Refer to the Unit III Required Unit Resources, and review the “Example Implementation Plan,” which is provided on the Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals webpage. Use the resource as a template for developing your own implementation plan.

Identify a target population in need of a public health intervention. For example, you might decide to target low-income African American women who are overweight, and the intervention would propose an appropriate physical activity program. Another example might be targeting a sub-population with high rates of diabetes, and the intervention would be focused on changing their dietary habits.

Your implementation plan must have the components listed below.

1. Goals and Strategies
   1. Problem Statement
   2. Goal Statement
   3. Strategy Description
2. Approach
   1. Project Team Members
   2. Barriers to Successful Implementation
   3. Implementation Steps
   4. Strategy
3. Performance Measures
   1. Outcomes

In the “Problem Statement” section of the implementation plan, make certain to include at least three in-text citations (and corresponding reference entries) to support the need for the plan you are developing.