Public health

This assignment requires you to create a basic budget for a real-world public health scenario. You will choose your own topic and scenario, using the attached template. NOTE: DO NOT simply submit the template. This is JUST AN EXAMPLE for you to follow. You may NOT choose the same topic and scenario as the template content. Be sure to carefully review the template and grading rubric prior to starting. This assignment provides you with a practice-based opportunity to think critically about real-world costs, resource allocation, and funding limitations involved in public health planning. Choose a topic you are passionate about, or one you want to learn more about!

Sample Budget & Scenario

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Create a basic budget for a 6-month diabetes prevention program targeting low-income adults at risk for Type 2 diabetes.

Scenario: Your team has received a $50,000 grant to implement a 6-month diabetes prevention intervention in a local community health center. The goal is to reduce diabetes risk factors among 50 participants by providing weekly education, physical activity support, and healthy food access.

Instructions

1. Review the resources below:
2. : This chapter covers changing policies and includes topics such as changing policies to increase funding for community health and development initiatives, changing policies in schools, and promoting community-friendly and family-friendly policies in business and government.
3. : This page describes a step-by-step process for developing core components of a community intervention and adapting them to fit the context. Each step includes links to related resources.
4. Review the sample budget above and these additional examples:
5. : This document provides an example budget worksheet.
6. : This document explains the previous worksheet.
7. Review the grading rubric so that you are aware of how points will be allocated.
8. Open the as a MSWord document only and save to your computer. All work is to be submitted ON THE TEMPLATE. If you do not use the provided template, you will receive an automatic deduction of 50 points for this assignment.
9. Choose your own topic and proposed intervention. Describe your scenario in at least ONE FULL PARAGRAPH with at least 5 COMPLETE SENTENCES.
10. Build your budget. Estimate costs for each category listed on the template. NOTE: You may have to adjust these, depending on your scenario, but you must include ALL CELL CONTENT as listed on the template.
11. Stay within a $50,000 budget.
12. Justify each expense in 12 sentences.
13. Answer the 5 questions. Each question should be answered in a minimum of 3 complete sentences.
14. Check to make sure your submission is in alignment with the grading rubric criteria to avoid losing points.
15. Submit the assignment as a MSWord document only, by the stated due date below.