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. 2011 Aug 15;8(5):A117.

Figure 2.

A sample go-zone analysis for 1 of the clusters, "Implementing Policy," in the final concept map for The Healthy Brain Initiative: A National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health (10). Each dot represents an action item and is identified by a unique number. Items were scored for importance (from 1, relatively unimportant, to 5, extremely important) and action potential (from 1, no action potential, to 4, high action potential) during a rating process. The upper right quadrant, or go-zone, highlighted in green, displays items rated as most actionable and important.

Item Number Items Included in the Rating Process From the Cluster "Implementing Policy"
13 Develop creative and replicable means for raising public awareness about and engaging the public in promoting the importance of cognitive health through policy.
15 Develop and implement a strategy to have cognitive health included in Healthy People 2020.
20 Identify and promote appropriate strategic partnerships among associations, government agencies, insurers and payers, private industry, public organizations, elected officials to support and advance policy related to cognitive health.
21 Educate federal, state, and local officials responsible for addressing issues concerning the older population, lifestyle factors, or diseases/conditions related to cognitive health to initiate and support policy changes to promote cognitive health.
28 Engage national organizations/agencies that focus on the older populations, and educate these agencies about cognitive health and its connection to the mission of their organization.
36 Develop and implement a strategy to include subjects related to cognitive health in curricula for continuing professional education of health and human services professionals.
40 Convene policy experts to identify and examine current policies (eg, national policy, state policy, private sector policy) that could be modified, modernized, or broadened to include cognitive health.
43 Include cognitive decline in the State of Aging and Health in America report when population-level data are available.
45 Promote the modification of existing national and state public health plans that address key health issues related to cognitive health to include cognitive health in their strategies or recommendations where appropriate.

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