Research and prepare a community-level strategic plan that addresses a key public health issue.
Research and prepare a community-level strategic plan that addresses a key public health issue.
Potential topics may include:
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Using prenatal and infancy home visits to prevent child abuse and neglect
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Preventing falls in the elderly
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Reducing population salt intake
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Reducing tobacco use among adults
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Preventing risky sexual behavior among youth and young adults
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Reducing drug experimentation among young adults
Include the following in your paper:
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Introduction:
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Provide an overview of the community health issue as described in Part A with identified causes and influences, including knowledge gaps.
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Part A: Using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns framework (p. 130 in your e-text), assess the health risks in your community.
In your community assessment paper, include the following:
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Identify resources in your community that would enable you to complete a community assessment and submit a summary of your findings (1–2 paragraphs).
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Refer to Table 8-3: Examples of Community Strengths and Concerns, and assess the strengths and concerns of your community (2–3 paragraphs).
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Identify potential barriers to implementing community health plans in your community and brainstorm ways of addressing these barriers (2–3 paragraphs).
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Detail the prevalence of the issue inside and outside the United States.
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Describe potential monetary costs associated with the issue in the United States.
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You must include data as part of your introduction (images, charts, graphs, etc., may be included as well as written data).
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Describe advance practice roles and management strategies that affect change at the community level.
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Identify key community and social resources that negatively and positivelyaffect the selected issue.
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Identify changes or enhancements in community-related services for your selected topic.
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Develop a strategic plan that could decrease the prevalence of your selected topic.The goals for this plan needs to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, andtime-bound. Include how your plan takes into consideration health literacy, socioeconomic factors, and cultural differences.
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