Homework: Assessing Data
You will complete a series of homework that mirror the steps required for the successful planning, implementation and evaluation of a project intervention for a public health promotion or disease prevention program. The overall steps for developing an evidence-based project intervention include:
• Assessment of a target population and health issue
• Selection of public health theory to inform evidence-based intervention
• Development of a SMART plan
• Development of program implementation plan and identification of stakeholders
• Selection of evaluation for intervention
• Development of evaluation and stakeholder engagement plan
You will use the information from each homework to further assist in the development of each upcoming homework. By the culmination of the course, you will have outlined the specific activities necessary to create a realistic intervention for a public health project designed to reach an attainable goal for a select target population.
For this homework, you will complete the first step of this project with an assessment of a target population or community and a health issue. In a narrative of 1,000 to 1,250 words, address each of the following parts of the community needs assessment:
• Describe the public health issue to be assessed.
• Describe the community and region to be assessed: Your community can be defined by geography (i.e., neighborhood, city, state, etc.) and/or by specific target population (i.e., immigrants, race/ethnic group, elderly, etc.).
• Identify population needs and assets that influence the health issue for this community. Provide evidence to support the identified needs and assets. Sources of data include past published community needs assessments; county health rankings, BRFSS, state government agencies, chambers of commerce, nonprofit organizations, community health centers.
• Describe health disparities that exist and discuss what drives those disparities (policies, cultural norms, systems, etc.).
• Describe cultural needs: Discuss the cultural values and practices that will need to be considered in the design of a program for this community.
• Describe overall challenges and barriers to addressing the public health issue with this community.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.