Adaptive Public Health Framework Solutions-Master Classes 23rd-05-2023-17th-06-2023

Adaptive Public Health Framework Solutions-Master Classes 23rd-05-2023-17^th-06-2023  

I.               Emancipatory/Emotive Public Health (Master Class i)

II.            Adaptive Public Health Framework (Master Class ii)

III.          Movement Building (Master Class iii)

IV.          C-Suite Executive (Master Class iv)

Venue: MOD/PHC/PHU Center

Objective:

The objectives of this class are: to showcase the evolving power embedded within Public Health aspirations (emotive Public Health), concretize on what was taught last year, coming up with concepts and building a culture of partnerships and team work and having a special focus on social media and its importance for the growth and branding of MOD Public Health Foundation. How do we support each other and enable every member of the team to grow to the level of achieving their purpose. We will learn to develop concept notes of all the ideas that the entire team has in reference to public health putting into consideration the four themes that were discussed last year. Compiling and owning all the ideas as group not a one man’s show. As MOD Public Health foundation, the failures we are facing is not because we don’t know but because we have not strategized properly.

Participant Make Up:

Tom M., BA, MD, MPH, MMED, PhD

Samuel Waliggo, MPH

Silver Onyango, PhD

Ambrose Katwire, MD MMED

Rachael N. O, BA, MA

Andrew N., Dip

Honest B. Waliggo, BA, Cert.Couns/Social Work

Julius M., Dip. Clin. Med

Matovu Barald, BA Theology/Pastoral-Social Work

Chris Mungoma., BA Finance

Expectations:

1.     To revitalize leadership skills of the Organisation leadership team

2.     To empower members in using intuitive, visioning, iterative and integrative skills through the formulation, generation and development of content.

3.     To empower members with writing in the art and science fields.

4.     Introduce emancipatory Public Health and Adaptive Public Health Framework Solutions.

5.     To empower members to relate these three dimensions of a human being (3Ps) to their daily living experiences:

·       Passion

·       Professionalism

·       Productivity

Lessons Learnt:

1.     Paradigm Shift: Empower members to move away for the saviour to solidarity mentality; adopt the use of such terms that are dignity-affirming by referring to those they meet for trainings or mentoring not as beneficiaries but as programme participants.

2.     Writing Skills in the Different Fields: The training was also an opportunity to introduce the different writing skills such as: opinion writing emphasizing:

Ø  Title

Ø  Hook

Ø  Argument

Ø  Evidence

Ø  Counter-argument

Ø  Call

Ø  Conclusion

Abstracting:

Ø  Title

Ø  Introduction

Ø  Methodology

Ø  Findings

Ø  Conclusion

Ø  Recommendation

Short Report Writing:

Ø  Title

Ø  Venue

Ø  Date

Ø  Objective/s

Ø  Participant Make up

Ø  Expectations

Ø  Lessons Learnt

Ø  Way Forward

Ø  Concluding Remarks

A Brief or Communique:

Ø  Title

Ø  Introduction

Ø  Body (5 paragraphs)

Ø  Theory of Change

Ø  Conclusion

First Person Narrative:

Ø  Title

Ø  Introduction

Ø  Body (5 paragraphs)

Ø  Theory of Change

Ø  Conclusion

Concept Note: A proposal framework, theory synthesis, formulation, generation or idea set in a structured format.

Terms of Reference: An outline of how, why, who, what, where, when, which of an approach, intervention, theory, methodology, model or an activity. It is a document listing and describing roles, expectations and purposes.

Inception Note: An outline of a product or a creation showcasing scope, scale, deliverables, milestones and transformation expected or realised.

Protocols: A standard way of doing things.

1.     Adopting views or what are known as ‘universal views’ as a way of addressing needs relating to lived experiences.

2.     Introduction to such terms like, Normativity: what has been normalized. So that we can deal with normality that are holding us back from progress.

3.     Moving away from disempowering-to-empowering narratives: We adopted experiential, emotive, emancipatory, liberative public health. This becomes a means of economic self-determination.

4.     Applying critical thinking to breakdown a phenomenon (any event) into its aspects which are: Paradigm (the universal thinking determined by policy; Plane (the differing thinking or perspective); Determinism (the way people apply or translate knowledge into action). We should examine these against for instance other standards such as the SDGs or in our case the HANDS-AEIOU test (similar to the Rotary Four-way test).

Summary:

1.     Life is a large phenomenon made up of different phenomena or events.

2.     People look at life with an inclination or prejudice. This is called bias. Bias comes in many forms: normativity, paradigm, determinism, plane, upbringing and the way people navigate life.

3.     We should examine our biases in order to address issues from an informed point of approach.

Adaptive Public Health Framework

Public health has been treated as a science and an art. To most people, Public Health is about ensuring hygiene and enforcing it.

But for those who are skilled in examining any events will be able to assert that Public Health or any discipline is more than service but it is a catalyst and also an aspiration.

Public Health is a normative, it influences identity, Orientation and the way things evolve. This way it is a heuristic. It is as a heuristic and therefore it has to be understood through comprehending the components that makes it up.

The “Public” in Public Health means it involves People. So as a People-centred entity it is an expression of:

·       Values

·       Beliefs

·       Doctrine

It is a Public good too made up of:

·       Systems

·       Structures (infrastructure)

·       Provisos (conditions that must be fulfilled)

It connects People-Planet-Productivity (3Ps) to ensure the “one-health” principle. It is at the same time:

·       Aspirational

·       Emancipatory

·       Connective (cascades)

The “Health” in Public Health means it is an aspiration whose outcome calls for Good health/wellbeing (SDG Number 3). The relatable features are:

·       Outcome-based

·       Benefit-driven

·       Esteem-oriented

Public Health is not only about absence of disease. It does more than that and also establishes principles such as:

·       Preservation (self-recognition and drive)

·       Being (autonomy)

·       Doing (agency)

Public Health is also a state of physical, emotional and Social wellness. It is a medium to express:

·       Liberties

·       Autonomy

·       Determination

·       Agency

 

Adaptive Public Health Framework: enables communities see what and how people are benefiting.

Adaptive Public Health Framework encourages the use social media as one of the tools for public health advocacy. Social media is a space where one can access information to be used to learn. It is also a means of communication and a way of connecting with other people. The components of social media tools include: anything that is involving, connecting, stimulate information sharing, used to collect and store information, manipulated to inform, excite and stimulate a reaction.   Promotion of Adaptive Public Health using Social Media platforms involves turning audio, photos and videos into themes that can influence people’s lives. 

Adaptive Public Health Framework empowers users to develop needs into themes that can be turned into intervention cues. It is a definitive tool linking local issues to international and national aspirations. It enables the translation of the saying “think local and act global,” into a relatable reality.

Adaptive Public Health Framework reveals missed opportunities and empowers communities to develop conceptual themes to address these unmet needs:

1.     We tend to use single-issue advocacy yet under the surface are un addressed pains: we have named and normalised such habits like wife beating, wife inheritance, female genital cutting and such expectations like that of young girls being pure and not having AIDS which motivates many males to force these girls into marriage. These un addressed issues are “scars of love.”

2.     It enables one to talk about contextual issues. The use of safe spaces to discuss these painful issues. Among the Baganda, the “Sengas” and “Kojjas” should be provided safe space to provide informed sex education among the Baganda to promote life outcomes.

3.     It can be used to interprete Public Health as a service among rural communities.

4.     It debunks myths, enunciates the risks and highlights better life outcomes. The myth of “Losing Virginity” as an example of the desire of early sexual debut peer conversations among generation Z (13-18), can be replaced with other life promoting issues.

5.     Adaptive Public Health Framework Solutions involves the promotion of skilling. This empowers people in say, good parenting, income generation and diversification into different productivity means.

6.     Adaptive Public Health Framework Solutions empowers users to address issues through following issues step by step. For instance, it sets down a conceptual framework of this kind to enable users think about an ecosystem of issues.

 

Writing in the Art and Science Form:

1.    Generating a Concept Note

A Concept Note is a proposal framework (a tool that enables the figuring out of an idea and apply it), theory synthesis (words written in a form that are understandable), theory adaptation (make it work), typology (the appearance/character of things), a model (a tool that optimizes the outputs of those involved in a reproduceable and scalable manner), a framework, a heuristic(a tool that enables someone to discover or learn something for themselves).

Concept Note is also an idea in a structured narration.

The Concept Note has the following components:

Title

Introduction

Background/literature review

Vision/problem statement/question

Proposed objectives/address problems

Scope/scaling/methodology

Activities

Targets

Benefits

Timeline

Milestones

Management

Cost of doing business

Business unusual

Conclusion

References 

 

2.   Terms of Reference (ToR)

Terms of reference (TOR) is an outline of how/who/why/what/where/when/which of an approach, intervention, theory, methodology, model and activity.

ToR is a description of an intervention, methodology, approach, theory, model, and activity/responsibility.

ToR is a document listing and describing roles, expectations ad purposes.

ToR is a write up of specific expectations, about an activity, approach, intervention, theory, model, task, team, group and problem-solving matrices (frame work)/ processes, participation commitment and issues to be explored including schedules, inputs outputs, budgets, schedules descriptions which are used to evaluate performance/effort and commitment.

3.   Inception Note/Report

An inception Report is a product creation, a definition of a business goal(s), development goal(s), vision, scope, benefits, scaling, anticipation of results, work plan, timing, deliverables, milestones.

Components of an Inception Report

Title

Introduction (summary)

Background (meaning-making)

Description (goals/objectives)

Location (demographics, numbers, location, context)

Implementation: Roles, responsibilities, tasks, outcomes

Scope: coverage, catchment, range of responsivities/activities

Preliminary assessment: Literature review, data, statistics

Support supervision: impact, knowledge cycle

Spot visits: knowledge/skills exchange

Project model(s): Characterization (what is expected to be in place)

Approach; Aligning expectations

Methodology: Plan of action

Inputs: Resources   

Outputs: opportunities

Outcomes: Results

Conclusion: Theory of change/ resilience/recommendation 

4.   Protocols

Protocols are tools that standardize approaches. Protocols outline expectations, business goal(s), development goal(s), vision, scope, benefits, scaling, anticipation of results, work plan, timelines, deliverables and milestones.

Way forward:

1.     Members to turn the learned lessons into practical products by coming up with individual projects described as:

a.     Brief

b.     Personal Narrative

c.     Concept Note

d.     ToR

e.     Inception Note

f.      Protocols

g.     Reports

h.     Movement building efforts

i.      C-suite executive level aspirations

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