(Background – program goal: Focus on mental health issue among Santa Clara county, help overcome and prevent them from developing these mental health issues, arise the local people’s awareness on it.)

Strategies and Activities: Instructions from the RFP

This section describes the strategies that have been selected and the specific activities designed to meet the program objectives. Detail exactly what will be offered, how, and when (e.g. by Dec 31th, 2020), if the proposed program were to be funded. The strategies and activities selected must be grounded in evidence from the problem statement and connected to the goal and objectives.

● Strategies: are broad approaches to change. Change strategy examples include health communication, health education, social support, community mobilization, and behavior change. The strategies selected for the program should be based on the goals, objectives, theoretical framework, and address at least two levels of the social–ecological framework. They should also be based on an understanding of the priority population, community, and relevant cultural contexts.

● Activities: are the specific actions that will happen during the program to accomplish the process, impact, and outcome objectives. An effective program will have a set of interrelated activities. Clearly describe, in this section, the application of the core theoretical constructs to the proposed activities (for example, a cue to action from the Health Belief Model might be refrigerator magnets with a campaign health message or text message reminders to schedule exercise for today). Health promotion activities include, but are not limited to media campaigns, network or coalition building, resource development, health fairs, community gardens, support services, policy advocacy, social marketing, peer or mentoring programs, workshops, information campaigns, and providing resources (e.g., food distribution, transportation). Activities must be specific, measurable, and connected to the theoretical constructs and related program objectives.

Instructions

Step 1: Using your theoretical framework (attached) and best practices as your guide (or inspiration), determine what strategies you will use in your program.

Step 2: Determine what activities you will propose for each strategy you select.

Step 3: Develop an outline and then write a 4–5pagedraft for this section of the proposal.

Recommendations:

1.Use headings to organize your sections. Start with the heading for the section as a whole “Strategies and Activities” and then use sub–headings for the specific strategies and activities that you will be discussing.

2.Introduce and explain each strategy. Introduce and explain each activity that falls under each strategy. Err on the side of detail and depth. Explain the activities as if you are trying to tell a potential participant what they will be doing if they participate in your program.

3.If you have used best practices or an evidence–based program to guide your ideas, be sure you are crediting and citing your source(s).

4.You can also use the Spectrum of Prevention to help guide your strategy and activity creation and help you think outside of the individual for change.