mortality rates
• Higher rates gain higher scores.

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Magnitude of the Problem

Question 19

• The scope and burden of the disease in the community and how these affect the quality of life of the people
• The greater the scope and burden, the higher the score.

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Impact to the Community

Question 20

• The capacity to control, modify or prevent the health problem as measured by the effectiveness of an intervention. E.g. technology, resources, programs and policies that will control the disease.
• The more modifiable the disease, the higher the score.

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Changeability

Question 21

• The openness or willingness of the people to embrace the new intervention.
• The more willing and open the people to support the program, the higher the score.

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Acceptability

Question 22

• The availability of resources such as human, financial, logistics and political support necessary to support the interventions.
• The more feasible the program implementation is, the higher the score.

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Feasibility

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• The ability of the intervention to achieve its long term goals and objectives through continuous implementation.
• The more sustainable the program is, the higher the score.

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Sustainability

Question 24

Rating Scale 1

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Insignificant

Question 25

Rating Scale 2

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Minimally Significant

Question 26

Rating Scale 3

Answer 26

Significant

Question 27

Rating Scale 4

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Moderately Significant

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Rating Scale 5

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Highly Significant

Question 29

To decrease the incidence of AGE (acute gastroenteritis) among the residents of Tanudan.

Answer 29

Goal

Question 30

To improve the quality of life among the residents of Tanudan by implementing prevention measures that will avoid transmission of AGE

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Purpose:

Question 31

1. To improve health promotion and education activities in Tanudan
2. To improve sanitary, hygienic and health-seeking practices of the residents in Tanudan

Answer 31

Objectives:

Question 32

kidney , intestine, and bones,
* Considered as the world’s deadliest disease and remains as a major public health problem in the Philippines.
* It is often occurs in children of under developed and developing countries in the form of primary complex especially after a
bout of a deliberating childhood disease such as measles.
* In the Philippines, TB ranks tenth in the leading cause of morbidity (2020)