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the public health problems associated with physical inactivity and approaches to improve physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour.

write a 2,000-word essay which outlines the public health problems associated with physical inactivity and approaches to improve physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour.

Part 1 You will be expected to describe what physical activity and sedentary behaviour are and to describe current engagement levels are within the UK. You will also be expected to describe the impact of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on aspects of health (for example physical and mental health) and to describe the factors/issues that influence individuals’ engagement in these behaviours.

Part 2 Case study: Female Young Adult: They have recently left school and are now doing minimal physical activity. They have a low-income job and have to work long hours. They are overweight.

case study, you should describe how you would apply a physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour initiative to this case study in order to improve the individual’s physical activity levels and/or reduce their sedentary behaviour. You can choose an existing initiative or adapt an existing one to create your own. 

You should then explain how the initiative could: • Improve the physical activity levels and/or reduce the sedentary behaviour of your individual • Address some of the barriers to physical activity engagement your individual has • Improve the physical and mental health outcomes of your individual

You should ensure that you are able to support your choice of initiative and the potential benefits it will provide your individual with references to relevant literature. For example, if you describe your initiative will be asking your individual to run up and down stairs each day, you would need to reference existing studies that have shown this intervention is effective at increasing physical activity, and that it can improve aspects of health. 

References Throughout your essay you should include relevant references to demonstrate the reading you have completed to develop your knowledge and understanding, and to justify the initiative you create in Part 2 of the essay. 

Word Count The word count is 2,000 with a ±10% leeway. It is anticipated Part 1 will require around 750 words, and Part 2 around 1,250 words. Please note, these are for guidance only and the only word count that will be checked is your total word count.

Critical Writing: Remeber to Formatting a paragraph following the TIED approach: 

Topic sentence: The main focus of your paragraph

Introduce evidence: The main context and frame for your evidence – how are you using your example?

Evidence: Examples from critical reading and sources that support your argument 

Discussion: The significance of your evidence and how it links to the topic of your essay 

CM Strategy: Recommendations for Intervention and Adoption Strategies

Prepare a 5-8 page recommendation for intervention and adoption strategies, including metrics to track adoption.

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Introduction

Systems thinking points out cycles of cause and effect. A paradox with systems thinking is that it is frequently counterintuitive. An example is the more you strive, the more you undermine your chances. Learning teams can use systems thinking as a problem-solving tool, but it has the most effect on how teams think about complex issues. It is important for you to become familiar with causal loop diagram archetypes, which allow us to talk about the interrelationship and feedback process and help diagnose systems that produce growth, decline, or equilibrium. By learning about systems thinking, teams can align their common understanding and collaborate to establish strategies for their business dilemmas.

Overview

The purpose of this assessment is to make recommendations for your client organization on its change management strategy. Your recommendation should include intervention strategies, an explanation of how to reinforce the change, and the metrics that will be used to track adoption. Remember that your CM Strategy: Recommendations for Intervention and Adoption Strategies should be complete and comprehensive so that after you leave, the client organization would know how to execute the strategy.

Preparation

Review your previous assessments and the resources you have explored to help you make recommendations for your client organization. Your recommendations should result from collaboration and output from working with your client. Make sure you have solicited their input and feedback and incorporated them in your final recommendations.

Instructions

Prepare a report that addresses the items below. Make sure you support your writing using information from your readings and research.

  • Recommend intervention strategies that align with the findings and stakeholder analysis.
    • Include intervention strategies that connect with the themes and issues from the discovery findings.
    • Explain how and why the intervention strategies will support the change. Include relevant information from your readings and research to show that the intervention is appropriate for managing the change.
  • Recommend reinforcement strategies to support adoption and behavior change.
    • Reinforcement strategies to support the adoption should be aligned with the interventions and the desired new behavior.
    • Explain how the reinforcement strategies are the appropriate ones to support the change.
  • Recommend metrics to track the adoption of the change.
    • Identify metrics that will indicate whether the intervention strategies are working or not. For example, if your project was about implementing a diversity and inclusion program, a metric could be the number of employees attending “Lunch and Learn” events, or the number of people completing a diversity and inclusion online learning course.
    • Explain how you would collect the data to gain insight into the adoption of the desired behavior change.

Project Charter and Scope Statement

Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence.

Project Charter and Preliminary Scope Statement

Once the project is selected and the business case analysis determines there is sufficient information to initiate a project, a project charter is created. It includes the following:

  • Project description.
  • General project management approach.
  • List of stakeholder names.

This document will be referenced during the life cycle of the project. The approval of the charter serves as a formal authorization to expend resources for the project. The project charter will serve as the principal resource for developing the preliminary scope statement. This document establishes the boundaries for the project.

Once the project charter has been approved and the preliminary scope statement has been produced, the project initiation process is complete. These two documents are now used to create a project management plan.

Part A: Project Charter

Refer to the PMBOK® Guide, the Capella library, the Internet, or other resources to develop a charter and scope statement for the project you selected in Assessment 1. The charter must include the following as a minimum:

  • Project requirements
  • The business need.
  • Project purpose.
  • Project milestones.
  • Project stakeholders.
  • Affected functional organizations.
  • Assumptions.
  • Constraints.
  • A business case.
  • A high-level budget (expanded from your business case).

Part B: Scope Statement

Information from the project charter is included in the preliminary scope statement. This statement establishes the boundaries for the project, identifying what is included and what is excluded. It is written after the project charter, and should contain any information discovered since the project charter was approved.

Develop, complete, and submit your preliminary scope statement. You may use this Project Charter Template [DOC] Download Project Charter Template [DOC]if you wish. This component must include:

  • Project and product objectives.
  • Product or service requirements.
  • Product acceptance criteria.
  • Project boundaries.
  • Project requirements and deliverables.
  • Project assumptions.
  • Project constraints.
  • Initial project organization.
  • Initial risk assessment.
  • Scheduled milestones.
  • High-level work breakdown structure (WBS).
  • Order of magnitude cost estimate.
  • Project configuration management requirements.
  • Approval requirements.