Community strategic plan part B

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Week 4 Community Strategic Plan: Part B, Strategic Plan

WCU assignment icon For this assignment, you will research and prepare a community-level strategic plan that addresses a key public health issue.

Topic:

• Preventing falls in the elderly

Include the following in your paper:

Introduction:
- Provide an overview of the community health issue as described in Part A with identified causes and influences, including knowledge gaps.
- Detail the prevalence of the issue inside and outside the United States.
- Describe potential monetary costs associated with the issue in the United States.
- You must include data as part of your introduction (images, charts, graphs, etc., may be included as well as written data).
Describe advance practice roles and management strategies that affect change at the community level.
Identify key community and social resources that negatively and positivelyaffect the selected issue.
Identify changes or enhancements in community-related services for your selected topic.
Develop a strategic plan that could decrease the prevalence of your selected topic.The goals for this plan needs to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound. Include how your plan takes into consideration health literacy, socioeconomic factors, and cultural differences.
Conclusion:
- A summary of the goals and challenges
- An assessment of the outlook for action/progress
Appendix A: Include your community assessment from Week 3 as Appendix A.( Attached)

Your paper should be 3–5 pages in length (not including the cover or reference pages). Use APA throughout.

Include 2–3 scholarly sources that are carefully selected and appropriate to the topic. References should be current—no more than four years old.

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Running head: COMMUNITY STRATEGY PLAN A Community Strategy Plan A Health Promotion and Disease Preventions Dr. Kasten Lorena Randazzo 11/18/2017 1 COMMUNITY STRATEGY PLAN A 2 Introduction In order to carry out a successful community assessment, it will require a lot of things to be put into consideration. For instance, knowing the resources that are at disposal that can be utilized, the challenges that a person is likely to face as well as the hindrances. This helps to get well prepared and come up with ways of coping with the concerns. Community Resources One of the community resources that would allow me to carry a proper study is the good infrastructure that is already in place. There is a good transportation system which will help me to be able to move easily. I will be able to drive from place to place in order to conduct the research myself without any hindrances. It will also be possible for me to walk around the community if I choose to do so. Another resource is the presence of healthcare facilities. This makes it possible to conduct the research in an easy way since I will be able to study the facilities and also gather information that has to do with the patients (Hobfoll, 2001). It would be possible to give the health practitioners a questionnaire in which they would answer back. I would be able to get the information that I am looking for. Community Strengths and Concerns One of the concern is that the area does not have enough healthcare facilities that people are able to access be it those that are private, those funded by the local government or even the state. The healthcare facilities, in this case, include hospitals, clinics and also public health COMMUNITY STRATEGY PLAN A 3 organization. People have to travel long distances in order to get the medical attention that they want. This has been a challenge since at times the people are too sick to get to the hospital. Lack of healthcare facilities hinders the growth and expansion of healthcare. One of the strengths that the community has is its geographical location. The community is well located near the main highways that its access will not be a challenge. The infrastructure is also good that if the health facilities are constructed people will have no challenges accessing them. This location makes it good for the people to be able to access the recreational facilities that are within as well as outside the community. Potential Barriers and Possible Solutions The potential barriers that exist in the community are the lack of activity –exercise. This also includes physical activity. One of the things that have influenced this is the growth of technology. People are no longer going out to meet with their friends like they used to do in the past. They are instead remaining in their houses and conversing through the phones. This becomes a problem when trying to implement any community health, this is because if people are called up for a meeting to decide on the way forward for the healthcare they are likely not to show up (Sharpe et al., 2000). This problem can be solved by making sure that all the families to send a representative and there should be a fine put aside for those who do not participate. Another potential barrier would be lack of decision-making bodies, the community is going to need a body that can be in charge of any projects that are put in place. Such a body will also be in charge resources allocation. This may require the community members to be mobilized in order to agree to participate in any projects geared towards health care. Once people have agreed to come together then a team can be formed which help in decision making and seeing through any projects. COMMUNITY STRATEGY PLAN A 4 In conclusion, proper mitigation of the concerns will help when it comes to carrying out the actual research, it will make it able to work with the community. The researcher will also be able to make the necessary plans in order to conduct the study successfully. COMMUNITY STRATEGY PLAN A 5 References Hobfoll, S. E. (2001). The influence of culture, community, and the nested‐self in the stress process: Advancing conservation of resources theory. Applied psychology, 50(3), 337-421. Sharpe, P. A., Greaney, M. L., Lee, P. R., & Royce, S. W. (2000). Assets-oriented community assessment. Public Health Reports, 115(2-3), 205.
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Running head: COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN PART B

Community Strategic Plan Part B
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WEEK 4 COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN PART B
Introduction
One of the main injuries in elderly people has to be as a result of falling. Falling is not
something that should be taken lightly, this is because it can result in deaths, injuries or even
hospital admissions amongst the elderly generation. The seniors are more prone to get injured
when they fall, for instance, get a broken rib. Having proper understanding why the elderly is
more likely to fall can help the caregivers when it comes to taking care of them.

A picture showing the rate of falls and the costs of treatment

Community Health Issue
There are several causes that can result in falls among the elderly. One of the causes is a
decline in physical fitness. As the body age, the muscles and the bones are not as strong as they

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WEEK 4 COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN PART B

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used to do mostly due to the individuals lack of exercise, most of the adults tend to become less
active as the age. People just want to sit and carry out most of their duties from the comfort of
their house (Gillespie et al, 2003). This has been mainly due to the influence of technology. It
has led to decreased body mus...