Implementing MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships) in the New River Valley, Virginia: A Planning Approach to Improve the Community's Health and Quality of Life through Mobilized Partnerships and Strategic Action

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dc.contributor.authorHershey, J. H.en
dc.contributor.committeechairRedican, Kerry J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberStratton, Richard K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLepczyk, Billie F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBurnett, Audrey K.en
dc.contributor.departmentCurriculum and Instructionen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:09:08Zen
dc.date.adate2011-05-05en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:09:08Zen
dc.date.issued2011-03-22en
dc.date.rdate2011-05-05en
dc.date.sdate2011-04-08en
dc.description.abstractThe present study implemented Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), a comprehensive, multi-component, strategic planning model and tool, in the New River Valley (NRV), Virginia to mobilize the NRV community to improve its own health status and the quality of life of its residents. The current mixed methods study represents one of the first to utilize MAPP in southwest Virginia and Virginia and is the most comprehensive community health needs assessment and strategic planning effort to date in the NRV. Through MAPP, the NRV community strived to determine the most effective ways to achieve optimal community health by considering its unique circumstances and needs, prioritizing public health system issues, identifying resources, and then developing integrated plans and forming effective partnerships for strategic action. The NRV MAPP process provided a solid framework for creating a community-driven needs assessment and strategic planning approach and initiative that brought together diverse public, private, non-profit, and voluntary organizations/agencies, businesses, faith communities, academia, local government, community members, and others who shared the commitment to and had a role in the NRV community's health and overall well-being. The current study also reviews the specific findings, summarizes the benefits and successes, and highlights lessons learned (including challenges and limitations) from the NRV MAPP experience, as well as makes recommendations for current practice and future research. Additionally, it provides a step-by-step overview of the entire MAPP process for potential users as applied to a real-world community, specifically the NRV.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-04082011-012806en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04082011-012806/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/26705en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.relation.haspartHershey_JH_D_2011_f2.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectstrategic planningen
dc.subjectNew River Valleyen
dc.subjectMAPPen
dc.subjectneeds assessmenten
dc.subjectcommunity health improvementen
dc.titleImplementing MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships) in the New River Valley, Virginia: A Planning Approach to Improve the Community's Health and Quality of Life through Mobilized Partnerships and Strategic Actionen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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