Phase 4: Chicago, IL Vignette
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Identifying Strategic Issues At its October 1999 meeting, the Chicago Partnership identified strategic issues that would need to be addressed if its vision for public health in Chicago was to be achieved. The process began with a review of five key findings to remind members of the major points that had emerged from the partnership's prior work in the following five areas:
Members were asked to consider the findings both individually and collectively in an effort to identify predominant and cross-cutting issues. The partnership then considered a preliminary list of six possible strategic issues as a starting point for the discussion. Each of the preliminary issues was reviewed and discussion centered on how each reflected the partnership's vision and captured the findings of its four analyses. Some members suggested new wording to better reflect the scope of the partnership's thinking. The senior project staff, serving as facilitator, challenged participants who suggested major changes, including new strategic issues, to link them to the vision and findings of the analyses. By the end of the two-hour meeting, the partnership had identified six strategic issues:
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