Scenario: You work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a

Scenario: You work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a project manager and have been tasked with putting together a plan for a community needs assessment. You have presented the WBS below. Leadership would like you to explain why each of the highlighted work packages are needed. Some specific questions need to be addressed in your explanation:<br />Leadership is familiar with using demographic data for needs assessments. They are not familiar with using economic, social, and environmental factors. What do these factors have to do with identifying potentials needs of a community? Please provide at least one example with your explanation.<br />Why is a diverse project team needed? Please provide 4-5 examples of community representatives who you may ask to be on this team.<br />What is the purpose of creating a stakeholder communication plan? Can’t we simply identify the stakeholders?<br />The leadership team is concerned about cost and time, and therefore would like to understand more about the options that might be considered for tools/methods for gathering data. Please at least two tools/methods and the pros/cons of each.<br />——————————————————————————————————————————-<br />Project: Community Needs Assessment<br />Work Breakdown Structure – Work Packages<br />Define the community to be assessed<br />Gather demographic, economic, social, and environmental data representative of the community<br />Create a diverse project team <br />(Note: representative of the community)<br />Identify stakeholders / Develop stakeholder communication plan<br />Develop questions that will uncover the strengths and weaknesses in the community<br />Select tools/methods for data collection<br />(Note: gather data to answer the questions from #6)<br />Gather data<br />Assess and summarize data<br />Recommend potential areas of improvement (needs) for the community<br />———————————————————————————————————————————-<br />Instructions: Write your paper in APA format. Organize your document by using an appropriate numbered subheading for each of the four work packages. Provide your detailed explanations with supporting evidence (using academic research) and examples. To earn full credit, answers must address the requirements from the rubric. The paper should be 3-4 pages. In addition, a cover page and reference page are required.