Stage II Exercise 1: List eight people who you believe should be on your steering
committee to address the issue you identified in the Stage I exercise. If you do not know a
person’s name but feel it is essential to have a person with a particular skill or from a
particular agency, business, or government entity, list that information. Include, phone,
address, e-mail, and job title if known. |
5. When the Steering Committee meets:
• listen,
• get to know each other,
• form a strong resolve,
• explore potential,
• give preliminary thought to what campaign the community might undertake, and
• compile a list of the key people in the community who you think should
participate in the CHHP process and be the on-going body for advancing the
ideas.
6. Discuss with your Steering Committee the health campaign the community might
undertake (see functional definition in box below). Remember each person will have an
agenda, including you. The goal of the participatory planning model is to energize and
mobilize a community (perhaps even a community within a community, see box). Once
energized, other goals can be pursued using the same model. Do not get bogged down on
what you do – concentrate this first go round on how you do it and on achieving a
community success.
WHAT IS “COMMUNITY”?
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Stage II Exercise 2: You invited all eight individuals listed in the previous exercise
to be on the steering committee. Sadly, but not unexpectedly, only three to five people truly
share your interest and enthusiasm and accept your invitation to be on the steering
committee. Brainstorm with your committee. Who else might serve as a catalyst to form the
ultimate steering committee? Come up with 8 additional names of people who might pitch in
to get the job done. If you have a job title, phone, address, or email, include it here. |
7. A discrete task of the Steering Committee is to develop a one page concept paper (planning
document) that will be used to create flyers, posters, and for making personal invitations to
the CHPP sessions.
8. As Step 1 in this task, let’s first take a little time to dream again.
Stage II Exercise 3: Again, as a “begin with the end in mind” exercise, assume your organizing process is a success. In the space below, write a news release announcing the project you ultimately hope will be initiated or adapted through the CHPP process. Sometimes the direction of the group is guided by overwhelming need, a funding source, steering committee vision, etc. Go ahead, dream a bit and write that press release.
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