Project programming and intervention
The applied project in public health is a project that is done by the MPH students with their main purpose being to know in depth how effective the overdose prevention methods can be on long-term basis so that harm can be subsidized as much as possible. Such an intervention is very important in the current and future days due to the fact that most people are suffering from overdose medication. The number of those who neglect the doctor’s prescription is getting at its peak while some opt to take over-the-shelf drugs which are not prescribed. As a result, overdose effects have hospitalized thousands of patients across the United States as much more consequences are felt.
The project is much concerned with the youths and adults who are unable stick to the prescribed amount of medication. The initial program targeted adults who range between 20 to 50 years of age for intervention. It was a model composed of a number of integration steps that could offer the best evidence-based educational intervention to the target group. This research will employ Secondary Analysis of Archived Data (SAAD) method to evaluate the project as well as identify its effectiveness (Rodriguez et al, 2016). In order to examine the effectiveness of the modeled program, a separate program will be used. It will act as the blue print of the intervention done by the MPH students.
Describe the agency and organization
The applied health project is working under the support of an organizational unit called Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC is an organization that works with the state public health agencies that was established with an aim of strengthening the university-based prevention intervention centers (Rodriguez et al, 2016). It offers a more systematic program for disease control at regional and local levels. The organization has tried to come up with modern and uniform approach of surveillance of public health based on the health records that portray the health status of the community.
How those factors affect the program planning for your Applied Project
One of the most significant factors is the involvement of the key staff members and resources in during the planning. This factor is basically viewing at the project leadership which by far extent affects the planning of the project (Snyder, 2013). Bodies such as the project committee, sponsor, and the project team must be actively involved in the project planning for it to be successful. This may also affect the allocation of workgroups, time scheduling and funding of the project. The other factor is the project scope. It affects how documentation of changes is made, how the management of the schedule will be moved and also how different methods of interventions shall be applied. The scope factor also determines how planning on challenges is going to be made (Snyder, 2013).
The other factor is the nature of the specific situation of the target audience. Understanding the nature of the overdose extent of the participants would affect positively the planning process. This is because team members will be able to make the relevant choice of tools and techniques that will apply in the intervention (Snyder, 2013). On the same note, availability of guiding resources can also help in the planning process. This may include project planning manuals and previous project reports. All these factors have an effect on the planning process of the project (Snyder, 2013).
References
Rodriguez, J. L., Thomas, C. C., Massetti, G. M., Duquette, D., Avner, L., Iskander, J., & ... Richardson, L. C. (2016). CDC Grand Rounds: Family History and Genomics as Tools for Cancer Prevention and Control. MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 65(46), 1291-1294. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6546a3
Snyder, C. (2013). A project manager's book of forms: A companion to the PMBOK guide, fifth edition. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley.
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