Deadline: 26-Jul-23
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is seeking a consultant to develop micro-learnings, educational strategies that break complex topics down into short-form, for local health department grantees of CDC’s National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities Department of Health and Human Services (CDC-RFA-OT21-2103).
The consultant will work with NACCHO and topic subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop six (6) unique micro-learnings for six topics of focus from current training and technical assistance materials and inform evaluation tools that will be developed by NACCHO’s Research and Evaluation team to refine and evaluate the micro-learnings.
The COVID Health Equity Initiative works to address COVID-19 related health disparities and advance health equity by expanding state, local, US territorial, and freely associated state health department capacity and services. One of the main strategies for this initiative is to mobilize partners and collaborators to advance health equity and address social determinants of health as they relate to COVID-19 health disparities among populations at higher risk and that are underserved. NACCHO, currently serving as a national partner TA provider under this initiative, will work with a consultant to develop six (6) health equity and social justice micro-learnings to supplement the TA that has been provided through the COVID Health Equity Initiative.
The goal of these micro-learnings is to provide impactful opportunities to introduce concise skills and concepts from the complex topics, especially for those who cannot participate in longer trainings. Content of the micro-learnings will be informed by the current materials that have been presented in longer trainings which all include a focus on how local health departments (LHDs) can partner with community-based organizations (CBOs) to engage with specific populations (LGBTQIA+, unhoused, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), etc.).
Project Scope of Work and Deliverables
- In order to successfully develop these health equity and social justice micro-learnings on the topics outlined, the consultant will be expected to undertake the following tasks:
- Coordinate regular meetings with NACCHO and topic subject matter experts (SMEs) to checkin and discuss ongoing progress with project deliverables and receive feedback from NACCHO and SMEs on all micro-learning development, finalization, and evaluation.
- Determine the best method for micro-learnings based on consultant experience with developing micro-learnings or other short interactive digital trainings and the current content that exist for the topics outlined to best appeal to the adult learner and accurately increases knowledge or skill.
- Develop six (6) unique micro-learnings for the topics of focus that are outlined in the project overview section of this RFP.
- Inform evaluation tools that will be developed by NACCHO’s Research and Evaluation to refine and evaluate the micro-learnings.
Micro-Learning Topic
- Social Media for Public Health
- Data Storytelling and Sharing
- Public Health Narratives
- Community Power Building
- Community Health Workers
- Roots of Health Inequity
Funding Information
- NACCHO will issue an award up to $150,000 in the form of a fixed priced contract.
Eligibility Criteria
- Consultants with demonstrated knowledge of and experience in
- instructional design, specifically developing micro-learnings or other short interactive digital trainings that appeal to adult learners and
- working in or with LHDs, or other governmental public health agencies.
- The consultant will work with subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop micro-learnings around the proposed topics, and demonstrated knowledge in any, or all, of the above topics is appreciated, but not required.
Selection Process
- Each application will be reviewed and rated on the following information:
- Understanding Project Purpose and Goals: Applicant has a clear understanding of the project goals and deliverables.
- Experience of Organization/Consultant: Applicant and key staff have clearly demonstrated (in detail and documentation) their (and their team’s) experience with instructional design, specifically developing micro-learnings or other short interactive digital trainings that appeal to adult learners and working in or with LHDs, or other governmental public health agencies.
- Budget: The proposal includes a detailed, line-item budget justifying the proposed expenses, and the expenses are appropriate for the purposes of the deliverables.
- Additional Selection Considerations
- Status as Women-, Minority-, Disadvantaged-, Veteran-Owned, and/or Small Business: Consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate successful work with historically underserved and underrepresented entities (minority-, women-, disadvantaged-, and veteranowned businesses or “MWDVBEs” and black, indigenous, people of color or “BIPOC”) in addressing health disparities. Applicants who classify as or partner with these businesses will be strongly considered.
For more information, visit NACCHO.