Community Outreach Programs For Adult And Senior Members Of The Community

Since 1980, the United States has taken on 10-year plans that outline certain key national health objectives set to be accomplished during a 10-year timeframe (Shi & Singh, 2015). These initiatives are founded on medical care with prevention services, health promotion, education, community health care, and increased access to integrated services. The initiative, Healthy People 2010: Healthy People in Healthy Communities, launched in 2000. The initiative emphasizes the role of community partners such as

After gaining this information about how my community was affected, I decided there needed to be more awareness drawn to the existing organizations in the areas I served that addressed or worked on community health initiatives. I began contacting with local organizations to see if they might be interested in partnering with my organization on already organized events in order begin to combine efforts and to let community members know of services in their area. The event we hosted was in the form of a community event

Regional School Unit (RSU) #64 is comprised of an elementary, middle and high school within a small rural community in the town of Corinth, ME. This community is largely supported by agriculture and local business. However, it is about 20 miles from Bangor, ME, the closest city with numerous resources. Unfortunately, this distance restricts Corinth residents with a lack of transportation from having access to these resources. Inadequate knowledge and awareness of health care promotion and prevention methods also have adverse results on community health. Whether the resource be obtaining a pair of glasses or medication from a pharmacy, even the seemingly effortless tasks can present challenges and go to show that members of this community suffer disparity due to their rural location.

Therefore, adequate funding for community health assessments will alleviate the health disparities while finding the underlying causes that contributes to communication barriers directly from the DHOH people (Laureate Education, 2012d). In reducing CVD that will intervene to reduce the cost of CVD expenses a public health consulting business name Diversity Health Education Outreach (DHEO), LLC founded by Jolene A. Ogunjirin is of consideration through the use of telehealth public health consulting services to achieve set long-term goals.

They focused on preventing chronic diseases to improve the overall health of the patient population they serve. This proactive strategy identified high-risk patients early by making sure to adhere to the best practice screening protocols and provided them with healthy lifestyle education.

When it comes to scientific research, the goal of the health initiative is to use the principles of measuring the action of the surrounding Miami-Dade community to utilize educational programs to improve health and implement free screening testing for all persons in the community. The purpose of the proposed program is to increase patient centered care, create coordination with local health providers and improve access to care for patients with chronic

There are outreach programs available such as Healthy Families Wyandotte, which is a program for first-time parents who want to improve their health and their child's health and development. Healthy Start Home Visit Services is also a great program available to residents. It allows personnel to visit homes spreading information and support to pregnant women and families of newborns living within the Wyandotte County area. A number of churches, pantries, and food banks focus on assisting the needy in the community with food accessibility. There are additional resources that specifically focus on children and seniors. An example of this is Meals on Wheels delivery service. Some of what may be offered includes groceries, diapers, and more. The Public Health Department of Wyandotte County also responds to requests from schools, businesses and other organizations to participate in local health fairs and special events. Health fairs and community outreach programs allow children and adults to attain information on well-being. Participating in these sort of activities can help individuals to start living a healthier lifestyle for themselves and their

Mission: One church, one heart one purpose advancing health awareness and providing people with tools to take responsibility for their health through early detection and prevention. The project is a public health intervention event with interactive and educational information with screenings and basic preventive medicine for the community.

Baker County residents have several major health issues as an aggregate that need to be addressed. Baker County has come up with a community health improvement plan to address the issues. The plan includes three major steps one; prevent chronic diseases, two; protect people and places and three; promote health and prosperity. The health department has set up many programs to help with this plan. The department has set up educational and awareness classes, mental health services’ substance

I gained knowledge about my community while working on community health nursing task. Tulare County is an agricultural community, in which the majority of the population is Hispanic and White. Within Tulare County there are many smaller communities, each with their own different health risks. After surveying and statistical reach, I concluded that there are many health risk factors affecting my community; one of the biggest health risks affecting this populating is obesity.

I have always been drawn to outreach opportunities that allow me the possibility of improving the quality of individuals ' lives while working towards the betterment of my community. My experiences have given me a greater understanding of the social and economic barriers that affect patients in both urban and rural underserved areas.

Bringing this beneficial fair to promote, motivate and maintain wellness, the local organization is happy to provide the life changing services and information needed to residents that will help detect chronic conditions, prevent diseases and provide tips on ways to stay

Community assessment, a key process in community health nursing, aims to evaluate the needs, resources, and challenges of a given community. The information gathered from the assessment is crucial to formulating health promotion objectives and activities that are geared to improve the general public’s health (Nies & McEwen, 2015). To complete this community assessment, I utilized methodological approaches to collect quantitative and qualitative data, which include several interviews from key informants, a windshield survey, and a review of published reports and census data. Thus, this paper intends to present a comprehensive profile of my community, identify perceived and actual threats, and recognize relevant health improvement opportunities for my neighborhood.

Next on the MAPP four assessments is Local Public Health System Assessment. Local Public Health System Assessment focuses on all of the organizations and entities that contribute to the public 's health. The LPHSA answers the questions: "What are the components, activities, competencies, and capacities of our local public health system?" and "How are the Essential Services being provided to our community?"(NACCHO, 2017). Any organization or entity that contributes to the health or well-being of a community is considered part of the public health system. Ideally, a group that is broadly representative of these public health system partners will participate in the assessment process. By sharing their diverse perspectives, all participants will gain a better understanding of each organization’s contributions, the interconnectedness of activities, and how the public health system can be strengthened (National Public Health Performance Standards Program, 2017). Essentials services should be provided to the community through community outreach programs. Community outreach programs provide the community with many informational resources not just in the aspect of healthcare alone but the overall well-being of

The program should be applied to different levels of preventions based on short term or long term needs in the community. Primary prevention approach is required to promote and maximize health and wellness in the community before injury or illness occurs (Vollman et al., 2017). Therefore, the program focuses its attention on providing the community with information on cardiovascular health, nutrition, exercise and stress management (Harkness & DeMarco, 2012). The first idea for primary intervention is providing the community with free blood pressuring and heart rate screenings to recognize the population in risk. The information about this part will be provided to the community from different sources such as news, healthcare facilities, schools, community association, and churches. The monitoring will be done through the family physicians, nurses and different stands that will be set up in different locations of the community such as pharmacies, shopping malls, churches and health facilities. All the resident of age forty-five