MAPP: Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships

MAPP MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Participation) is a joint project of NACCHO (the National Association of County and City Health Officials) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. It is a model for improving community health systems whose mission statement is: – “Communities achieving improved health and quality of life by mobilizing partnerships and taking strategic action.”

MAPP’s guiding principles: Systems thinking Dialogue Shared vision Data Partnership Strategic thinking Celebration of successes

MAPP’s six phases: Organize for Success Visioning The Assessments: Community Themes and Strengths Assessment, Local Public Health System Assessment, Community Health Status Assessment, Forces of Change Assessment Strategic Issues Goals/ Strategies Action Cycle

Why use MAPP? MAPP uses a participatory process The MAPP model is based on partnership and collaboration among all relevant public health bodies, and between the public health system and the community The MAPP process has been developed using information gleaned from previous planning efforts MAPP brings to bear four different assessments to get the clearest picture possible of community health issues and systems The MAPP model includes strategic planning

Why use MAPP? (cont.) MAPP helps the community to anticipate and manage change MAPP focuses on strengthening the local health system MAPP increases the visibility of public health in the community The MAPP process creates government leadership on public health issues MAPP takes a community perspective, with the overall goal of creating a healthy community

Who should take part in and use the MAPP process? Local and state public health officials and agencies Health practitioners, administrators, and others who are part of the local public health system First responders Local and state elected and appointed officials Human service organizations Other community organizations

Who should take part in and use the MAPP process? (cont.) Public schools, local colleges and universities, and other educational institutions Faith communities Businesses Community members representing the diversity of ages, incomes, and the racial/ethnic mix in the community

When is MAPP appropriate? When a current or potential health issue surfaces, either in the media or among health practitioners When there’s been an issue or crisis that everyone agrees wasn’t handled well When there’s money available for health systems When there’s no money available for health systems When the community is about to build a new health facility When there’s a government push to reexamine public health or the local health system

How do you conduct a MAPP process? 1.Understand and use the guiding principles: – Systems thinking – Dialogue – Shared vision – Data – Partnership – Strategic thinking – Celebration of successes

How do you conduct a MAPP process? (cont.) 2.Phase 1: Organize for success – Determine the necessity of undertaking the MAPP process – Identify and organize participants – Design the planning process – Design and begin the evaluation process – Determine the resources you’ll need for the planning process – Make sure the community is ready to conduct a successful planning process – Develop a management structure for the process

How do you conduct a MAPP process? (cont.) 3.Phase 2: Visioning – Identify other visioning efforts and make connections as needed – Design the visioning process and decide how it will be managed – Conduct the visioning process – Formulate vision and values statements – Keep the vision and values alive throughout the MAPP process

How do you conduct a MAPP process? (cont.) 4.Phase 3: The assessments – Conduct the four assessments: – The Community Themes and Strengths Assessment – The Local Public Health System Assessment – The Community Health Status Assessment – The Forces of Change Assessment

How do you conduct a MAPP process? (cont.) 5.Phase 4: Strategic Issues – Brainstorm potential strategic issues – Develop an understanding of why an issue is strategic – Determine the consequences of not addressing the issue – Consolidate overlapping or related issues – Arrange issues into an ordered list

How do you conduct a MAPP process? (cont.) 6.Phase 5: Goals/Strategies – Develop goals related to the vision and strategic issues – Generate strategy alternatives – Consider barriers to implementation – Consider implementation details – Select and adopt strategies – Draft the planning report

How do you conduct a MAPP process? (cont.) 7.Phase 6: Action cycle First stage -- Planning for action: – Organize for action – Develop objectives and establish accountability. – Develop action plans

How do you conduct a MAPP process? (cont.) 7.Phase 6: Action cycle Second stage -- Implementation: – Review action plans for opportunities for coordination – Implement and monitor action plans

How do you conduct a MAPP process? (cont.) 7.Phase 6: Action cycle Third stage -- Evaluation: – Prepare for evaluation – Focus the evaluation design – Gather credible evidence and justify conclusions – Share lessons learned and celebrate successes – Keep at it indefinitely