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Influences on Community and Public Health (continued)

Course Objective: Examine the impact of culture, socioeconomic status, environment, lifestyle, and violence on the health of communities and populations.

Answer the five (5) questions in the Application. Provide supportive evidence based literature to support your answers.

Application to practice

A nurse at a university health services clinic has noticed a high number of females from sororities coming into the clinic complaining of “hangover” symptoms during the rush season. She begins to compare the numbers with the year before and finds a 200% increase in the number of females who have presented with alcohol-related symptoms. The nurse would like to do a population assessment of sororities at the university and the plan educational programs and interventions related to responsible and safe alcohol use.

  1. Who should the nurse contact first to begin the assessment process?
  2. What kind of demographic information would the nurse need to know in the planning of appropriate interventions?
  3. Are there other professionals and laypersons who need to be involved in educational interventions for this population group?
  4. How should the sororities be involved with the assessment, planning, and intervention related to safe alcohol use?
  5. What kinds of evaluation measures could the nurse use to determine interventions effectiveness?

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