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1. Assignment: Community Assessment of cancer in Atlanta
Assignment: Community Assessment of cancer in Atlanta ON Assignment: Community
Assessment of cancer in AtlantaHealth care management requires a team approach.
Physicians rely on nurses, allied health professionals, and staff in order to deliver the best
health care possible to patients. Similarly, health care administrators rely on their staff,
community, and policymakers to provide the best programs and initiatives to serve their
targeted populations. In this last Discussion, your role is to function as a management team
member for your colleagues. Review your colleagues’ Community Needs Assessment
Summaries, providing constructive feedback for their recommended initiatives.Post a
summary of your Community Needs Assessment. Include the rationale for your Final
Project, as well as three insights that you have gained while working on
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xUnformatted Attachment PreviewPilot Program and Evaluation Darren Floyd Walden
University Dr. Forbes January 19, 2019 Description of the proposed program developed in
Weeks 3 and 6 Earlier on, I proposed a program that sought to compare Atlanta with the
entire United States, with the main objectives of this plan being: • To accurately define the
demographic viewpoint of Atlanta and comparing it with the entire U.S • To deliberate on
the emerging and current population concerns in the U.S • To explore to the maximum, the
impact and scope of the spread of cancer in the U.S The objectives can be achieved by
carrying out the following activities: Visiting the site, which is the city itself, to conduct an
active qualitative and quantitative analysis • Seeking more information from relevant
secondary sources The plan, just like any other, has its strengths and limitations. The
factors that add to the weight of the merits of this plan are the fact that the use of both
qualitative and quantitative research methods give an almost realistic depiction of the
actual situation on the ground. Also, more adequate results can be achieved by analyzing
real people affected by cancer. Its weaknesses could arise when the executors practice
prejudice and bias. The Atlanta’s massive population may also pose a challenge during the
assessment. A variety of opportunities that surfaced as a result of the plan such as the
chance to explore the socio-economic factors affecting a population with regards to cancer.
It also presents the opportunity to access if or how the LGBT community is impacted by
cancer. The plan has, however, had its share of threats that seek to sweep it off its feet. Such
are the cases of inadequate and undependable secondary sources. Description of the
proposed pilot program The Depiction of a small scale program that will help to determine
the feasibility of the final project The pilot program should commence with a smaller sized

2. program that mimics the final greater one. The purpose of this undertaking is to measure
and to theoretically determine the ease with which the final program will be carried, along
with the conventionality of the activities. In this case, it will involve only a small part of the
greater Atlanta city. Given the many estates located within (Hirsh, 2019), the estate of
choice will be Buckhead Atlanta. The program is to take no more than a week but should
span for at least five days. There should be a systematic progression that will take place
from neighborhood to neighborhood. Different teams will take different routes, which
implies different neighborhoods, to save on time and avoid possibilities of overlapping or
confusion. Assignment: Community Assessment of cancer in AtlantaThe choice of specific
homes to visit is to be chosen randomly to minimize bias. The survey should begin at 8 am,
followed by a short half an hour break at 10 am. Another break will occur at 1 pm for lunch,
and at 2 pm all teams should resume up to 4 pm. By this time, it is expected that teams
allocated to the small neighborhoods like the Memorial Park and the Brookwood Hills have
completely been covered. As for the larger sized hoods like the Sandy Springs, at least a
quarter should have been completed. A description of how many participants, staff,
volunteers, and organizations will be involved The variety of personnel dictates the success
of the program. The staff required for this activity is approximately 70 in number. Among
them, there should be about ten medical personnel, who are well conversant with the
cancer disease. The rest should divide their duties into those who will record the data
acquired, the interviewers who will have a one on one conversation with the people being
interrogated, and about eight drivers who will aid in moving around the city. A volunteer
population of up to 2,000, or about 400 households, may be sufficient enough, since very
few people may not give comprehensive results and outcomes, while too many of them will
lead to both time and economic constraints. The organizations that may be of help during
the process are such as The Atlanta Regional Office, which is responsible for all data
collection, distribution and geographic operations based on the current service area
boundaries. A description of the proposed evaluation of the pilot program including the Six
Sigma tool to improve the proposed piloted processes The evaluation step of the program is
as important as the carrying out of the program itself. It ensures that the whole process is
not undertaken in vain. It can be done through the application of the Six Sigma technique. It
employs five main principles namely define, measure, analyze, improve and control; which
is the DMAIC methodology (“Six Sigma | DMAIC Methodology | Quality-One”, 2019). These
five phases should be undertaken as shown below. • Define- This is where the system needs
to be stated, including what the population under study requires as well as the project goals
• Measure- Key aspects of the existing process should be quantified and the relevant data
collected. Here, the ‘as-is’ Process Capability is to be calculated. • Analyze- An analysis of the
data is crucial for the investigation and verification of causeand-effect relationships. •
Improve- Optimize the present process based on various techniques such as the design of
experiments or mistake proofing, which work to create a greater state process in the future.
• Assignment: Community Assessment of cancer in AtlantaControl- in the future state
process, make sure that previous deviations from the target are corrected. Such can be
achieved by implementing control systems like statistical process control and visual
workstations. An alternative evaluation process- The use of interviews Conducting

3. interviews could be another effective and less technical means of conducting an evaluation
process. They go a long way in acquiring a large pool of opinions both from the volunteers
and the staff. It may compose of open-ended questions such as: • How would you describe
the entire efficiency of the process? • Are there any improvements that could be made in the
final program? • Was the number of staff sufficient to carry out the activity? • What do you
think concerning the timeframe allocated? Description of what other health care
organizations and nongovernmental organizations have done to address your initiative
Several cancer organizations are based in Georgia. One of them is the American Lung
Association in Georgia in the state aimed at improving lung health and prevent the spread of
lung cancer. Another one is the American Bladder Cancer Society. It is one of the non-profit
organizations that gives online and provides information on blood cancer. The Breast
Cancer Survivors’ network, Inc. It was started by volunteers and is now a non-profit
organization that seeks to provide free programs, services, and supplies to the uninsured
breast-cancer patients in the Georgian region (“Georgia Cancer Organizations | GCI”, 2019).
References Website Georgia Cancer Organizations | GCI. (2019). Retrieved from
https://www.georgiacancerinfo.org/georgia-cancer-organizations.aspx Website Hirsh, B.
(2019). A Map of All Buckhead Neighborhoods – Buckhead. Retrieved from
https://www.buckhead.com/a-map-of-all-buckhead-neighborhoods/ Website Six Sigma |
DMAIC Methodology | Quality-One. (2019). Retrieved from https://qualityone.com/six-
sigma/ Submitted by: ? ? ? ? ? Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US. It is
estimated that the disease will be the leading cause of death in the US by 2020. 1.5 million
people are diagnosed with the disease every year, a third of which die. Atlanta has a similar
demographic outlook like the greater US. Population under the age of 5, ethnic background,
education levels and income levels among many other factors are replicated in Atlanta as it
is in the US. ? The plan’s main objectives are: To accurately describe the demographic
outlook of Atlanta in comparison to the entire US. ? To discuss emerging and current
population issues, trends and overall concerns. To fully explore the impact and extent of the
spread of cancer in the US. ? ? ? These objectives will be mainly achieved by: ?Assignment:
Community Assessment of cancer in AtlantaVisiting the city and conducting active
qualitative and quantitative analysis ? Conducting further research via secondary sources,. ?
? ? The qualitative and quantitative research methods will give a realistic data on the actual
situation on the ground. The secondary data research would inform on what to expect
during the study. Analyzing real people that are affected by cancer increases the chance of
developing adequate, real-life socially acceptable mitigation efforts as compared to just
pure scientific research. ? ? ? ? The executors of the research may be blinded by bias and
prejudices. Atlanta’s population may be too big to be explored in one assessment activity.
The assessment plan is too general (different forms of cancer and an extremely diverse
population). The activity might be expensive and time consuming. ? ? ? The main
opportunities presented by the assessment plan is a chance to explore socio-economic
factors affecting a population regarding cancer. It offers an opportunity to explore how (or
if) the LGBT community is affected by the spread of the disease. It offers an opportunity to
explore the community’s opinion, perceptions (or misconceptions) regarding cancer. ? ? ?
Inadequate and unreliable secondary data sources. Bias and prejudice by people executing

4. the plan. The possibility of inadequate resources to effectively travel to Atlanta and execute
the plan. ? ? ? ? Nutrition, exercise, substance abuse, sufficient sleep and general lifestyle
choices impact the spread of cancer. Poor communities are mostly affected by substance
abuse and poor diet, which may increase their cancer prevalence rates. Assignment:
Community Assessment of cancer in AtlantaLimited access to healthcare may also increase
cancer prevalence rates among poor communities. Wealthy or otherwise middle class
communities may also be affected by trends of over indulgence which may increase
prevalence of the same. ? ? ? The direct financial consequences include: Cost of conducting
the assessment, travelling, conducting interviews and the like. ? Cost of raising awareness
on the need to live healthcare lifestyles among the Atlanta population. The indirect financial
consequences include: ? Increased expenditure on cancer screening and diagnosis avenues.
? Increased spending on healthier food as opposed to substance abuse. ? ? ? ? ? Center for
disease control (2018). Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/ nchs/pressroom/states/
georgia/georgia.htm Frey, W. H. (2018). Diversity explosion: How new racial demographics
are remaking America. Brookings Institution Press. Hannah Nichols (2017). The top 10
leading causes of death in the United States. Retrieved from:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/282929.php Informplease (2018).
Demographic Statistics for Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved from:
https://www.infoplease.com/us/georgia/demographicstatistics-2 Stonehouse, D. (2018).
SWOT: what is it all about and how do you use it?. British Journal Of Healthcare Assistants,
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