As the director of the local public health department, you are preparing to cond

As the director of the local public health department, you are preparing to conduct a town hall presentation. In it you will communicate the direction of the strategic plan. Your audience will include collaborative partners (invested stakeholders) such as academicians, health professionals, state health department staff, representatives from affected communities, and representatives from nongovernmental organizations.
Recall that your Stakeholder Involvement in Evaluation Planning discussion in Week 5 reviewed the planning and evaluation cycle (Figure 11-1 in your textbook). In addition, in that discussion you explained where in the cycle and how you would seek stakeholder involvement in evaluation planning. The town hall presentation is one such opportunity to do so.
For this discussion, do the following:
Identify the two specific strategies you described in the Stakeholder Involvement in Evaluation Planning discussion in Week 5 to obtain active involvement in the development of an evaluation plan.
Align these strategies, and specifically name the types of stakeholders (for example, academicians, health professionals, state health department staff, representatives from affected communities, representatives from nongovernmental organizations, et cetera) who would be actively engaged in them.
Identify the likely assumptions of the named stakeholders regarding the health of the community.
Discuss how you can address these assumptions to ensure that feedback loops remain effective.
Remember to cite any sources and refer to the FEM guidelines as you prepare your post.
Response Guidelines
Read and respond to your peers’ posts according to FEM guidelines, addressing the following:
Do you agree with the assumptions your colleague has identified? Dig a bit deeper and conjecture what assumptions your colleague may hold that underlie the statements made.
Conclude by stating how the assumptions your colleague has identified and/or held are related to community health outcomes. In other words, how do perceptions/health beliefs affect health?
Resources
Discussion Participation Rubric.