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Using MAP-IT to Help Build a Healthy Community

MAP-IT means: Mobilize, Assess, Plan, Implement, and Track

To begin to achieve the goal of improving health, a community must develop a strategy. That strategy, to be successful, must be supported by many individuals who are working together.

In much the same way you might map out a trip to a new place, you can use the MAP-IT technique to “map out” the path toward the change you want to see in your community.

Part 3 Assignment:

For this part you will discuss how you will Plan your approach. Start with a vision of where you want the community to be, and then add strategies and action steps to help you achieve that vision. You can be a health educator, a health care provider, a social worker, etc. However, base your vision and approach on your targeted family. Additionally, be sure to focus on the health issues related to your targeted family.

Length:

3 to 5 pages (600 to 1,200 words) unless otherwise specified and include 3-5 peer-reviewed reference citations. APA format.

Resources:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Educational and community-based programs. Healthy People 2020. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=11

Nguyen, H. V., Le, G. M., Nguyen, S. M., Tran, M. N., & Ha, N. M. (2012). The effect of participatory community communication on HIV preventive behaviors among ethnic minority youth in central Vietnam. BMC public health, 12(1), 170.