SO (insert Program name) Healthy Community Project
(2012-2014)
Project Planning Document
December 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 5
1. 0 Background 6
1.1 Project Origin 6
1.2 Partners
2.0 SITUATION ANALYSIS
2.1 Current Situation…………………………………………………………………..
2.2 Geography and Demography……………………………………………………
2.3 Health Sector………………………………………………………………………
2.4 Alignment with Existing Strategies and Policies
3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
3.1 Title
3.2 Duration
3.3 Goal
3.4 Vision
3.5 Objectives
3.6 Activities
3.7 Outputs
3.8 Outcomes
4.0 WORKPLAN
5.0 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
6.0 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
6.1 Partner Roles, Responsibilities and Contributions
6.4 Budget and Financial Management
7.0 SUSTAINAIBILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
7.1 Sustainability
7.2 Risk Management
8.0 ATTACHMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Special Olympics Healthy Communities Project is a three-year initiative being implemented from 2012 to 2014. This project will be implemented through a collaborative partnership among Special Olympics International, Tom Golisano, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fourteen Special Olympics Programs, and local partners.
This project will serve to: 1.) raise awareness around the issue of health disparities facing people with intellectual disabilities (ID) worldwide; 2.) foster increased international development cooperation focused on delivering care to this marginalized population, and;
3.) ultimately create communities where Special Olympics athletes and others with ID have the same access to health and wellness resources – and can attain the same level of good health – as all community members.
Special Olympics International will implement Healthy Communities Demonstration Projects (Healthy Communities) in fourteen Special Olympics Programs worldwide. These Programs will receive targeted, multi-year funding to extend the impact, relevance, and sustainability of their existing health programs using the following strategic approaches:
1. Partnership Development: Through partnership, provide more health care, education and services for athletes including for locally relevant health issues.
2. Engage the Special Olympics Network: weave health throughout all Special Olympics programming.
3. Leverage technology: use bioinformatics to enhance impact.
4. Build awareness.
The project goal is to reduce disparities in health status and increase access to community health resources for Special Olympics athletes and others with ID. The project aligns with priorities outlined in the Special Olympics Strategic Plan 2011-2015, specifically the Building Communities pillar, Strategic Initiative 5 - Improve Athlete Health and Well Being.
The project will achieve positive results against a number of objectives positioned under the four strategic approaches (Engaging SO network, Partnership Development, Leveraging Technology, Building Awareness.)
Cost:
The total estimated cost of the 3-year project is (insert total budget in USD$), in addition to a number of project inputs from SOI partners, including technology support, applications and software. Direct cash available decreases by 20% per year, creating an incentive to build sustainability through local support and sponsorship of the project. The project budget is outlined in Attachment 3 of the Project Planning Document (PPD).
Map of Project Area:
Please insert a map of the project area highlighting any specific regions or centers.
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Please list any acronyms or abbreviations used in this document.
Special Olympics (SO)
Intellectual Disabilities (ID)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1.0 Background
1.1 Project Origin
Fifteen years ago, Special Olympics extended its support to athletes through the Healthy Athletes initiative to promote the overall well-being of people with ID by offering free health screenings at Special Olympics competitions and promoting ongoing access to quality, community-based healthcare services. Special Olympics now runs the largest public health program in the world for people with ID and has conducted more than 1.2 million screenings in 7 different healthcare disciplines, while training and activating more than 100,000 healthcare practitioners to provide care to people with ID both at Special Olympics events and in their own practices. Through this work, Special Olympics has amassed the world’s largest data set documenting the health disparities facing people with ID globally.
Today, Healthy Athletes is recognized as a mature and robust program that has been implemented across the world. It has served as a tool not only for improving athlete health and well-being, but also for educating professionals and collecting data that call attention to the needs of our athletes and the important role of Special Olympics in addressing those needs. However, there are recognized limitations of the current program model. In most places, for example, the gaps between Healthy Athletes events and quality year-round health care and services at the community level remain large.
Special Olympics International has implemented the 2011-2015 strategic plan to address these gaps by leveraging our strengths – our convening power, our expertise with ID, our partner base, and our global network of coaches, family members, and caregivers. The plan includes priorities and targets for Healthy Athletes around improving the sustainability of our local Healthy Athletes programming, increasing its impact, and enhancing its relevance to local health issues. To achieve these targets, SOI is launching the Healthy Communities initiative in a number of geographically dispersed locations. Through a commitment from Tom Golisano and CDC, Healthy Communities will receive a targeted investment to extend the impact, relevance, and sustainability of their Healthy Athletes programs.
Special Olympics Programs with demonstrated success in Healthy Athletes, whose leadership routinely integrates health into their operational, communications, and development plans, and who have a track record of transparency and collaboration with Special Olympics International, have been selected to lead Healthy Communities Demonstration Projects (Healthy Communities). These Programs will receive targeted multi-year funding to extend the impact, relevance, and sustainability of their Healthy Athletes programs using the following approaches:
· Partnership Development: Through partnership, provide more health services for athletes, including care. Engage a range of regional, national, state/provincial and local organizations (e.g., INGOs, national ministries, health care providers, community fitness and wellness organizations, government, university, health professional associations) in providing their services to Special Olympics athletes, both during Healthy Athletes clinics and year-round in the community, and in strengthening the sustainability of health programming.
· Engage SO Network: Weave health throughout all Special Olympics programming. Harness the Special Olympics network of caregivers, coaches, and athlete peers in support of athlete health year-round.
· Leverage technology to enhance impact. Utilize health information systems to empower athletes, caregivers, and coaches with the information they need to have a healthy and safe Special Olympics experience and to support them in improving health and well-being, as well as accessing the health care they need.
· Build awareness. Incubate innovative approaches to building healthy communities and share these successes internally with other SO Programs and with external audiences.
1.2 Partners
Coordinating Agency: Special Olympics (insert Program name)
Please list and briefly describe any partners assisting with the implementation or support of the project and their role.
Other
2.0 SITUATION ANALYSIS
2.1 Current Situation
Briefly outline the current situation for people with ID living in your area (including inclusion in society – access to education, employment opportunities, government programs or agencies supporting people with ID. Please provide references for data sources if available)
2.2 Geography and Demography
Provide a brief overview of your state/country including population, distribution, economy, resources allocated to health etc.
2.3 Health Sector
2.3.1 Health Situation for people with ID
Please provide a detailed overview of the current situation in regards to the health status and access to health services for people with ID living in your area. Please provide citations for any data sources if available.
2.3.2 Health Human Resources, Structure, Facilities and Services for the general public and/or people with ID
Please provide an overview of the health services available in the State/Country including number of health professionals, facilities and beds.
2.4 Alignment with Existing Strategies and Policies
Are there existing strategies or policies aligned with this project implemented by the government or other NGOs?
3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
3.1 Title
SO (insert Program name) Healthy Communities Project
3.2 Duration
Three years: 01 August 2012 – 01 August 2015
3.3 Goal
To reduce disparities in health status and increase access to community health resources for Special Olympics athletes and others with ID.
3.4 Vision
To create communities where Special Olympics athletes and others with ID have the same access to health and wellness resources – and can attain the same level of good health – as all community members and where there is no “wrong door” for someone with ID to walk through.
3.5 Objectives
Objectives: Specific, time-related targets that describe the tangible outcomes that the project will accomplish. The program objectives should be clear, measurable and concise statements of the major intended outcomes of the program, i.e., the major changes that were expected to be made by the participants.
A simple acronym used to set objectives is called SMART objectives. It is important that Healthy Communities project objectives are written with this principle in mind. SMART stands for:
1. Specific – The description of the objectives to be achieved should be clear.
2. Measurable – The level of success in achieving the objectives should be measurable.
3. Achievable – The likelihood of success in fulfilling the objectives should be reasonable.
4. Relevant – The benefit of success in fulfilling the objectives should be obvious and meaningful.
5. Time-Bound – The achievement of the objectives should be within a prescribed time frame.
Example:
Objective:
1. To increase health care provider knowledge of how to treat people with ID, as evidenced by the provision of training to at least 75 health care professionals during the project period.
Please create objectives based on the above guidelines under the following strategic approaches. In setting objectives for your project, each Special Olympics Program will need to determine what specific and locally relevant health issues to focus on rather than making the objectives too broad and lofty considering the resources available.
Engaging SO Network
Objective 1:
Objective 2:
Objective 3:
Partnership Development
Objective 4:
Objective 5:
Objective 6:
Leveraging Technology
Objective 7:
Objective 8:
Objective 9:
Building Awareness
Objective 10:
Objective 11:
Objective 12:
3.6 Activities
The activities describe the tasks or actions you will carry out to work towards achieving your objectives and ultimately your goal. Each objective written above should have associated activities.
Example:
Objective:
1. To increase health care provider knowledge of how to treat people with ID, as evidenced by the provision of training to at least 75 health care professionals during the project period.
Activities:
1. Hands on training for various disciplines provided by Clinical Directors for Health Care Professionals during a Healthy Athletes clinic.
2. Training workshop provided for Health Care Professionals at the local Medical school.
3. Development of new curriculum for health care training institutions to better prepare health care students to treat people with intellectual disabilities.
Objective 1:
Activity 1.1
Activity 1.2
Objective 2:
Activity 2.1
Activity 2.2
Objective 3:
Activity 3.1
Activity 3.2
Objective 4:
Activity 4.1
Activity 4.2
Objective 5:
Activity 5.1
Activity 5.2
Objective 6:
Activity 6.1
Activity 6.2
Objective 7:
Activity 7.1
Activity 7.2
Objective 8:
Activity 8.1
Activity 8.2
Objective 9:
Activity 9.1
Activity 9.2
Objective 10:
Activity 10.1
Activity 10.2
Objective 11:
Activity 11.1
Activity 11.2
Objective 12:
Activity 12.1
Activity 12.2
3.7 Outputs
Outputs are the number and/or amount of services or products the program delivers as a result of activities. Outputs should be measurable and concise.
Example:
Objective:
1. To increase health care provider knowledge of how to treat people with ID, as evidenced by the provision of training to at least 75 health care professionals during the project period
Output 1.1 8 health care professionals received hands-on training from Clinical Directors in Healthy Hearing (4) and Special Smiles (4).
Output 1.2 67 health care professionals and residents participated in training workshops held at the University of X Medical School on how to address the health and wellness needs of people with ID.
Output 1.3 4 health care professionals were trained as Clinical Directors for 4 health disciplines.
Output 1.4 New curriculum was developed for the Dental School X to prepare their students on working with patients with ID.
Objective 1:
Output 1.1
Output 1.2.
Output 1.3.
Output 1.4
Objective 2:
Output 2.1
Output 2.2
Output 2.3
Output 2.4
Objective 3:
Output 3.1
Output 3.2
Output 3.3
Output 3.4
Objective 4:
Output 4.1
Output 4.2
Output 4.3
Output 4.4
Objective 5:
Output 5.1
Output 5.2
Output 5.3
Output 5.4
Objective 6:
Output 6.1
Output 6.2
Output 6.3
Output 6.4
Objective 7:
Output 7.1
Output 7.2
Output 7.3
Output 7.4
Objective 8:
Output 8.1
Output 8.2
Output 8.3
Output 8.4
Objective 9:
Output 9.1
Output 9.2
Output 9.3
Output 9.4
Objective 10:
Output 10.1
Output 10.2
Output 10.3
Output 10.4
Objective 11:
Output 11.1
Output 11.2
Output 11.3
Output 11.4
Objective 12:
Output 12.1
Output 12.2
Output 12.3
Output 12.4
3.8 Outcomes
Outcomes are the measurable changes in people and/or communities that result from your project, such as improvements in knowledge, skills, attitudes, and/or health status. Outcomes can be short-term changes that happen during project implementation or long-term changes that happen over an extended period of project activity.
Example:
Objective 1. To increase health care provider knowledge of how to treat people with ID, as evidenced by the provision of training to at least 75 health care professionals during the project period.
Outcome 1.1: Improved knowledge of how to treat people with ID reported among at least 90% of trained health care professionals.
Outcome 1.2: New curriculum focused on how to treat people with ID incorporated into University of X medical school program.
Objective 1:
Outcome 1.1
Outcome 1.2