1. Write a 8-9-page evaluation of key aspects of a population-
based health concern, including your selection of members to
form an interprofessional, collaborative coalition to achieve the
stated goal. 8-9 PAGES EXCLUDING THE COVER PAGE
AND THE REFERENCE PAGE.
Resolving population health concerns requires the combined
efforts of numerous agencies and individuals to address the
Triple Aim of improving the patient experience, improving the
health of populations, and reducing costs. This requires an
interprofessional and collaborative effort to address the
complex factors at the individual, organizational, community,
and policy levels associated with the multiple factors affecting
the health and well-being of our communities (Graffunder,
Sakurada, & Nordisk, 2016).
As a scholar-practitioner in the field, you may be expected to
develop and lead a diverse team of health care professionals,
civic leaders, community stakeholders, constituents, community
members, other interested parties, and city, state, and
government agencies in addressing a wide range of issues
affecting the health of diverse groups.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to apply your
leadership skills to form a collaborative, interprofessional
coalition to address a population-based health concern from a
nursing, public health, or health administration perspective.
Reference
Graffunder, C., Sakurada, B., & Nordisk, N. (2016).
Preparing health care and public health professionals for team

2. performance: The community as the classroom
. National Academy of Medicine.
Scenario
Government officials are taking action to address a chronic
population health concern in your area. As a member of this
community, you have a good understanding of the local
demographics and population health issues, including the
potential implications for policy making, health care systems,
service utilization, clinical practice, education, and the
workforce. In your role as a doctoral graduate and health care
practitioner, you have been asked to:
Evaluate key aspects (including the social determinants of
health) of the selected population health issue from the topic
list.
Lead an interprofessional team of your choosing (a coalition of
community members and organizations, clinical providers,
health care organizations, and civic and governmental
agencies), to achieve the coalition’s goal(s), which may include
prevention efforts, quality improvement, service utilization, and
the reduction of health care costs.
This leadership position requires the ability to promote
prevention efforts, quality improvement, service utilization and
the reduction of health care costs, as well as skills in the
following areas:
Effective and ethical leadership.
Interprofessional communication.

3. Collaboration, inclusion, and applying new and existing
knowledge to solve problems and inform decision making.
Preparation
For this assessment, you will select one of these topics to
address in the given scenario:
Topics for the paper: Demonstrating Effective Leadership
Health Disparities/Social Determinants of Health
: Focus on vulnerable or high risk groups and on decreasing
disparities between groups. You can select a specific group with
a focus on the person’s experience of care, services, and
resources (quality and satisfaction), improving the health of the
population, and reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus
for the coalition.
Pandemic, e.g., COVID-19
: Focus on a vulnerable or high risk group related to population
health, including the person’s experience of care, services and
resources (quality and satisfaction), improving the health of the
population, and reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus
for the coalition.
Asthma and Children
: Focus on a vulnerable or high risk group including the
person’s experience of care, services and resources (quality and
satisfaction), improving the health of the population, and
reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus for the coalition.
Opioid Addiction
: Focus on a vulnerable or high risk group including the
person’s experience of care, services, and resources (quality and
satisfaction), improving the health of the population, and

4. reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus for the coalition.
Obesity
: Focus on a vulnerable or high risk group including the
person’s experience of care, services, and resources (quality and
satisfaction), improving the health of the population, and
reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus for the coalition.
Note:
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Instructions
Evaluate key aspects of a chronic population health concern. In
addition, select members for a collaborative, interprofessional
coalition that you would lead to achieve the stated goal.
Coalition membership can include, but is not limited to, key
community members and organizations, clinical providers, and
local and state agencies.
Example Assessment:
You may use the following to give you an idea of what a
Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:
Assessment 1 Example [PDF]
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Document Format and Length
Format your paper using APA style.

5. Use the
APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]
to help you in writing and formatting your paper. Be sure to
include:
A title page and references page. An abstract is not required.
Appropriate section headings.
Your paper should be 6–8 pages in length, not including the
title page and references page.
Supporting Evidence
Cite 4–5 credible sources
published within the last five years
from peer-reviewed journals, other scholarly resources,
professional industry publications, and assigned readings to
support your case assessments and recommendations.
Assessment Grading
The assessment requirements outlined below correspond to the
grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to address each
of the seven main tasks. Read the performance-level
descriptions for each criterion in the scoring guide to see how
your work will be evaluated.
Analyze the impact of factors that contribute to this chronic
population health concern.

6. Examine the situation from a population health perspective.
Provide context surrounding this concern.
Identify the affected groups, and the environmental, social, and
financial factors.
Form a collaborative, interprofessional coalition to address this
chronic population health concern.
Consider, among others, key community members and
organizations, clinical providers, and local and state agencies
when making your selections.
Select 5–10 members.
Who must be included?
Why?
How will member selection contribute to the goal?
What potential issues might arise affecting interprofessional
collaboration?
What strategies are needed to optimize collaboration and
communication among coalition members?

7. Explain potential ethical issues that might be relevant for the
coalition to consider in addressing its mission.
Consider access to care, financial barriers, environmental
constraints, and the distribution of resources.
Explain how ethical principles would apply in particular
situations on a micro or meso level.
Micro level: individual care encounters.
Meso level: how systems are organized to deliver and ensure
quality care for patients and populations (Ho & Pinney, 2016).
Consider ethical codes of conduct applicable across disciplines
represented in your coalition.
What evidence supports your conclusions?
Explain the principles of diversity and inclusion applicable to
the formation of your coalition and its interactions with the
community.
Consider the impact of a diverse team on achieving coalition
goals.
How would you work within the coalition to establish a culture

8. of inclusion, respect, and value?
How would you promote community engagement, cultural
awareness, health equity, and access to resources? Resources
can include, but are not limited to medications, transportation,
and environmental resources.
What are some best practices for interprofessional
communication for this group?
What evidence supports your conclusions?
Explain how literature and research in the field can be used to
develop best practices for addressing this chronic population
health concern.
Locate two current, peer-reviewed studies that coalition
members should consider as foundational to developing an
evidence-based intervention for the situation.
Briefly explain how each study is relevant to the chronic
population health concern.
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth
transitions.
Proofread your writing to avoid errors that could distract
readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the
substance of your evaluation.

9. Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
Apply correct APA-formatting to your document, including
headers, headings, spacing, and margins.
Apply correct APA-formatting to all source citations.
Portfolio Prompt:
You may choose to save your evaluation to your
ePortfolio
.
References
Graffunder, C., Sakurada, B., & Nordisk, N. (2016).
Preparing health care and public health professionals for team
performance: The community as the classroom
. National Academy of Medicine. doi:
https://doi.org/10.31478/201604b
Ho, A., & Pinney, S. (2016). Redefining ethical leadership in a
21st-century healthcare system.
Healthcare Management Forum, 29
(1), 39–42.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:

10. Competency 1: Apply interprofessional collaboration,
communication, and leadership best practices to advance
population health.
Analyze the impact of factors that contribute to a chronic
population health concern.
Form a collaborative, interprofessional coalition to address a
chronic population health concern.
Competency 2: Apply professional ethics and the principles of
diversity and inclusion to advance population health.
Explain potential ethical issues that might be relevant for a
health care coalition to consider in addressing its mission.
Explain the principles of diversity and inclusion applicable to
the formation of a health care coalition and its interactions with
the community.
Competency 3: Explain how scholar-practitioners function as
leaders in the field of health care.
Explain how literature and research in the field can be used to
develop best practices for addressing a chronic population
health concern.

11. Competency 4: Produce written work that demonstrates critical
thinking and application of knowledge, in accordance with
Capella’s writing standards.
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth
transitions.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
SCORING GUIDE
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be evaluated.
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