Please let us know by March 10, 2009 how you would like to spend down it budget of about $5,000.00. Please name the item/idea, approximate or exact $$ needed, vendor (if known), and how this item will help the section. The section will be voting on expenditures at the March 18, 2009 meeting.

1. CHPPD Photo Journal Demonstration Project (draft)

Description (What is the project):
Awardees will develop a photojournal of digital photos with captions of between five to 10 photograph on the following on the impact of community health planning and policy development on the themes listed below. There will be two common themes in all the photojournals: (a) impact of community health planning and policy development; (2) historical context. The photojournals will be displayed online. The context for the themes may be diverse including:

• Access to Clean Water: Planning and Policy Development
• Assessing, Planning, Evaluating and Financing Community Health Programs
• Balancing Equity, Effectiveness and Efficiency in Health System Reform
• Collaborative Community Health Planning and Policy Development
• Community Health and Links to the Built Environment (e.g., Access to Food, Water, Transportation, Sustainability, Employment, Green Jobs, Safe Neighborhoods)
• Community Planning and Policy Approaches to Mental Health Issues, Tobacco, HIV/AIDS, and Substance Use
• Critical Issues in Community Health Funding
• Curriculum, Competencies, and Credentialing in Workforce Development
• Economic Development and Human Health and Welfare
• Effective Planning and Policy Development for Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Public Health Genomics
• Evaluating Community Health Planning, Policy and Advocacy Efforts and Outcomes
• Evaluation and Community-Based Participatory Projects
• Facilitating Data-Sharing between Clinical Care and Public Health for Planning and Policy Development
• Funding Public Health Services: Prevention, Health Disparities, and the Disappearing Dollar
• GIS, Community Health Planning and Policy Development
• Health Planning and Policy Development in Community Health Preparedness, Unintentional Injury and Violence Prevention
• Health Policy to Address Health Disparities
• Health Reform and the Changing Role of the Public Health System
• Healthy, Green, and Affordable Housing
• Improving the Health of Communities through Public Health Systems Research
• Lessons Learned: Perspectives from Community, Organizations, and Academic Partners on Impact of Planning and Policy Development
• Linking Standards, Performance and Outcomes in Community Health Assessments
• Literacy, Health Literacy and Cultural Competency
• Philanthropic Partnerships for Public Health
• Research, Policy and Politics Affecting Community Health Workers

What is the goal and objectives of the project
Overarching goal is two fold: To understand the overall impact of community health planning and policy development within the context of a specific issue or subject area including how it has built on historical happenings, and at the same time identify section members and leaders.

Objectives:
1. Identify impact of community health planning and policy development within the context of five issues or topics.
2. Increase understanding of role of historical context of community health planning and policy development
3. Increase understanding of context within which section member works

Outcome:
5 - 10 photojournals. In addition, at the conclusion the section should be able to develop a guidance booklet.


Estimated award amount and number of awards:
Award amount estimated at about $300 - $ 500. Number of awards: 5-10. If we receive a large number of applicants, some awa


Applicant Eligibility
501 c3 or governmental. At least one of the award leaders has to a CHPPD Section member. In 2009, CHPPD Section Officer involvement, as well as regular and student member collaboration is encouraged.

Proposal format
A cover page and a short description of the project, not more than 2 pages with (1) description of project (2) Objectives ( (3) Outline of implementation with timeline (4) Budget and justification. The cover page should include:
Name of Section Member(s);
Organization
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:

What funds can be used toward:
Travel, meals, digital camera, APHA conference registration or APHA membership, stipend

Time frame:
June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010. Submission of draft by January 31, 2010 is encouraged as members can present their projects at the 2010 Annual Meeting through an invited session.

Support from CHPPD Section:
An advisory group of CHPPD Section leaders will assist with guiding awardees through the process. The makeup of the advisory group will vary by topic, and possibly location of the project.

Criteria for selecting awardees
1. Relevance of idea
2. Experience of awardees
3. Clarity with which the ideas is explained