Understand a community and a health issue that is a concern in this community. Your ultimate goal will be to become deeply familiar with a health issue in a specific community. You will use your knowledge of the community and issue to suggest a health program event that will help address the health issue of this community. However, we want to ensure we are suggesting an event that is community-focused and empowers community members. Thus, there are steps along the way that will help you with the process of suggesting a community-minded health event. TOPIC OF THIS ESSAY: Adolescent Pregnancy in low income areas in south florida (miami)
Overall in a paper, video, or other approved format, you will be answering the following questions:
Define your community. Who is your community? What are their characteristics?
What are the needs of the community? How did you go about figuring out what these needs are?
Why this specific health issue?
How will you ‘enter into the community’ to get to know them and start planning your event?:
Detail the first steps of beginning a program in a community
how will you gain entry into the community?
what are some methods you can use to organize the community?
identify the gatekeepers, stakeholders, etc.
what are characteristics of the community (community assets)?
What other community organizations might be involved in helping your event be successful (governmental, non-governmental, etc.)
What is your specific health program event? How does it address the need of the community, while utilizing community assets?
How are you empowering the community with this health program event?
How are you ensuring your program and interactions with community members are culturally competent?
How will you track the success/failures of your event and working with your community and the health issue?
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