In this activity, you will create a brochure to demonstrate your analysis of how various stakeholders in a coalition work together to impact community health and public health interventions in rural settings. 

Step 1: Review

• Review these four common models of rural health coalitions/partnerships. 

• Integrated Rural Health Networks.
• Telehealth/Telemedicine Networks.
• Collective Impact.
• Community of Practice.

• Choose one model and click on the title to access the associated website. Review the information found on the website and select one (1) example of a real-life coalition that exemplifies the chosen model.

• Access the link of the real-life coalition and study its website, paying attention to: 
• • The coalition’s shared goal/s; 
  • The stakeholders involved in the coalition; and 
  • The functions of the stakeholders. 

Step 2: Assess

• After completing Step 1, you will assess how various stakeholders in a coalition work together to impact community health and public health interventions in rural settings, highlighting the following details:

• The common goal of the coalition.
• The rationale on the need for the coalition.
• Specific stakeholders of the coalition and their roles. 
• A brief description of how the coalition works together.
• The impact of the community health and public health interventions on the rural settings that they serve (eg. success stories/data, testimonials).

Step 3: Design

Select your preferred digital/non-digital tool to create the assessment brochure. You can use features of Word or visual design apps like Canva , Visme and Venngage. To help you out on how to make a brochure, you may view this link for inspiration: https://www.canva.com/create/brochures/. 

Step 4: Share

To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste the shareable link of your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

Step 5: Interact

To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least two posts made by your peers 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 the forum.”

OPTIONAL Step 6: 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.”

This assignment is a summative evaluation where you will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes acquired during the course. You are going to make a proposal for a program that can strengthen public health response for providing health care services to rural older adults. 

Learning Resources: Learning Resource 1, Learning Resource 2

Step 1.  Review

Review all of the contents of Module 4 Lesson 2: Strengthening Collaboration in Public Health Response resource, especially Learning Resource 2 - the study on how a preparedness program is used to enhance personal Disaster and Emergency Support Networks of Older Adults in a Rural Community. 

These resources are relevant for you to solve the given scenario below:

• Prevalence of substance use disorders.
• HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases as social and psychological issues.
• Prevalence of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, hepatitis.

Step 2.  Respond

Prepare a 750-1000 word program proposal, putting in all of the details of the COVID-19 emergency preparedness and response program for older adults in mind. Use the format below.

Step 3: Share

To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. If your work is a google document, you may paste it as either an attachment or a “shareable link”. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

Step 4: Interact

Evaluate and categorize the work from one of your peers based on items A - E of this rubric. Provide a rationale for the grade you provided, as well as, comments or suggestions for improvement. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” You can use the list below as an example:

Item A is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item B is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item C is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item D is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item E is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….

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.”