MAPP Handbook - The National Association of County and City ...
MAPP Handbook - The National Association of County and City ...
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Vignette: Columbus, OH<br />
Integrating <strong>MAPP</strong><br />
<strong>MAPP</strong> is perceived as a tool that can be utilized to facilitate a number <strong>of</strong> community<br />
engagement activities as well as informing departmental strategic planning. <strong>The</strong><br />
Columbus Health Department is now utilizing <strong>MAPP</strong> guidelines <strong>and</strong> concepts to develop<br />
a departmental strategic plan. <strong>MAPP</strong> concepts have also been used to perform onedimensional<br />
community assessments in Columbus. <strong>The</strong> health department has been able<br />
to utilize the <strong>MAPP</strong> principles <strong>of</strong> Dialogue, Systems Thinking, <strong>and</strong> Strategic Thinking to<br />
help a community underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> respond to a hospital closure. Surveys were<br />
developed <strong>and</strong> meetings were initiated based on <strong>MAPP</strong> components in the Organizing<br />
for Success <strong>and</strong> the Community <strong>The</strong>mes <strong>and</strong> Strengths assessments. Columbus<br />
receives Empowerment Zone funding from the federal government. <strong>MAPP</strong> principles<br />
helped the community know how to best allocate those funds to address agreed upon<br />
community health issues. Community partners used data analysis, dialogue, <strong>and</strong><br />
partnerships <strong>and</strong> collaboration to bring community representatives to a shared vision <strong>of</strong><br />
how the funds would be used to impact recognized health issues.<br />
<strong>The</strong> best use <strong>of</strong> the <strong>MAPP</strong> model is to formulate <strong>and</strong> implement strategic plans for<br />
health improvement in communities. However the philosophy <strong>and</strong> foundational<br />
elements <strong>of</strong> the <strong>MAPP</strong> tool can be extrapolated to help address many public health<br />
issues <strong>and</strong> bring public health expertise to the table to assist in community<br />
improvement in the broad sense.<br />
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