Research and prepare a community-level strategic plan that addresses a key public health issue.
Potential topics may include:
⢠Using prenatal and infancy home visits to prevent child abuse and neglect
⢠Preventing falls in the elderly
⢠Reducing population salt intake
⢠Reducing tobacco use among adults
⢠Preventing risky sexual behavior among youth and young adults
⢠Reducing drug experimentation among young adults
The public health issue you will be writing about is obesity, as presented in Part A of this assignment.
Include the following in your paper:
⢠Introduction:
o Provide an overview of the community health issue as described in Part A with identified causes and influences, including knowledge gaps.
o Detail the prevalence of the issue inside and outside the United States.
o Describe potential monetary costs associated with the issue in the United States.
o You must include data as part of your introduction (images, charts, graphs, etc., may be included as well as written data).
⢠Describe advance practice roles and management strategies that affect change at the community level.
⢠Identify key community and social resources that negatively and positively affect the selected issue.
⢠Identify changes or enhancements in community-related services for your selected topic.
⢠Develop a strategic plan that could decrease the prevalence of your selected topic.The goals for this plan needs to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound. Include how your plan takes into consideration health literacy, socioeconomic factors, and cultural differences.
⢠Conclusion:
o A summary of the goals and challenges
o An assessment of the outlook for action/progress
⢠Appendix A: Include your community assessment from Week 3 as Appendix A.
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