Detailed Case Study Outline

Note: This outline is to be followed as you write up your case study in further detail. The case study should be written in narrative format (e.g., not written as answers to the specific questions in each section) and should be 10 to 12 pages in length, depending on how much data and pre-existing information is available, and should be suitable for publication as submitted.

I. Title

a. Please provide a short title for the policy or environmental change.

·II. Policy or Environmental Change Overview

a. What was the policy or environmental change?

b. How was the idea for the policy or environmental change generated? (Data, public health crisis, key leader/policymaker, grassroots effort, etc.)

c. Prior to the policy or environmental change effort being initiated, what data supported the proposed action?

d. What year was the policy or environmental change put in place, or is it in progress?

III. Health Department Roles and Skills

a. What roles did the Health Department play in the change?

b. What skills did the State Health Department utilize well in this effort?

c. What additional skills or improvements in skills would have been helpful for the Department?

IV. Partnerships and Support

·a. Who were the major partners involved? Describe specifically the type and nature of partnerships that existed between the partners.

·b. What methods were used for building consensus around the policy or environmental change among the major partners?

c. Who were the major public officials that supported this effort? What was the nature of that support?

d. What methods, if any, were used to build widespread public support for the policy or environmental change (e.g. media, surveys, public forums)?

V. Key Events

a. Please provide a chronology of key events with dates, from idea generation to the present.

VI. Funding/ Resources

a. How was the policy or environmental change initiative funded?

b. What other types of resources were utilized in the initiative (e.g., major in-kind contributions, advocacy network participation)?

VII. Outcomes

a. Are you tracking the impact and outcomes of this policy or environmental change?

·b. What types of data collection, analysis, and dissemination systems are in place to monitor the results of the policy or environmental change?

c. What are the major outcomes to date (please be as specific as possible)?

d. Please feel free to include any existing data, charts, etc. that illustrate the outcomes.

VIII. Obstacles

a. What major difficulties arose while working on the policy or environmental change and how were they addressed?

·IX. Lessons Learned

a. What were the most important lessons learned from this policy or environmental change effort?

X. Modifications

a. Have there been any attempts to further modify the policy or environmental change initiative (either positive or negative) since the effort was completed? If so, please provide details.

XI. Additional Information

a. Please provide any additional information you believe would be helpful to others who may be interested in similar policy or environmental change efforts.

XII. Contact Information

a. Name:

b. Title:

c. Organization:

d. Address:

e. Phone:

f. FAX:

g. E-mail: