You were recently hired as a director of community health at a local nonprofit organization that supports health programs for
the homeless in your city. The organization is set to open its doors by January 2024. In your new role, you have been asked
to create a new mission statement as wel as two goals and two objectives that the organization wil focus on next year.
For your journal, explain how mission, vision, and values are used in health promotion. Then, create a new mission
statement for the local nonprofit, along with two goals and two objectives. Clearly explain why you selected each goal and
objective by using data (which can be hypothetical) pertaining to the homeless population. Finaly, explain how you believe
your mission statement, goals, and objectives wil help the organization be successful?
This journal asks you to explain how mission, vision, and values guide health promotion, then write a new mission statement plus two goals and two objectives for a nonprofit serving the homeless — justified with data. Make the goals and objectives concrete and measurable.
Key takeaways
- Mission/vision/values set direction and priorities for health promotion.
- Write a clear, purpose-driven mission statement for the nonprofit.
- Create two goals (broad) and two objectives (specific, measurable).
- Use SMART criteria for objectives.
- Justify each with data (hypothetical is allowed).
Mission, vision, and values in health promotion
Explain that the mission defines purpose, the vision the desired future, and values the guiding principles — together they focus programs, align stakeholders, and guide resource decisions in health promotion.
Write the mission statement
Craft a concise mission for a nonprofit serving the homeless — purpose, population, and approach in a sentence or two.
Goals and objectives
Set two goals (broad aims, e.g., improve access to primary care for the homeless) and two objectives that are SMART (e.g., ‘provide free health screenings to 300 individuals by Q4’). Justify each with data on the needs of the homeless population.
Format
Write it as a journal with clear reasoning for each choice.