Develop a hypothetical health promotion plan, 3-4 pages in length, addressing a specific health concern
for an individual or a group living in the community that you identified from the topic list provided.
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Bullying.
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Teen Pregnancy.
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LGBTQIA + Health.
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Sudden Infant Death (SID).
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Immunization.
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Tobacco use (include all: vaping, e-cigarettes, hookah, chewing tobacco, and smoking) cessation.
Historically, nurses have made significant contributions to community and public health with regard to
health promotion, disease prevention, and environmental and public safety. They have also been
instrumental in shaping public health policy. Today, community and public health nurses have a key role
in identifying and developing plans of care to address local, national, and international health issues. The
goal of community and public health nursing is to optimize the health of individuals and families, taking
into consideration cultural, racial, ethnic groups, communities, and populations. Caring for a population
involves identifying the factors that place the population's health at risk and developing specific
interventions to address those factors. The community/public health nurse uses epidemiology as a tool
to customize disease prevention and health promotion strategies disseminated to a specific population.
Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that investigates causes of various diseases in a specific
population (CDC, 2012; Healthy People, n.d.).
As an advocate and educator, the community/public health nurse is instrumental in providing
individuals, groups, and aggregates with the tools that are essential for health promotion and disease
prevention. There is a connection between one’s quality of life and their health literacy. Health literacy
is related to the knowledge, comprehension, and understanding of one’s condition along with the ability
to find resources that will treat, prevent, maintain, or cure their condition. Health literacy is impacted by
the individual’s learning style, reading level, and the ability understand and retain the information being
provided. The individual’s technology aptitude and proficiency in navigating available resources is an
essential component to making informed decisions and to the teaching learning process (CDC, 2012;
Healthy People, n.d.).
It is essential to develop trust and rapport with community members to accurately identify health needs
and help them adopt health promotion, health maintenance, and disease prevention strategies.
Cultural, socio-economical, and educational biases need to be taken into consideration when
communicating and developing an individualized treatment and educational plan. Social, economic,
cultural, and lifestyle behaviors can have an impact on an individual's health and the health of a
community. These behaviors may pose health risks, which may be mitigated through
lifestyle/behaviorally-based education. The environment, housing conditions, employment factors, diet,
cultural beliefs, and family/support system structure play a role in a person's levels of risk and resulting
health. Assessment, evaluation, and inclusion of these factors provide a basis for the development of an
individualized plan. The health professional may use a genogram or sociogram in this process.
What is a genogram? A genogram, similar to a family tree, is used to gather detailed information about
the quality of relationships and interactions between family members over generations as opposed to
lineage. Gender, family relationships, emotional relationships, lifespan, and genetic predisposition to
certain health conditions are components of a genogram. A genogram, for instance, may identify a
pattern of martial issues perhaps rooted in anger or explain why a person has green eyes.
What is a sociogram? A sociogram helps the health professional to develop a greater understanding of
these factors by seeing inter-relationships, social links between people or other entities, as well as
patterns to identify vulnerable populations and the flow of information within the community.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Lesson 1: Introduction to epidemiology. In Principles
of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice (3rd ed.).
https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section1.html
HealthPeople.gov. (n.d.). https://health.gov/healthypeople
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following
course competencies and assessment criteria:
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Competency 1: Analyze health risks and health care needs among distinct populations.
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Analyze a community health concern that is the focus of a health promotion plan.
Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve the health of populations.
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Explain why a health concern is important for health promotion within a specific
population.
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Establish agreed-upon health goals in collaboration with participants.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion
and improve population health.
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Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in
grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
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Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless
adherence to APA format.
Note: Assessment 1 must be completed first before you are able to submit Assessment 4.
Preparation
The first step in any effective project or clinical patient encounter is planning. This assessment provides
an opportunity for you to plan a hypothetical clinical learning experience focused on health promotion
associated with a specific community health concern. Such a plan defines the critical elements of who,
what, when, where, and why that establish the foundation for an effective clinical learning experience
for the participants. Completing this assessment will strengthen your understanding of how to plan and
negotiate individual or group participation. This assessment is the foundation for the implementation of
your health promotion educational plan (Assessment 4).
You will need to satisfactorily pass Assessment 1 (Health Promotion Plan) before working on your last
assessment (Assessment 4).
To prepare for the assessment, consider various health concerns that you would like to be the focus of
your plan from the topic list provided, the populations potentially affected by that concern, and
hypothetical individuals or groups living in the community. Then, investigate your chosen concern and
best practices for health improvement, based on supporting evidence.
As you begin to prepare this assessment, you are encouraged to complete the Vila Health: Effective
Interpersonal Communications activity. The information gained from completing this activity will help
you succeed with the assessment. Completing activities is also a way to demonstrate engagement.
For this assessment, you will propose a hypothetical health promotion plan addressing a particular
health concern affecting a fictitious individual or group living in the community. The hypothetical
individual or group of your choice must be living in the community; not in a hospital, assistant living,
nursing home, or other facility. You may choose any health issues from the list provided in the
instructions.
In the Assessment 4, you will simulate a face-to-face presentation of this plan to the individual or group
that you have identified.
Please choose one of the topics below:
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Bullying.
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Teen Pregnancy.
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LGBTQIA + Health.
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Sudden Infant Death (SID).
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Immunizations.
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Tobacco use (include all: vaping e-cigarettes, hookah, chewing tobacco, and smoking) cessation.
In addition, you are encouraged to:
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Complete the Vila Health: Effective Interpersonal Communications simulation.
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Review the health promotion plan assessment and scoring guide to ensure that you understand
the work you will be asked to complete.
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Review the MacLeod article, "Making SMART Goals Smarter."
Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft assessment to Smarthinking
Tutoring for feedback before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this
free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.
Instructions
Health Promotion Plan
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Choose a specific health concern as the focus of your hypothetical health promotion plan. Then,
investigate your chosen concern and best practices for health improvement, based on
supporting evidence.
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Bullying.
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Teen Pregnancy.
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LGBTQIA + Health.
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Sudden Infant Death (SID).
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Immunizations.
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Tobacco use (include all: vaping e-cigarettes, hookah, chewing tobacco, and smoking)
cessation.
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Describe in detail the characteristics of your chosen hypothetical individual or group for this
activity.
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Discuss why your chosen population is predisposed to this health concern and why they can
benefit from a health promotion educational plan.
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Based on the health concern for your hypothetical individual or group, discuss what you would
include in the development of a sociogram. Take into consideration possible social, economic,
cultural, genetic, and/or lifestyle behaviors that may have an impact on health as you develop
your educational plan in your first assessment. You will take this information into consideration
when you develop your educational plan in your fourth assessment.
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Identify their potential learning needs.
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Identify expectations for this educational session and offer suggestions for how the individual or
group needs can be met.
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Health promotion goals need to be clear, measurable, and appropriate for this activity.
Document Format and Length
Your health promotion plan should be 3–4 pages in length.
Supporting Evidence
Support your health promotion plan with peer-reviewed articles, course study resources, and Healthy
People 2020 resources. Cite at least three credible sources published within the past five years, using
APA format.
Graded Requirements
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to
address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work
will be assessed.
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Analyze the health concern that is the focus of your health promotion plan.
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Consider underlying assumptions and points of uncertainty in your analysis.
Explain why a health concern is important for health promotion within a specific population.
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Examine current population health data.
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Consider the factors that contribute to health, health disparities, and access to services.
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Explain the importance of establishing agreed-upon health goals in collaboration with
hypothetical participants.
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Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in
grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
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Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to
APA format.
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Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
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Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting
requirements.
Before submitting your assessment for grading, proofread it to minimize errors that could distract
readers and make it difficult for them to focus on the substance of your plan.
Portfolio Prompt: Remember to save the assessment to your ePortfolio so that you may refer to it as
you complete the final capstone course.
CRITERIA
Analyze a
community
health concern
that is the focus
of a health
promotion plan.
NONPERFORMA
NCE
Does not
identify a
community
health
concern
that is the
focus of a
health
promotion
plan.
BASIC
PROFICIENT
DISTINGUISHED
Identifies a
community
health concern
that is the focus
of a health
promotion plan.
Analyzes a
community
health concern
that is the focus
of a health
promotion plan.
Provides an indepth analysis of
a community
health concern
that is the focus
of the health
promotion plan,
and articulates
underlying
assumptions and
points of
uncertainty in the
analysis.
CRITERIA
NONPERFORMA
NCE
BASIC
PROFICIENT
DISTINGUISHED
Explain why a
health concern is
important for
health promotion
within a specific
population.
Does not
describe
health
concerns
that are
important
for health
promotion
within a
specific
population.
Describes health
concerns that are
important for
health promotion
within a specific
population.
Explains why a
health concern is
important for
health promotion
within a specific
population.
Conclusions are
not supported by
relevant or
current health
data.
Explains why a
health concern is
important for
health promotion
within a specific
population.
Conclusions are
well supported by
current and
relevant
population health
data and based
on a perceptive
analysis of the
factors that
contribute to
health, health
disparities, and
access to
services.
Establish agreedupon health goals
in collaboration
with hypothetical
participants.
Does not
establish
agreedupon health
goals in
collaboratio
n with
hypothetica
l
participants
.
Establishes health
goals without
hypothetical
participant
collaboration.
Establishes
agreed-upon
health goals in
collaboration
with hypothetical
participants.
Establishes
agreed-upon
health goals in
collaboration
with hypothetical
participants.
Goals are
realistic,
measurable, and
attainable.
Organize content
so ideas flow
logically with
Does not
organize
content for
Organizes
content with
some logical flow
Organizes
content so ideas
flow logically with
Organizes
content with a
clear purpose.
CRITERIA
NONPERFORMA
NCE
BASIC
PROFICIENT
DISTINGUISHED
smooth
transitions;
contains few
errors in
grammar/punctu
ation, word
choice, and
spelling.
ideas. Lacks
logical flow
and smooth
transitions.
and smooth
transitions.
Contains errors in
grammar/punctu
ation, word
choice, and
spelling.
smooth
transitions;
contains few
errors in
grammar/punctu
ation, word
choice, and
spelling.
Content flows
logically with
smooth
transitions using
coherent
paragraphs,
correct
grammar/punctu
ation, word
choice, and free
of spelling errors.
Apply APA
formatting to intext citations and
references
exhibiting nearly
flawless
adherence to APA
format.
Does not
apply APA
formatting
to
headings,
in-text
citations,
and
references.
Does not
use quotes
or
paraphrase
correctly.
Applies APA
formatting to intext citations,
headings and
references
incorrectly
and/or
inconsistently,
detracting
noticeably from
the content.
Inconsistently
uses headings,
quotes, and/or
paraphrasing.
Applies APA
formatting to intext citations and
references
exhibiting nearly
flawless
adherence to APA
format.
Exhibits strict and
flawless
adherence to APA
formatting of
headings, in-text
citations, and
references.
Quotes and
paraphrases
correctly.
The following resources address the expanding role of the community or public health nurse as an
educator as communities become more diverse with more complex health issues, and financial
constraints grow. These resources also provide insight into why interprofessional collaboration is even
more important in achieving social justice and equitable access to services to promote health and
prevent disease in individuals, families, and aggregates in culturally diverse communities.
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Clark, C. C., & Paraska, K. K. (2014). Health promotion for nurses: A practical guide. Jones &
Bartlett. ​Available from the bookstore.
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Chapter 10: "Health Promotion Programs: Developing, Facilitating, Measuring, and
Evaluating," pages 415–444.
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The following resource will help you to develop SMART goals:
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MacLeod, L. (2012). Making SMART goals smarter. Physician Executive, 38(2), 68–70.
The following resources may help you complete Assessment 1:
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Genome
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