Is a vertical or horizontal health program better suited for your community?
How will you address these needs?
describe the problem(s) you will address and the approach you will take.
Each village is different. One size does not fit all when it comes to healthcare programming.


Is a vertical or horizontal health program better suited for your community? How will you address...
Describe the health of the people in your community. Do you think it is better than average, average, or worse than average? Is access to healthcare something you feel requires a change at a societal level? If so, how can you leverage what you have learned over the last five weeks to enact that type of change? If not, how can you leverage what you have learned over the last five weeks to explain why the change is unnecessary?
How might the nature and type of a community targeted for a health program influence the approach taken for needs assessment? (eg, strength-based approach/appreciative inquiry, service/condition focused needs assessment or rapid appraisal). Give some examples of the way in which a needs assessment can be used to benefit both communities and practice. Have you had any experience in involving communities within needs assessment? If you have, please reflect upon your experiences.
Unit Goals: To Gain a Working Understanding of these Basic concepts; a-What is health? b-Wellness vs. disease model of health. c-What is your personal definition of health? d-What cultural definition/s of health are prevalent? e-What is the physical foundation of health? f-What is the psychological foundation of health? g-What is the spiritual foundation of health? h-In what ways does our healthcare system address the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of individuals, families and communities? Is there more than one definition...
Briefly describe one community health problem; What structure, process, and outcome standards would you use to evaluate a program addressing this problem? Heart disease is the community health problem
The topic of this post is about Your Community Health Concern and Solution. In one single paragraph, answer all of the following: A) What is the biggest (i.e., the number one priority) community health issue where you reside that needs to be addressed? Who does it affect? (Perhaps you can read the latest health news articles or contact your county health department for ideas). B) What is currently being done to address this issue and by whom? Also, is it...
Briefly describe one community health problem from your community’s health improvement plan (Healthy babies and Moms - Eliminate or reduce infant mortality by increasing the pregnancy interval to greater than 18 months) . What structure, process, and outcome standards would you use to evaluate a program addressing this problem?
Briefly describe how your organization's risk management program (or a typical health care organization) could address social media and patient information privacy. Provide three examples and support your analysis with a minimum of one peer-reviewed reference.
Topic: Suppose you are working on a Community Health program Proposal and your topic is addressing Maternal Mortality among African American women. Question one: What is one component you would want to have quantitative survey results for? question two: What is one component of your project you would want to have qualitative research results for?
Select a health communication campaign that you would like to develop in your community or city based on one of the six most prevalent serious health problems currently faced by communities today, such as poverty, health security, and communicable diseases. Identify your chosen problem and elaborate why it is a health concern. Identify how you will assess the need for the program. What type of data will you review? How will you determine the target audience?
You will propose a new policy, program, or intervention aimed at improving nutrition in a community in the United States. The proposal should CLEARLY ADDRESS each of the following points: Background on what the intervention aims to change and why it is of concern in the US. Target community and population: Why did you choose this population and what are the existing conditions for the community? Note: The community can be specific or broad, i.e. New immigrants in the Fruitvale...