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Summary: Health Promotion Intervention Plan

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Health Promotion Intervention Plan
Heart disease and Stroke intervention are most effective when combined with other strategies, for instance, changing attitudes, behavior, and knowledge as well as increase healthy eating, physical activity and health care services in the community, in addition of social and nutritional support for eating balanced meals, getting physical activity and quitting cigarette smoking (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention –CDC, 2015).
It is important to assess the community’s readiness before beginning the intervention plan which will lead to successful intervention and great chance of positive outcome. First of all, community’s interest must be assessed and addressed for the priority health issue, as well as …show more content…

Furthermore, patient will benefit from the brief one on one session, as well as follow up, additional cholesterol screening, and education based upon cholesterol levels (Germane, Sloan, Shepherd & et al. 2014).

Evaluation
The intervention can be measure by a cardiovascular risk factor questionnaire, dietary changes questionnaire and vital signs such as weight, height, cholesterol levels, blood pressure. Patient can self-report on diet changes and smoking secession behaviors (Germane, Sloan, Shepherd & et al. 2014).
Intervention
Community-based cardiovascular disease risk prevention; the purpose is to decrease mortality and morbidity due to heart disease and stroke in rural community areas. The intervention strategies are campaigns and promotions, educational groups, individual education, environments and policies (Healthy People 2020, 2015).
Campaigns and promotions such as posters, weekly newspaper column on heart disease and prevention, local churches with volunteers and coalition groups sponsored on Sundays Healthy Heart Sermons.
Community education groups sponsored aerobic exercise classes, healthy cooking demonstrations, walking and fitness paths …show more content…

Education on behavior change with focus on dietary risk on food categories such as dairy, meat, starches and fats, as well as offer pamphlet, brochure, cookbooks and recipes with suggestions, support, and encouragement to individuals , who is trying to change his or her lifestyle through diet modification and follow up discussion by phone. In addition, provide one-on-one assistance for those individuals with low literacy (Fuster, 2014).
Evaluation
Health care provider interviews, knowledge questions, and dietary behavior attitude can be an important method and measures of improvement by demonstrating a highly significant increase his/her feelings of self-efficacy regarding dietary counseling and interest, and compliance (2014).
Expected Outcomes
The increase in cholesterol screening suggests that a community level reduction in cardiovascular disease risk may be achievable through low cost intervention combined with education efforts and compliance. Moreover, this is a cost effective and health promotion program, which can be provide by nurse or health educators rather the physician

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