Community Health Program

Explain why measuring performance is important in business operations. Choose a business performance measurement tool that does not relate to your CLC and explain why. You are a project manager with a national nonprofit health organization specializing in a single class of disease. Senior leadership of the organization has asked you to put together a mobile health promotion outreach program able to reach a diverse population from inner-city areas to rural communities. Focal to this program is a vehicle for promoting and providing screening activities. Note: for the purpose of this class, students are to pick between: The American Heart Association and hypertension Important factors for consideration in your proposal include: Supply needs particular to your disease Funding — grants, donations, sponsorships Vehicle selection and design Scheduling of staff and locations for events — clinical staff, promotion/support staff, drivers Marketing/promotion — local and regional Training Education materials Permitting Legal/regulatory issues — liability, local government restrictions, Department of Transportation Cultural and language issues across locations Patient flow Sanitary needs, sterilization Vehicle issues — maintenance, wear and tear costs, insurance, fuel