DNP 825 In creating a new community-based health program, what program development model would you use?
DNP 825 In creating a new community-based health program, what program development model would you use?
In creating a new community-based health program, what program development model would you use? What recommendations would you employ for making the program development successful?
Increase the quality, availability, and effectiveness of educational and community-based programs designed to prevent disease and injury, improve health, and enhance quality of life.
Educational and community-based programs play a key role in:
- Preventing disease and injury
- Improving health
- Enhancing quality of life
Health status and related health behaviors are determined by influences at multiple levels: personal, organizational/institutional, environmental, and policy. Because significant and dynamic interrelationships exist among these different levels of health determinants, educational and community-based programs are most likely to succeed in improving health and wellness when they address influences at all levels and in a variety of environments/settings.
Why Are Educational and Community-Based Programs Important?
Educational and community-based programs and strategies played an important role in reaching Healthy People 2010 objectives. Over the next several years, they will continue to contribute to the improvement of health outcomes in the United States.
Educational and community-based programs and strategies are designed to reach people outside of traditional health care settings. These settings may include:
- Schools
- Worksites
- Health care facilities
- Communities
Each setting provides opportunities to reach people using existing social structures. This maximizes impact and reduces the time and resources necessary for program development. People often have high levels of contact with these settings, both directly and indirectly. Programs that combine multiple—if not all 4—settings can have a greater impact than programs using only 1 setting. While populations reached will sometimes overlap, people who are not accessible in 1 setting may be in another.1
Using nontraditional settings can help encourage informal information sharing within communities through peer social interaction. Reaching out to people in different settings also allows for greater tailoring of health information and education.
Educational and community-based programs encourage and enhance health and wellness by educating communities on topics such as:
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Chronic diseases
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Injury and violence prevention
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Mental illness/behavioral health
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Unintended pregnancy
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Oral health
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Tobacco use
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Substance abuse
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Nutrition
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Physical activity
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Obesity prevention