Assignments
Unit III Article Review
Access the CSU library and search "needs assessment" or "health promotion." Find an article of interest to you that has a health promotion program. Based on what you have learned in the last three units, describe the health problem and provide a literature review. The following questions must be answered in your review:
• Who is the priority population?
• Are CHES involved?
• Who are the stakeholders?
• What sources of data were used to gather information?
• Was a goal set for the program, and has that goal been met?
• Have the outcomes been achieved?
Your response should be at least 500 words in length. You must use at least two scholarly sources other than and including your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.
Unit IV Case Study
Read the below article from the CSU library in the ABI/INFORM Collection database: Sadler, R. C., LaChance, J., & Hanna-Attisha, M. (2017). Social and build environmental correlates of predicted blood lead levels in the Flint water crisis. American Journal of Public Health, 107(5), 763-769.
Based on the information provided, discuss:
• the problem,
• the findings,
• the priority population,
• the measurement tools used, and
• the outcomes of the study.
Your paper should be a minimum of 500 words in length. You must use at least one scholarly source other than and including your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including your textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations must be in APA style.
Unit V Article Review
Using the CSU Online Library, review an article that incorporates a program sustainability tool for public health programs.
• Compare the article's data collection methods, instrument development, reliability, outcomes, and any other planning items we have discussed thus far.
• How did your article compare with the collection data tools you have learned about?
• Were you surprised by the outcomes?
• What tools were used to gather information?
• Was there anything missing from the report?
• Was there anything that could have been done better?
Your response should be at least 500 words in length. You must use at least two scholarly sources other than and including your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.
Unit VI Case Study
From the CSU Online Library, in the Academic Search Complete database, read the article: Mayfield-Johnson, S., Rachal, J., & Butler, J. (2014). "When we learn better, we do better":
• Describing changes in empowerment through photo voice among community health advisors in a breast and cervical cancer health promotion program in Mississippi and Alabama. Adult Education Quarterly, 64(2), 91-109.
Based on what you have learned about formative research and health promotion programs thus far, discuss:
• the issue,
• who the priority population is,
• was there a needs assessment performed,
• how was the data gathered and analyzed, and
• were strategies used?
Be detailed and specific in your case study, using examples from what you have learned so far in this class. Your paper should be a minimum of 500 words in length. You must use at least one scholarly source other than and including your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including your textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations must be in APA style.
Unit VII Assignment
Read the following article found in the Academic Search Complete Database within the CSU Online Library: Shaw, R. M. (2015). Rethinking elements of informed consent for living kidney donation: Findings from a New Zealand study. Health Sociology Review, 24(1), 109-122.
• Do you agree or disagree with the statement that informed consent is not always better?
• Why, or why not?
Your response should be at least 500 words in length. If you chose to include any source material, references and citations must be in APA style.
Unit VII Course Project
Assume you have just graduated and are now an MCHES and have obtained a job in your hometown. You have been asked to create a health promotion program. Using the steps for planning, implementations, and evaluation you have learned in this class, choose a health issue in the area in which you live that needs attention. Develop a program plan that would create interest in a priority population to improve the health of your target population. This project is worth 35 percent of your grade, so be sure to give yourself plenty of time to research and work on it.
You must use at least four scholarly sources other than and including your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including your textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations must be in APA style.
Your project should be six to eight pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages.
At minimum your project/program should include the following topics (not necessarily in this order):
- Pre-Planning:
• What are your community needs?
• Who is your priority population?
• Who are your stakeholders?
• What are your desired outcomes?
• Is there a current policy? Are changes needed?
• What is your program justification?
• Where will your funding come from?
• Is your leadership going from top up or top down?
• What will you call your health promotion program?
• Who are your decision makers?
• When will you deliver to your decision makers?
Assuming your decision makers love your idea, in your planning process do not forget to include at minimum:
- Planning Process:
• Discuss the rationale for your program.
• What are the mission statement, objectives, and goals for your program?
• What model will you use for your program?
Choose the best that suits your plan, be specific with why you chose the specific model you chose, and be detailed in the model plans.
• What type of research will you use to develop your program? Why?
• Provide a detailed needs assessment.
• Describe the measurement instruments you will use and why you chose those specific instruments.
• What interventions and strategies will you use to help modify the behavior of your priority population?
(Theory-based?)
• Discuss community organization and/or community building techniques for your program.
- Implementation:
• Identify the four (4) P's in your plan.
• What is your marketing plan?
• Discuss the resources you would use.
• Which logic model best suits your health promotion program, and why?
• Do not forget your five (5) phases of Implementation!
• List the concerns you may have for your program as discussed in Unit VII.
- Evaluation
• List the steps you would take for your evaluation process.