Effective Action Planning and Implementation
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Background
Key Componants to an Effective Action Plan
As stated before, substance misuse and substance use disorder is a complex problem whose solutions are numerous accross the continuum of care. What specific solutions are put into an action plan will vary widely, as will the approach different communities take. Some communities like Dayton have a complex organizational structure to their Community Overdose Action Team, iwhich includes a planning section charged with deveopment and revision of an action plan. This section works closely with the data unit to provide staus reports to the larger group and evaluate different initiatives within the plan. Most communiy coalitions have less structure where specifc tasks like creating an action plan is done by the entire coalition or where all or most members provide input. Whatever the scope of the effort, there are some key componants needed to develop an effective action plan: It should also be noted that the action plan will need to be constantly revised to address new realities and lessoned learned.
Clear Strategies and Related Action Items
Identification of Responsible Members
Short and Long Term Goals with Timelines
Identification of Resources Needed
Tracking of Progress and Outcomes
Shared accountability of all stakeholders involved in completing a given activity ensures that progress is being made towards achieving desired outcomes. These are the actions nd goals that cannot be achieved by a single stakeholder. Data is used to revise these goals and action plans so that all involved can collectively improve the ddesired outcomes.
Data Use to Implement Performance Management
Accountability and monitoring of progress is an ongong process. As is the case with many aspects of community response, strategies and actions are constantly adjusted. Generally the performance management process has four componants:
Identify Appropriate Performance Indicators - Determine agreed upon markers of achieving success.
Conduct Perforance Measurement - Leverage available data; collect new data to measure short-term and longer term outcomes.
Monitor and Report Performance Measurement Results - Share cross-sector performance management data, insights, challenges, and successes.
Quality Improvement - Celebrate even small wins together, share what is working, and build on positive momentum to achieve continued progress. Use evidence of liited results or setbacks as learning opportunities that can be used to improve strategies and action plans.
Building a Culturally Competent Plan
Addressing the drug misuse and substance use disorder epidemic is a complex problem requiring a complex and coordinated set of solutions. Another critical factor to examne and plan for involves how to best serve diverse populations within a given community. Due to differences in language, culture, and experiences communities addressing any public health issue must develop action plans that can achieve desired outcomes for all people within the community.
Cultural Competence Defined
Cultural competence is defined as the ability of providers and organizations to effectively deliver health care services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of patients.[1]
A culturally competent healthcare organization seeks to understand the culture of the population served, recognizes the impact of cultural differences, fosters internal learning opportunities to improve cultural knowledge among care teams, and modifies patient care to meet the patient’s unique needs.
Cultural Competnece in Addressing Substance Abuse and Mental Health
There are many resources that discuss how to improve cultural competence in the areas of substance use and mental health. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has examined this issue in great detail in improving treatment.
Tools & Resources
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