The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in cooperation with the Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed new guidance to assist communities in their pursuit of health. This community-wide strategic planning tool for improving health is called MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships). The vision for implementing MAPP is: “Communities achieving improved health and quality of life by mobilizing partnerships and taking strategic action.”
The MAPP process creates an expectation for an unprecedented union among the community organizations, agencies, groups, and individuals that, taken together, comprise the local public health system. Broad ownership ensures that the effort is sustainable, that actions build on collective wisdom, and that resources from throughout the community contribute to health improvement. Another key characteristic of MAPP is its use of broad-based information to determine strategies needed to achieve health in the community. The MAPP process includes four unique and comprehensive assessments that collectively drive the identification of strategic issues.
During this session, representatives of the MAPP Work Group and from the nine MAPP demonstration sites will present an overview of MAPP, share experiences from communities that are using MAPP, and facilitate a dialogue with participants about the use of MAPP in communities. Connections with the National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP), being developed by CDC, NACCHO, and other national public health organizations, will also be highlighted.
See www.naccho.orgLearning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session participants will be able to: 1. Describe the various phases of the MAPP process 2. Identify approaches to implementing MAPP 3. Identify the unique strategies in MAPP that are needed for community health improvement
Keywords: Community, Partnerships
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: NACCHO
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.