Module Assessment #1: Prioritizing Health Issues Module Assessments are graded a

Module Assessment #1: Prioritizing Health Issues
Module Assessments are graded assignments used to assess the student’s application of concepts from the module. For this module assessment, students will apply analytic methods for prioritizing health issues by using a Prioritization Matrix.
Scenario
In 2019, the Jefferson County Health Department (Birmingham, AL) published the results of a community health assessment. The assessment measured the health status of the community and highlighted the health indicators that yielded desirable and undesirable results. Your task is to identify health indicators with undesirable results and prioritize which health indicators should be addressed through a public health intervention. Note: you cannot choose the following indicators: Diabetes, Teen Pregnancy/Birth, Violent Crimes, Dental Care/ Oral Health, or Binge Drinking/ Excessive Alcohol Consumption.
Part 1:
1. Review the Jefferson County Department of Health Community Health Status Assessment Executive Summary.
2. Choose three (3) health indicators that yield undesirable results and complete the table below using the following instructions:
Column 1: enter the health indicators that you believe are important to address in Jefferson County, Alabama (remember to choose only indicators with undesirable results).
Column 2: enter which profile the health indicator belongs to.
Column 3: provide a 2-3 sentence justification and rationale for choosing each specific health indicator. Your rationale should include evidence from the executive summary report. Use APA in-text citations and reference pages.
Part 2: Use the Prioritization Matrix Table from the Worksheet to rank the health indicators from most important to least important with appropriate priority scores showing your work.Choose Criteria: Establish the criteria you will use to rate each health issue
Create a matrix: List all health issues vertically down the y-axis (vertical axis) of the matrix and all the criteria horizontally across the x-axis of the matrix so that each row is represented by a health issue and each column is represented by a criterion
Rate against specified criteria: Fill in cells of the matrix by rating each health issue against each criterion which should have been established prior to beginning this process. An example of a rating scale can include the following:3 = criterion met well
2 = criterion met
1 = criterion not met
Weight the criteria: *Total weight must equal 1. 00 or 100%.
Calculate priority scores: Once the cells of the matrix have been filled, calculate the final priority score for each health problem by adding the scores across the row. Assign ranks to the health problems with the highest priority score receiving a rank of ‘1.’
Write a one-paragraph summary that clearly identifies the key indicator you believe believes is the top priority, justification of methods, and synopsis of results.