National Agenda for Public Health Action:
A National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s Health
Appendix E: Template For Operational Plan
RECOMMENDATION: Create positive, rewarding forums that promote healthy eating and physical activity among adolescent females at risk for type 2 diabetes.
Strategy: Partner with existing organizations (nonprofit organizations, government agencies, universities, businesses, etc.), youth advocates within those organizations, and media outlets to deliver forums on a national basis. Develop incentive-based systems to attract and retain participants.
| Timeline | Activity/Effect | Evaluation Measure | Key Partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 12 months | Conduct focus groups with young girls to determine structure, content, and delivery channels (e.g., how best to deliver nutrition messages and support). Contact key partners and solicit their buy-in to the forum concept. |
Focus groups conducted Structure, content, and delivery channels for forums designed based on focus group data Significant number of key partners supporting forum concept |
Women on the Run Title Nine sports Athletic shoe companies Lady Footlocker Proctor and Gamble Feminine hygiene product manufacturers “Totally for You” |
| 1-3 years | Develop forum template and pilot test it. Revise template. Launch template nationally. |
Number of pilot sites Feasibility of pilot Extent to which incentive system encouraged action Increased involvement of girls in forums |
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| 3-5 years | Expand forums Conduct national survey of female adolescents and key partners to broadly evaluate the forum’s success. |
Increased number of forums Positive results from national survey |
APPENDIX E: TEMPLATE FOR OPERATIONAL PLAN
RECOMMENDATION: Work with health insurers and policy makers to expand coverage and reimbursement policies to include prevention services for women throughout their life span.
Strategy: Promote federal laws and programs so that all women have adequate coverage for preventive and other services.
| Timeline | Activity/Effect | Evaluation Measure | Key Partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 years | Identify champions on Capitol Hill to support activities around coverage for the uninsured, working poor, and middle-aged women. Identify other sympathetic policy makers. Encourage coalitions in strategic lobbying efforts. |
Increased number of bills introduced on this issue and/or other legislative discussions and opportunities Increased numbers of supportive policy makers |
Health care advocacy groups Women, ethnic, faith-based, and other nontraditional federal programs Men’s groups Grassroots community-based organizations State and local policy makers Federal legislators |
| 3-5 years | Identify pilots and models for health coverage of uninsured women. Explore feasibility of coverage expansion for particular health issues. Expand and maintain efforts for coverage of working uninsured women. Broaden issue base and coalitions to underinsured women at risk or with diabetes regarding preventive and other services coverage. |
Passage and implementation of federal legislation and programs to address these needs Increased numbers of women with health coverage |
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| 5 years and beyond | Continue to develop models and expand coverage. | Increased passage and implementation of federal legislation and programs to address these needs Increased numbers of women with health coverage |
Start dates (T0) and timeframes for T1, T2, and T3 will vary by strategy and/or activity.
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