After this activity, the student will be able to: 

1. Design a system change strategy to improve the care delivery. 
2. Develop a plan to implement systems change strategies to improve the care environment. 
3. Apply communication skills to advance public health goals with interprofessional teams. 
4. Demonstrate practicality, flexibility, and adaptability in the process of working with others.

In this activity, you will collaborate with your colleagues to design a system change strategy to improve care delivery. 

Step 1: Consider the following scenario: A new government has been installed in your country, you are a team of consultants who have been entrusted to update a component of your healthcare system. Choose a specific issue as the center of your revision plans such as the cervical cancer care system or substance abuse care system.

Step 2: Collaborate with 1 or 2 people or students (build an interprofessional team) to brainstorm ideas for this activity. Brainstorm to develop the components of a system change strategy for the problem you identified based on the following considerations:

• Introduce them to the six steps for planning a health promotion program explored in the readings. 

• Guide the discussion around how to approach each of the steps. For example, ask your team, how can we approach step 1?

• You don’t need to provide a detailed plan. Instead, consider this exercise a brainstorming session that will define your shared vision for the program. These components should be a bullet point list that will act as a starting point for this assignment. 

• Make sure to be flexible, adaptable, and practical while guiding this discussion/collaboration.

Step 3: Based on the reading “Six Components Necessary for Effective Public Health Program Implementation” and the brainstorming session, design and detail a systems change strategy to improve the issue that you identified. Communicate your detailed design in an 800-1500 word essay. Be sure to address the following questions and points in your work. 

• To implement the plan that you designed, how will you address the 6 key areas for the success of a public health program? 

• How collaboration with your team influenced the decision on each of the key areas.

Step 4: Share your work in a discussion post by clicking on the button at the bottom of the screen that reads “Add a new discussion topic.” Include the name of the public health achievement you selected as the subject and paste your work on the “message” box. Be sure to include the bullet list that your group developed in the in-class discussion.

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”