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101.6 Citizenship Health in Action: The IDEAS Cycle
Identify, Develop, Enact, Assess, Share: planning action with the community
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What you will learn
- Explain what citizenship health means in our program
- Describe the five steps of the IDEAS cycle
- Plan a small community action project with partners
- Choose simple ways to assess and share results
Start here
Think of a time your neighborhood came together to fix something. What made it work?
Lesson
What is citizenship health
In our program, citizenship health means:
- Everyone belongs: Citizenship here means being a member of a community, not holding papers. Every resident counts.
- Community health matters: The health of all who live in a place is key to the community's success.
- We act together: Residents take part in shaping the conditions that shape their health.
The IDEAS cycle
- Identify: Find an important health concern with the community, using data and the asset map.
- Develop: Plan a response with partners, using the assets and barriers you found.
- Enact: Carry out the plan with the community, not for it.
- Assess: Check what happened. Did it reach people? Did anything change?
- Share: Tell the community and partners what you learned, then start again.
IDEAS at three levels
| Level | Example | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | A client sets a walking goal and tracks it | One person's habits and confidence |
| Collective | A church group starts a weekly walking club | A group's routines and support |
| Community | Residents push for safer sidewalks and lighting | Conditions for everyone on the street |
Project ideas from our neighborhoods
- Health fair: Partner with a church or rec center for screenings, resources and sign-ups in one place.
- Walking group: Neighbors walk together weekly; elders and youth build friendship and fitness.
- Food access: Link a community garden, a pantry and a church kitchen for fresh produce.
- Safe passage: Adults stand on school routes so students get to and from school safely.
Simple ways to assess and share
Assess
- Count who came and who was reached
- Quick pre and post questions
- Short feedback cards or a show of hands
- Notes on what worked and what did not
Share
- A poster at a community meeting
- A short talk at a block club or church
- A one-page summary for partners
- Thank-you notes that include results
IDEAS meets the upstream lens
- What we see: Several Glenville parents say their children have asthma attacks after walking to school past idling trucks.
- Why it happens (upstream): A truck route was set near homes and schools, and no anti-idling rule is enforced on that street.
- What we can build on (assets): A parent group, the school nurse, a block club, a council member's office and local youth who want to collect data.
Situation: planning the health fair
Situation: Your practicum site in Slavic Village wants a health fair. Your supervisor asks you to lead the IDEAS project. You have four weeks, no budget and two eager volunteers.
How do you start, using IDEAS?
- Identify: ask residents which health topics matter most to them
- Develop: use the asset map to find free space, partners and screeners
- Enact and assess: count visitors and use quick feedback cards
- Share: report results to partners and residents, then plan next steps
Talk it over
- What health concern would you choose for your IDEAS project, and why?
- Which assets from your map could help?
- Who came before you in this work, and how can your project honor them?
Study sheet
The big idea: Citizenship health means we all belong and act together, and the IDEAS cycle turns that into action.
Key points
- Citizenship health means belonging and taking part in community, not holding papers.
- IDEAS stands for Identify, Develop, Enact, Assess and Share, and it repeats as a cycle.
- IDEAS works at three levels: individual, collective and community.
- Good projects are small, start with residents and use the assets already there.
- Assess honestly: count outputs, look for outcomes, and protect privacy when sharing.
- Every learner completes a 20 hour IDEAS project during practicum.
Remember
- IDEAS: Identify, Develop, Enact, Assess, Share
- Three levels: individual, collective, community
- Practicum IDEAS project: 20 hours
- Outputs are what we did; outcomes are what changed
Ask yourself
- What concern in my community am I most ready to act on?
- How will I make sure residents lead, not just attend?
Vocabulary
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Citizenship health | Our program's idea that every resident belongs and that community members act together for health. |
| IDEAS cycle | Five steps for community action: Identify, Develop, Enact, Assess, Share. |
| Community action project | A small project planned and carried out with residents to address a health concern. |
| Partner | A person or group that works with you toward a shared goal. |
| Evaluation | Checking how a project went and whether it made a difference. |
| Output | What a project did, such as the number of people reached or events held. |
| Outcome | What changed because of a project, such as new knowledge or a new habit. |
| Pre and post questions | The same short questions asked before and after an activity to see what changed. |
| Community liaison | A person who links community groups with local agencies and providers. |
| L'dor v'dor | A Hebrew phrase meaning from generation to generation; honoring those before and after us. |
Real-life situations
The walking club that stalled
Ms. Harris started a walking group at her church in Fairfax. Ten people came the first week, then only two. She asks you what went wrong.
What to do
- Ask members what kept them from coming back
- Look for barriers like time, weather, safety or knee pain
- Develop changes with them, such as indoor mall walking or a new time
- Count attendance for the next month and share results with the group
Why: Assess and share lead back to a new Develop step. The cycle helps a group learn and adjust.
The project that comes from outside
A funder offers your agency money for a nutrition class in Clark-Fulton. Residents you talk with say their biggest worry is unsafe housing.
What to do
- Share what residents told you with your supervisor
- Ask whether the project can include residents' concern or link to housing help
- If the class goes ahead, plan it with residents so it fits their lives
- Keep a record of the housing concern for a future IDEAS project
Why: The Identify step belongs to the community. CHWs bring residents' priorities to the people who make decisions.
Sharing results the right way
After a blood pressure outreach day in East Cleveland, a volunteer wants to post photos of people's readings and names on social media.
What to do
- Stop the post and explain why privacy matters
- Share totals only, such as how many people were screened and referred
- Use photos only with written permission and no health details
- Report results to partners in a short summary
Why: Sharing results must protect privacy. Confidentiality applies to community events too.
Activity: My IDEAS one-pager
About 30 minutes.
- Choose one health concern from your asset map or block examples.
- Write one or two sentences for each IDEAS step: Identify, Develop, Enact, Assess, Share.
- List at least three partners or assets you would invite.
- Name one output and one outcome you would count.
- Post your one-pager in the course discussion and comment on two classmates' plans.
Post-test
Ten questions. You need 75% to pass, with one retake. Your result is saved in this browser.
Sources
- Weisblat, G. Z., and Sell, K. (2012). An exemplar in mentoring and professional development. Journal of Research Administration, 43(1), 60-84.
- Weisblat, G. Z., and McClellan, J. (2017). Childhood Education, 93(4).
- Ohio Administrative Code 4723-26-13, Standard curriculum