- Access to health care
- Prevention
- Treatment of chronic illness
- Non-governmental support systems for family health
- Treatment for substance abuse & mental illnesses
- Identify current resources available to community
- Encourage fathers & mentors
- Types & costs of benefits offered by businesses in local area
- Promoting physical and mental health for the economically oppressed
The initial work program involves at least three sets of activities:
- Define the issue. Take sufficient time to determine the scope of work for the subject area. The focus is, "In what ways does the subject affect persistent poverty?"
- Measure. To identify bench marks for communicating the problem, measuring progress and ensuring accountability. "What needs to be understood in order to craft meaningful change strategies?"
- Implementation strategies. To determine the most effective way to address the problem. To determine the most effective way to include considerations of culture, family and race on successful recommendations.