The action plan presentation is an essential tool for any community in the initial phases of its AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities membership. Show Once enrolled in the AARP network, a community has up to two years to complete a community assessment and develop a community action plan. Make a Plan!A map showing network membership at the end of 2019. An action plan is an "active" rather than static document. Revisions and amendments are a sign of program improvement and progress, not of failure. For examples of completed action plans, visit the age-friendly network's Member List and look for the "Action Plan" links. Also check out the resource links at the end of this page. An action plan is based on the results of community surveys identifying needs within the 8 Domains of Livability that influence the health and quality of life of older adults. THE FORMAT The action plan is an actual document, presented with the following elements:
THE CONTENT While there is flexibility in how a plan is created and what it will do, every action plan should include the following:
THE MONITORING Depending on what's in the plan, determine in advance how to track its progress toward meeting its goals and objectives. If it isn't succeeding, adapt the plan. Stay Informed — For Free!The weekly, award-winning AARP Livable Communities e-Newsletter provides local leaders with information and inspiration for making their town, city or neighborhood
more livable for older adults and people of all ages. Subscribe today! Developing an action plan means turning ideas raised during strategic planning or evaluation into reality. It means identifying the steps that need to be taken to achieve the resource centre’s aims. The resource centre officer and their manager or supervisor should develop the action plan, in consultation with members of the resource centre advisory committee and/or other users. It is useful to have action plans for each area of the resource centre’s work, such as:
How to develop an action planAn action plan consists of seven steps: setting objectives, assessing the objectives, identifying action required to meet the objectives, working out how to evaluate the activity, agreeing a time-frame for action, identifying resources (human, financial and technical), finalising the plan, and evaluating the results. 1. Set objectives
2. Assess the objectives
3. Identify action required to achieve the objective A series of tasks needs to be identified for the objectives to be achieved. List these as steps.
4. Work out how to evaluate the activity Plans for finding out how far the activity has achieved its objectives need to be built into the action plan. Ask yourself:
Then incorporate plans for evaluation into your action plan.
5. Agree a time frame As you identify each task, work out how long it will take and when it needs to be done. This will help you to see whether your action plan is on schedule or whether you need to modify the schedule.
6. Assess the action plan Ask yourself:
An action plan must be realistic if it is to work. It is easy to over-estimate what you can do, leading to disappointment and failure. For example:
7. Finalise the action plan Revise the action plan. Obtain feedback and comments from colleagues, and revise it again if necessary. What are the steps that you have undertaken and the implementation of your community action plan?Page 1. TE KŌHURE.. MATURITY.. Put your plan into action.. Start doing the actions on your plan – monitor what. impact you're having and check if you're achieving. your goals.. TE WHAKATIPU.. GROWTH.. Finalise your plan.. Create a step-by-step plan to achieve your goals, and write it down.. How do you implement a community action plan?Convene a planning group in your community to design your action plan. ... . Develop an action plan composed of action steps that address all proposed changes. ... . Review your completed action plan carefully to check for completeness. ... . Follow through. ... . Keep everyone informed about what's going on.. What are the 7 steps in making an action plan?The Seven Steps of Action Planning. Define the Problem(s). Collect and Analyze the Data.. Clarify and Prioritize the Problem(s). Write a Goal Statement for Each Solution.. Implement Solutions: The Action Plan.. Monitor and Evaluate.. Restart with a New Problem, or Refine the Old Problem.. Why and how do we undertake community action plan?A Community Action Plan is an important community document which helps a community prioritise community needs, set out a list of activities for a community and helps Local and State government understand what the needs are for communities.
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