The document provides a scoring guide for evaluating evidence-based population health improvement plans. It outlines criteria for non-performance, basic, proficient, and distinguished levels in areas such as evaluating community data, developing an ethical health improvement plan, communicating with stakeholders, integrating evidence, and more. For each criteria, it describes the components expected for a plan to receive credit at each evaluation level.

1. Evidence-Based Population Health Improvement Plan Scoring
Guide
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT
DISTINGUISHED
Evaluate the environmental
and epidemiological data
about a community to
determine a population
health issue.
Does not describe
environmental and
epidemiological data
about a community.
Describes but does not
evaluate environmental
and epidemiological data
about a community.
Evaluates the
environmental and
epidemiological data about
a community to determine a
population health issue.
Evaluates the environmental and
epidemiological data about a community to
determine a population health issue. Notes
the most relevant data to the population

2. health issue, how environmental factors
affect the health of the community residents,
as well as the level of evidence, validity, and
reliability for sources of evidence used.
Develop an ethical health
improvement plan with
outcome criteria that
addresses the population
health issue identified in the
evaluation.
Does not describe an
ethical health
improvement plan.
Describes an ethical health
improvement plan.
However, the description is
either missing the outcome
criteria or the criteria are
not relevant to population
health issue identified or
described health
improvement plan.
Develops an ethical health
improvement plan with
outcome criteria that
addresses the population
health issue identified in the
evaluation.
Develops an ethical health improvement
plan with outcome criteria that addresses
the population health issue identified in the

3. evaluation. Specifically notes environmental
realities and challenges existing in the
community, potential barriers or
misunderstandings related to various
cultures prevalent in the community, and
why proposed criteria are appropriate and
useful measures of success.
Explain a plan to apply
strategies for
communicating with
community stakeholders
and community members in
an ethical, culturally
sensitive, and inclusive way
about the development and
implementation of the
population health
improvement plan.
Does not explain a
strategy for
communicating with
community
stakeholders and
community members
in an ethical, culturally
sensitive, and
inclusive way.
Explains a communication
strategy that falls short of
being ethical, culturally
sensitive, or inclusive.
Explains a plan to apply

4. strategies for
communicating with
community stakeholders
and community members in
an ethical, culturally
sensitive, and inclusive way
about the development and
implementation of the
population health
improvement plan.
Explains a plan to apply strategies for
communicating with community
stakeholders and community members in an
ethical, culturally sensitive, and inclusive
way about the development and
implementation of the population health
improvement plan. Specifically notes
relevant community stakeholders, relevant,
how communication will be mindful of data
privacy and help make complex medical
terms understandable to community
members regardless of language,
disabilities, or level of education.
Explain the value and
relevance of the resources
used as the basis of a
population health
improvement plan.
Does not explain the
value and relevance of
resources used as the
basis of a population
health improvement

5. plan.
Provides a weak or flawed
explanation of the value or
relevance of resources
used as the basis of a
population health
improvement plan.
Explains the value and
relevance of resources
used as the basis of a
population health
improvement plan.
Explains the value and relevance of
resources used as the basis of a population
health improvement plan, and impartially
considers conflicting data and other
perspectives.
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT
DISTINGUISHED
Communicate the Evidence-
Based Population Health
Improvement Plan in a
professional, effective
manner that engages the
community stakeholders to
implement and sustain
change.
Does not

6. communicate the
Evidence-Based
Population Health
Improvement Plan.
Communicates the
Evidence-Based
Population Health
Improvement Plan in a
professional manner. The
communication is unclear
or disorganized, which
limits the engagement of
community stakeholders to
implement and sustain
change.
Communicates the
Evidence-Based Population
Health Improvement Plan in
a professional, effective
manner that engages the
community stakeholders to
implement and sustain
change.
Communicates the Evidence-Based
Population Health Improvement Plan in a
professional, effective manner that engages
the community stakeholders to implement
and sustain change. Provides specific
actions that the community stakeholders
can take themselves to help provide a
feeling of community ownership in the plan.
Integrate relevant and

7. credible sources of
evidence to support
assertions, correctly
formatting citations and
references using APA style.
Does not integrate
credible sources of
evidence or apply APA
formatting to in-text
citations and
references.
Integrates credible sources
of evidence, but the
sources used is not
relevant or do not well
support assertions. APA
formatting of in-text
citations and references is
incorrect or inconsistent,
detracting noticeably from
good scholarship.
Integrates relevant and
credible sources of
evidence to support
assertions, correctly
formatting citations and
references using APA style.
Integrates relevant and credible sources of
evidence to support assertions. Exhibits
strict and nearly flawless adherence to APA
style of in-text citations and references.

8. Evidence-Based Population Health Improvement Plan:
Assessment 2:
Add the Title of the Population Health Improvement Initiative
Add your name
NURS-FPX6011
Add the Date
1
Community Data Evaluation
Environmental & Epidemiological Data
Prevalent Population Health Concerns
Environmental Factors
2
Remember you are looking at a specific issue in the community
that is affecting a population health concern.
Describe the major population health issue suggested by the
data within your community.
Explain how environmental factors affect the health of
community residents.
Identify the level of evidence, validity, and reliability for each
source.
2
Community Data
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9. Meeting Community Needs
Population Health Improvement Plan
Potential Barriers:
3
Consider the environmental realities and challenges existing in
the community.
Include interventions that will meet community needs.
Address potential barriers or misunderstandings related to
various cultures prevalent in the community.
3
Measuring Outcomes
Outcome Criteria that will be Evaluated
4
Explain why your proposed criteria are appropriate and useful
measures of success.
4
Communication Plan
Community Stakeholders

10. Communication Strategy
5
Identify the community stakeholders that are relevant to your
Population Health Improvement Plan.
Develop a clear communication strategy mindful of the cultural
and ethical expectations of colleagues and community
members regarding data privacy.
Ensure that your strategy enables you to make complex medical
terms and concepts understandable to members of the
community, regardless of language, disabilities, or level of
education.
5
Value & Relevance of Evidence
Relevance and Value to Community Health Concern:
Resource Alignment to Health Improvement Plan:
6
Explain why the evidence is valuable and relevant to the
community health concern you are addressing.
Explain why each piece of evidence is appropriate and informs
the goal of improving the health of the community.
6
References
Add the references here

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