Universal Community Planning Tool
The Universal Community Planning Tool (UCPT) is a population health planning framework that guides communities in implementing a digital collaborative to track their community's planning processes.
The WordPress plug-ins contained within this repository are working, deployable examples of code that can be implemented to jumpstart digital community planning collaboratives and expand existing digital LHD (Local Health Department) digital engagement strategies.
The UCPT premade plug-ins require a WordPress/BuddyPress installation, and step-by-step implementation instructions can be found on EquityEngage.com.
This project is coordinated by the Garrett County Health Department, with support from PHNCI, a division of PHAB, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as a emerging innovation in Public Health.
The improvements tested by the PHNCI Learning Community for the Initial PHNCI Replication Round that were promising have been adopted into this final release under the scope of the original and supplementary programs. This release includes improved libraries for handling data, styling enhancements, and many, many small improvements discovered during the testing period.
The PHNCI Learning Community developed for the Initial PHNCI Replication Round tested numerous improvements that were either incorporated or dropped in the 10.x series final initial release.
The Universal Community Planning Tool has received numerous small upgrades, including the addition of in-screen buttons for action group admins to edit data and strategy details, in addition to the simplification of group creation steps, and the edit panel.
The Universal Community Planning Tool modules have been recoded from the ground up to vastly improve functionality through the addition of several new features and the use of loops driven by the UCPT Manager Module. This release is considered a major milestone, and has been prepared in advance for replication communities to begin utilizing this code. Please note that future release candidates are compatible with this release.
The release currently contained within the Core-Modules folder is an improved release candidate for communities to begin using the core modules in their community. Please note that future release candidates are compatible with this release.
The release currently contained within the Core-Modules folder is an initial release candidate for communities to begin using the core modules in their community. Please note that future release candidates are compatible with this release.
The anticipated release schedule will run from January 31, 2018 - July 1, 2018 with frequent updates that include bugfixes, improved styling to maximize WordPress theme compatability, enhanced documentation and customization, use in multi-networks, and several other enhancements.
- MyGarrettCounty.com - The Garrett County, Maryland pilot of the UCPT framework and plug-ins
- AlleganySpeaks.com - Allegany County, Maryland
- BlueprintClackamas.com - Clackamas County, Oregon
- FlatheadForward.com - Flathead City & County, Montana
- LivingWellMedinaCounty.com - Medina County, Ohio
- OurHealthyDC.org - The District of Columbia
This project is currently maintained by the Garrett County Health Department, and was supported for public, open source release by PHNCI, a division of PHAB, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to serve as templates for communities seeking to implement the Universal Community Planning Tool (UCPT) Framework for population health improvement in their communities.