Case Studies
Strategic Planning Process to Address Tobacco-Related
Disparities in Wisconsin
Implementation
Implementation
Level
- State: N/A
- Local: Community
Leaders
- Business/Organizational Policy: N/A
- Other: State and
Local Policymakers
What is the
policy and/or program intervention designed to do?
The
planning process was aimed at finding and involving
community leaders in the work of mapping disparities
in Wisconsin and securing the input of their
communities in creation of the strategic plan. The
planning process resulted in the publication and
marketing of a strategic plan to guide Wisconsin’s
efforts to address tobacco-related disparities.
Explain the
implementation of the policy and/or program
intervention.
Meetings to map out the process and introduce people
to it were held in September, 2001. The project
coordinator and assistant were designated from the
DPH Tobacco Control Program staff.
An initial roundtable discussion was held at the
Second Annual Tobacco Symposium on September 13,
2001. An additional roundtable was held on September
25 as part of a statewide videoconference to
introduce the grant to statewide partners and
potential Workgroup members. The videoconference
announced the strategic planning effort, solicited
input for the workgroup, and requested names for
workgroup participants. All local health department
and local tobacco control coalitions were invited to
participate in the videoconference.
Wisconsin began the actual process of strategic
planning in September, 2001 by hiring two
consultants (facilitator and evaluator) to join the
team to organize the project. The team invited
representatives of 25 groups/organizations to become
a part of the Workgroup and to commit to 6 all-day
meetings.
Background
N/A
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