HEALTHCARE OLYMPIAD “PREP TO PRESENTATION”

10 Steps to Prepare High School Student Teams for the

Healthcare Olympiad Contest

Development & Design for CNY MPH by Jill Hayes, CNY MPH Student

ROAD MAP

• Where am I starting?

• Where am I ending up?

• How will I get there?

ROADMAP HEALTHCARE OLYMPIAD CONTEST

• Start-What is your issue

• Along the way-Gather information

• End-Healthcare Olympiad Contest– Present a solution

Step 1: WHAT IS THE ISSUE?

• Identify a community health problem.– Do you have a personal concern?

– Is there a public health issue in the news that you could research or investigate?

– Look around. What do you see? Is there a problem that has been overlooked or ignored in the community?

WHO HAS THE ISSUE ?

• Who has a problem or issue?– Adults, infants, children, elderly, disabled, gender (male,

female), race/ethnicity, social, income level, population characteristic.

• Where do people live with the problem? – City, village, town, rural, region

• Where do people encounter the problem?– school, home, neighborhood, bus, hospital, nursing home,

agency, workplace, family, store, etc.

STEP 2: RESOURCES

• What resources, data, websites, agencies will help you get more information on your issue or problem?

– Ex: NYS and County Health Indicators for tracking Public Health Priority areas http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/prevention_agenda/indicator map.htm

• Who are individuals in the community concerned with addressing your health issue? Who has information?

• What expertise, knowledge, skills or experience do they offer?

STEP 3: ESTABLISH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM

– What is an interdisciplinary team? • Individuals with expertise or experience

– Who would serve on an interdisciplinary team to address your health issue from the local community?

– What will individual team members need to solve the problem and succeed? Individual team members may have special talents or

abilities useful to the team; equipment management, graphics, design

– What will be your role on the team or your contribution?

STEP 4: RESEARCH ISSUE

– What do you know about the issue in your community, state and country?

– What strategies, interventions, and solutions have you found while investigating?

– Sources of information: • data bases, literature, agencies, library, newspapers, interview

people who live or work in a community.

http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/prevention_agenda/indicator_map.htm

STEP 5: CLEARLY DEFINE THE PROBLEM

Clearly Define & Narrow the Scope of the problem

Define the population at risk or affected by the problem.

Assess the issue/ problem: • What is influencing the issue or problem?

– People, policies or laws, environmental factors

• What is causing the issue/problem? – What is the source of the problem?

• What does literature say about the issue/problem?– Has this problem occurred somewhere else?

STEP 6: DEFINE THE SOLUTION

What is your solution?

• Is your solution practical?

• What resources will you need? (money, community support, a legislator)

• How would your solution be implemented? (Put it in place; make it work?)

• Is your solution original?

• Does your idea incorporate someone else’s recommendations, research, model or ideas? You must give credit!

• What evidence (literature, experiments, research, data) support your solution?

STEP 7: STATE THE BENEFIT OF YOUR SOLUTION TO THE COMMUNITY

• Is your solution easy or difficult to implement?

• Can you sell your solution to community stakeholders? Stakeholders are individuals, groups, agencies, businesses who have

an interest, investment or who are affected by a solution + or –

• Who will benefit from your solution?

• Is there anyone who not benefit by your solution?

STEP 8: PLAN AND DESIGN TABLE-TOP DISPLAY

• Plan and design a creative, artistic, neat, easy to follow Table-top Display.

• The table-top display summarizes your team’s resolution to your community health issue or problem.

Step 9: Plan 15 minute Presentation

The whole team contributes to presentation delivery.

– Team members contribute in planning, research, design, technology, presentation.

– Demonstrate knowledge of the issue & research on solution.

– Demonstrate use of visual aids, media and technology to deliver a clear, concise and creative presentation.

– Communicate and “sell” their idea for a solution.

STEP 10: DELIVER PRESENTATION

• All team members participate in delivery of the presentation. Team members may have various roles or responsibilities that contribute to the teams’ planning, design, process and delivery of presentation. Team members may serve as:

– health professional or community spokesperson – support staff such as artistic design of visuals aids, power

point preparation, staging table-top display, presentation, props; coordinating team activities

– equipment manager; acquiring/securing equipment, set up, IT management, trouble shooting problems, operation/maintenance, transporting materials

– “wear many hats”; health professional, community spokesperson, planner, researcher, design/development of a solution and presentation

DELIVER PRESENTATION

– Presentation must clearly credit contribution made by each team member in planning, design, process, implementation and delivery of presentation.

– Presentation should include clear, concise information on research of your community issue and development of your idea for a proposed solution.

HEALTHCARE OLYMPIAD CONTEST

Participating as a team member makes you and everyone a winner!