Walden HLTH5205/HLTH6205/HLTH8205E Week 7 Discussion Latest 2024

HLTH-5205-1/HLTH-6205-1/HLTH-8205E Assessing Community Needs-Summer 2024

Week 7 Discussion

UNDERSTANDING PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

This Discussion will be available from Day 1 through Day 7 of this week. You are required to submit your initial post by Day 3. You are encouraged to post early. Once you have submitted your initial post, start responding to your colleagues. You must begin responding to your colleagues by no later than Day 5 and should continue to interact frequently with your colleagues through Day 7. Part of what makes a discussion a discussion and not a lecture is the back and forth, in-depth, animated interaction of at least two people.

If you start a topic and find that none of your peers are responding to your post, consider what you can do to get the conversation going. Include something that would elicit further thoughts and different opinions from peers. Validate your opinions with references and links to the sources you used so that your peers can read them for themselves. See your Discussion Rubric for specific grading requirements.

Identifying priority health issues involves striking a delicate balance between perceptions the community itself has of its needs and the needs that are identified through the community health assessment. Health educators can use Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) principles to include the community as an integral part of assessing needs and prioritizing action. When the community is included in the process of identifying needs, assets, and opportunities, community members can gain control of their environment, behaviors, and perceptions that they can use to change their lifestyles. This brings about a sense of dedication to long-lasting health changes that the community will effectively maintain. Using CBPR principles when working to identify priority health issues allows health educators to hear directly from those who are most affected by the conditions intervention aims to resolve.

For this Discussion, refer to the video by Amos Health and Hope and articles on CBPR   from this week's resources. Respond to the following.

What are the advantages of using a CBPR approach in the Community Health Needs Assessment process?

Discuss three strategies health educators can use to effectively involve the community when completing the health needs assessment.

Think of a health issue in your community. With which community organization would you partner to leverage the CBPR process? Explain why partnering with this organization could be beneficial and the general benefits of collaboration within CBPR.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCE

BY DAY 3

Refer to the video by Amos Health and Hope and articles on CBPR from this week's resources.

What are the advantages of using a CBPR approach in the Community Health Needs Assessment process?

Discuss three strategies health educators can use to effectively involve the community when completing the health needs assessment.

Think of a health issue in your community. With which community organization would you partner to leverage the CBPR process? Explain why partnering with this organization could be beneficial and the general benefits of collaboration within CBPR.

BY DAY 5

Remember to begin interacting with your colleagues in the Discussion and continue engaging through Day 7 by supporting or critiquing the rationale of your colleague's selections.

Support your work with specific citations from this week's Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate.

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.