Risk Drinking Among Local Youth Aged 18-24

The concept of health promotion has emerged with the increasing realisation in society that our health is one of our most valuable personal assets, as well as an asset for society (Crafter, 1997). The Health Promotion Agency (2008) describes health promotion as a process enabling people to

Evaluation is a process that is used to look at the project, policy or program critically. It includes the collection and analyzing information that is related to the program or policy and that of its outcome. The Main purpose is to improve the policy or the program effectiveness. This will also help to identify any of the weak areas and changes that need to be made in the policy.

Discuss the effectiveness of a range of health promotion strategies in relation to young people (6 marks)

Program planning sets the stage for realistic program goals and organizes a plan of action.   Program evaluation provides the program staff with the opportunity to make adjustments and improvements to the program.   Program evaluation provides the important input necessary for ongoing progress and planning.

“Every year in the U.S., roughly 5,000 people under the age of 21 die from an alcohol-related incident including car crashes, homicides, suicides, alcohol poisoning and other related injuries” ( “11 Facts About Alcohol Abuse”). That is 5,000 more teens or young adults that could be saved from this plague in this society (11 Facts About Alcohol Abuse). Underage drinking and alcoholism is a huge problem in the United States, and as a society need to make a change with how everyone sees this problem. Adults and young teens take this topic too lightly, and it should not be taken lightly because of how many deaths there have been from poor decision making. There are many programs or events that could help this problem by fundraising, however people think this is not a very important problem. Underage Drinking and Alcoholism is a huge problem in the United States because it causes major health issues that can be very costly, personal life problems that can lead to more problems later in life, and major risks that have no benefit, but can put someone else’s life in danger.

The scope and purpose of the process evaluation presented in terms of the process measure and the outcome evaluation measure is influenced by the design for their program to reflect a more efficient and effective organization. A matrix organization blends both the functional and divisional organization together. The matrix organization decentralizes the decision making process, communication is extensive and ongoing, the utilization of resources are efficient. Employees learn collaborative skills as they work and communicate throughout the entire organization, this leads to knowledge of various functions within the organization and leads to dual career ladders and opportunities. Disadvantages to avoid are allowing confusion when reporting to superiors, because manager’s share subordinates they may end up jockeying for power and trying to override the other.

Evaluation is an assessment of something or making an observation of the outcome whether good or bad. An example of evaluating is after the Year 8 disco, was the year 8 pupil’s filing out an evaluation form on how they thought the event went. There are many different ways to evaluate such as minutes of meeting, questionnaires, post-event papers and circulation list.

The health assessment in which I focused on is underage drinking. It is a huge problem in the United States amongst the youths. According to the L.A. Health report “Alcohol is the most frequently used drug by teenagers in the United States, and underage alcohol use is a significant national concern.” (Underage Drinking, 2004). “Of underage adult drinkers, 76%obtained alcohol from a home or a private residence, 64% from someone ages 21 years or older, 24% from a restaurant/bar, and 18% from a store.” (Underage Drinking, 2004). I can assume that underage drinking is due to the lack of responsibility of the youth

The outcome evaluation process consists of a six stage model. The first stage is to build agency commitment and to clarify expectations. The second stage is to build agency capacity to measure the outcomes. The third stage is to identify the outcomes, indicators, and data collection methods. The fourth stage is to collect and analyze the outcome data. The fifth stage consists of improving the outcome measurement system. The sixth and final stage consists of using and communicating the outcome information.

The three health promotion approaches individual, community or organisational and public policy and practice can all be applied in a health promotion setting.

The theoretical framework that will guide this research is the health promotion theoretical model. The health promotion theory is a theory that focuses

Program performance evaluation and measurement is paramount to assure that efforts and resources that provided are resulting the desired outcomes. There are two main reasons why evaluating and measuring the program are important:

Additionally a report compiled by Dr. Dursi of the University of Rhode Island showed that health promotion programs positively impact employee retention. Her research was able to show that employees who participated in wellness activities, sponsored by an employer, had longer employment tenure than those employees who did not participate (Dursi,2008).

6.0 Preliminary Project RequirementsThe main features of the Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project will be to inform employees about health issues and allow them to: 1. Register for company-sponsored recreational programs 2. Register for company-sponsored classes and programs to include weight loss, stress reduction, smoking cessation and other health related issues. 3. Track data on employee participation. 4. Offer incentives for employees to join programs and do well. 5. Other features as they are suggested by our employees and health insurance providers, if they add value to our business.

The Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project is assigning from Manage Your Health, Inc. (MYH). This intranet project provides an application on the current Intranet to help employees improve their health.