Task Groups
NDEP Task Groups are small groups of NDEP partners convened to accomplish specific projects or tasks from NDEP’s yearly strategic plan in a specified period of time. As Task Groups complete their charge, Task Groups are dissolved, but Task Group members are encouraged to remain in the NDEP Partnership Network.
When new Task Groups are formed, the NDEP will reach out to its Partnership Network to solicit nominations based on criteria established for a particular task. Partners with experience related to a specific task are encouraged to self-nominate – or nominate other individuals who can contribute to the work of the NDEP Task Group.
Task Groups and members are appointed by the NDEP Executive Committee. Task Groups are led by a volunteer chairperson, and report to the Operations Committee.
As of January 2012, examples of NDEP Task Groups include:
Guiding Principles Task Group
Goal: to deliver an updated Guiding Principles for Health Care Professionals document
that is supported and promoted by NDEP stakeholder groups and other organizations.
By January 2013, NDEP will have completed final document and begun final review
and endorsement by professional organizations and Federal agencies.
Promotions Task Group
Goal: to assess NDEP’s offerings and create a plan to expand NDEP’s
brand awareness, enhance NDEP’s reach of diabetes/health messages, increase
access to NDEP’s content, further participation & engagement with audiences,
and improve NDEP’s health communication efforts. By January 2013, NDEP will
have completed a communications audit and begun to implement recommendations which
are expected to include better “mapping” of NDEP resources for audiences
and partners and started steps to strengthen social media outreach and engagement.
BetterDiabetesCare (BDC) Website Task Group
Goal: to guide an update and integration of important information on systems of
care for diabetes into NDEP’s core work. By January 2013, NDEP will have updated
all content and begun planning for revamping website efforts, including resolution
of a key issue – integrate into NDEP’s main website or remain a freestanding
web resource at www.BetterDiabetesCare.nih.gov.
Support for Behavior Change Initiative Phase III Task Group
Goal: to identify gaps in Diabetes HealthSense content and explore partnerships,
promotion initiatives, and evaluation. By January 2013, NDEP will have completed
an assessment of gaps in content, including medication adherence and peer counseling
tools and taken action to address challenges. In addition, the task group will have
completed a review and update of existing HealthSense resources and any plans for
updating review process.
New Beginnings Task Group
Goal: to develop supporting materials using a storytelling approach to include in
the New Beginnings discussion guide for health and diabetes educators to
use with African American families and replace materials dependent on The Debilitator
movie. By January 2013, NDEP will have completed and tested the New Beginnings discussion
guide, and started implementing the promotion and evaluation plan.
DiabetesAtWork Website Task Group
Goal: to package the various elements of the DiabetesAtWork (www.DiabetesAtWork.org)
site to increase their use by public and private partners in the business and health
strategy world. By January 2013, NDEP will have completed development, testing,
and uploading of “navigation” documents, such as one-pagers, webinars,
and PowerPoint presentations to help users use the site more effectively and updates
to make the site more user-friendly.
Evaluation Plan Task Group
Goal: to develop an overarching monitoring and evaluation plan for NDEP and its
partners and to develop a plan for monitoring and evaluating the partnership transition.
By January 2013, Task Group will have completed an evaluation plan for major NDEP
components or activities, and NDEP will have begun to implement it, and the Task
Group will have completed an evaluation plan and instruments for assessing the partnership
transition.
PPOD Primer Task Group
Goal: to update, revise expand, and reformat the existing Primer content and include
additional resources, such as the patient checklist developed by PPOD and the HCP
WGs and consumer pieces. By January 2013, the Primer revisions will be completed,
tested, reformatted, and promoted and additional consumer materials will have been
developed and tested.
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Task Group
Goal: To conduct an environmental scan and needs assessment related to cardiovascular
disease, pre-diabetes, and diabetes health education needs of migrant and seasonal
farm workers (MSFW). By September 2012, NDEP will have completed a report of the
environmental scan and materials assessment, and, if the findings warrant it, results
of interviews with professionals who work closely with MSFW about needs, gaps, and
potential directions for NDEP.
