Assignment: Health Improvement Program Educational Handout
Create a 1 to 2 pages patient educational handout for the Leading Health Indicator you select. Use the Community Guide website to find a population health program that focuses specifically on the LHI that you selected. This program should include information on the financial aspects of providing the program as well as participating in the program. This handout will be patient-focused and should be written at a sixth-grade level. The goal is to identify and manage or prevent chronic illness. You can use pictures, graphs, charts, etc. to make your handout eye catching and get the point across. Be sure your handout is easy to read and can be understood by the general population. If you use images, make sure these are not copyrighted and are culturally diverse and appropriate.
A. Identify the specific population that you are addressing.
B. Describe the needs of the population.
C. Identify the LHI that this population health program addresses.
D. Describe at least two social determinants of health that impact the population.
E. Identify and briefly describe the population health program that you selected.
o Explain whether or not the program gained success within the population.
F. Research the economic cost of the disease or condition that is being addressed and include that information in your handout.
G. Research the costs of implementing this program (if available), or programs in communities that are similar in size and demographics and include this information in your handout.
H. Describe the economic benefits of participating in the program.
I. Explain what measures are used to determine the success of the program. Include data that pertains to the measurement of success. If no data is included in the article that pertains to success measurement, indicate that on the handout.
J. Use CBA, CEA, ROI, or QALY to evaluate the success of the program. Each of these analysis tools is described in the resources. Explain why you chose the method that you used.
K. Based on your CBA, CEA, ROI, or QALY analysis, do you think that this program has the potential to impact the population positively from an economic perspective?
L. Be sure to cite and reference at least three supporting resources at the end of your document.
Format your assignment 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 assignment, 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.