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Assignment # 3: Culturally Sensitive Population Care Management Plan Paper ( pages excluding title page, references and appendix with list of organizations and links)

a.       Identify the physical or mental health disparity that this plan addresses: describe, using RECENT (not older than 5 years) peer-reviewed evidence, ONE specific physical or mental health disparity experienced by this population; three (3) causes of the health disparity, and what initiatives have taken place to address the health disparity (including what has worked and what has not worked). Describe what needs to be done now and in the next 12 months to address this disparity.

b.       Describe your selected aggregate with the physical or mental health disparity: including RECENT demographic information on the estimated number of individuals in the community served by the organization, the age range of this population, and a description of the environment where they live; provides 3 examples of cultural values and practices that impact the chosen population when a person seeks physical or mental healthcare services and follows the health care providers’ instructions; includes 3 information examples on this population’s perceived value of health and access to care; describe financial access issues including private pay for services. Describe the specific organization located in a specific community where you will implement your plan. Identify three evidence-based models of care that have been used with a similar population and physical or mental health disparity.

c.       Apply the cultural competency model to address how it will structure your plan in addressing the identified physical or mental health disparity.

d.       Identify strategies for eliminating physical or mental health disparity: describe 5 implementation strategies that are based on best practice evidence including adapting evidence-based models to reduce the identified disparity

e.       Proposed care management plan and implementation steps: describe the care management plan including the specific departments within the organization who will be involved.  Identify at least six (6) specific steps that need to be taken to implement this plan. Include who will be carrying out the specific implementation steps and the timeline for completing the steps.

f.         Organizations to consider for grant funding: provide three (3) names of organizations that you can apply for grant funding to support implementing your Population Care Management Plan; include information on the title of the grant being applied for and a link to the grant guidelines from each of the organizations in the appendix.

g.       Measuring projected health outcomes for the physical or mental health disparity addressed in the care management plan: describe three (3) specific measurable health outcomes to evaluate the plan’s success; describe who will collect, synthesize, create the outcomes report, and distribute the data. Determine and describe the specific tools that will be used to collect data, who will collect the data, and three (3) distribution channels that you will use to disseminate the findings. Consider cost of intervention and sustainability.

h.       Summary:  2-3 paragraphs summarizing each of the prior sections to use as an executive summary for the plan.