Week 3: Community Level Public Health Nursing Interventions
1. Identify your county public health department in the community in which you reside or nearby.
(I live in Scott County MN, zip code is 55378 – for the online research, or you can let me know if you need any help.)
2. List 5 programs offered by your county public health agency and indicate which specific HP 2030 objectives they address (not topic area).
3. Select one program to explore more in-depth. Describe the program. Why and how was the program started? Identify program objectives or goals/mission and vision.
4. Describe how the program is evaluated. If you cannot locate this information, state how you would recommend the program be evaluated?
5. Analyze how the program is consistent with the public health model (Schoon et al., 2019, p. 155).
6. Identify a HP 2030 objective that you feel is not being addressed by your public health agency.
7. Using the resource list provided in the module or another resource, identify an evidence-based program that you feel could be implemented in your community to address the objective.
8. Identify a possible barrier in local implementation.
9. Who would be your community partners? Identify an entity or agency that may be willing to collaborate on this program.
10. Respond to at least two of your group members. Some thoughts to guide your two responses to your peers: similarities, differences, challenges, rural/urban/ partners, etc.
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To list 5 programs offered by your county public health agency and indicate which specific HP 2030 objectives they address, you can visit the website of your county public health department and look for information on their programs and services. Look for information on the objectives or goals of each program and compare them to the HP 2030 objectives to see which ones align.
To explore one program in more depth, you can research the history and background of the program, its objectives or goals/mission and vision, and how it is currently being implemented. This information can usually be found on the county public health department’s website or by contacting them directly.
To evaluate a program, you can look for information on how the program is currently being evaluated or use Assessment methods such as measuring program outcomes, conducting surveys or focus groups with program participants, and analyzing program data.
To analyze how a program is consistent with the public health model, you can look for information on how the program addresses the social determinants of health and focuses on health equity. You can also consider if the program is population-based and if it addresses the needs of the entire community.
To identify a HP 2030 objective that you feel is not being addressed by your public health agency, you can compare the objectives of your county public health department’s programs and services to the HP 2030 objectives and look for any gaps.
To identify an evidence-based program that could be implemented in your community to address an objective, you can research programs that have been proven to be effective in other communities and consider how they could be adapted to meet the specific needs of your community.
To identify a possible barrier in local implementation, you can research any challenges or obstacles that have been encountered in implementing similar programs in other communities and consider how they could be overcome in your community.
To identify community partners for a program, you can research local organizations, agencies, and businesses that share the same goals and objectives as the program and have the resources and expertise to support its implementation.
When responding to group members, you can consider similarities and differences in the programs and services offered by their county public health departments, challenges that may be faced in implementing the programs, and potential rural/urban differences or community partners.
