Creation of a health promotion initiative to improve health indicators for “your health problem”. This activity is focusing on your creativity, analysis of facts,
organization and leadership qualities. Be concise but comprehensive in your ideas.
MAP-IT stands for:
M Mobilize
A Asses
P Plan
I Implement
T Track
Using MAP-IT framework determine how you may:
Mobilize resources and stakeholders to take care of the selected health problem in your community, determining mission and vision of the resulted coalition,
defining partners, their roles and meeting plans.
Asses the problem, including a realistic long-term goal, how you may collect data to determine your needs and priorities logically organized
Plan objectives and steps to achieve them. Consider opportunities for interventions with broad reach and impact. How may you measure your progress?
What is expected to change, by how much, and by when? Choose objectives that are challenging yet realistic.
Implement. Create a detailed work plan that includes concrete action steps assigned to specific people with clear deadlines and/or timelines. Share
responsibilities across coalition members but consider having a single point of contact to manage the process to ensure that things get done. Check in with
coalition members by using the Coalition Self-Assessment to see if your process is running smoothly. Develop a simple communication plan. Use kick-off
events, activities, or campus meetings to showcase your coalition’s accomplishments.
Track. Plan regular evaluations to measure and track your progress over time. Evaluations can help your coalition determine if your plan has been effective in
achieving your goals. Be mindful of limitations of self-re