Assignment (Discussion Board)
These Discussion Board Questions are meant to assist you with your PPT that is due later in the semester.
In this class, you will be identifying the health needs of a community which you choose for your PPT assignment due later in the semester.
You will identify the health needs by visiting Healthy People.gov and choosing from the list of Health Indicators 2020. You will be developing your program to fill the needs of your target community. It is time for you to visit the website (www.healthypeople.gov) and choose the health promotion or prevention program you will be developing from the health indicators listed.
VIDEO : Carilion Clinic Community Health Needs Assessment (Youtube)
After viewing the video above on a Community Health Assessment and reading your text, Answer ALL of the questions below:
1. Based on the Needs Assessment of the Carilion Clinic, what did they get to work on immediately? Do you believe this needs assessment truly helped them understand what their community needed? What recommendations would you have for this clinic going forward?
2. How are needs assessment, program planning, and evaluation related? Provide details and examples.
3. Explain how MAPP, APEXPH, and PACE EH are used.
4. Locate and read one article describing a health promotion program and one describing a health education program. Write a summary containing a minimum of 4 sentences describing the differences between them.
Video : Changing Lives, Changing Communities: Violence Prevention Programs Improve Community Health (Youtube)
Video : Healthy Eating Active Living in Action in Southern California (Youtube)
These two videos provide examples of prevention programs in the community.
5. After viewing the videos, post the health indicator you have chosen for the program you will be developing from Healthy People.gov. for your PPT that is due later in the semester.
Include in your post your initial thoughts on the type of program you would like to implement. What do you think are the necessary elements in the successful implementation of a community program?