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Pick Priorities

Once you have accounted for your community’s needs and resources, you will need to decide what problem(s) to tackle. You will want to agree on a framework for figuring out what should be addressed, what can be addressed, and what you ultimately will address.
A skilled facilitator can help your group come to agreement through open and respectful dialogue. These questions may help get discussion started as you consider potential priorities:
  • How many people are affected?
  • What are the consequences of not intervening?
  • What (if any) strategies have been shown to work on a particular problem?
  • How does the community feel (would they be supportive or not)?
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Priority Setting Techniques from the New York State Department of Health