Health Risks

Identify a health risk/problem that the low income community may face in Gadsden, Alabam

Scenario

You are a community public health nurse working with the vulnerable population . Choose a specific community health role that would serve this population. You have analyzed the data collected from your windshield survey and vulnerable population assignments (the first two milestones) and identified one community health problem that a nurse can impact.  Identify one specific evidence-based nursing intervention that has the potential to improve the health of this group. Then develop a proposal to implement this intervention and a plan to evaluate the outcomes of this intervention. Create a PowerPoint that you could use to present to an organization in your community to request approval for funding and support for this intervention.

1. Describe the identified problem

Include at least two important findings that demonstrate that this is a problem in your community.

1. Describe your specific community health role: Some examples of roles are school nurse, parish nurse, home health nurse, occupational nurse, health department nurse etc.
2. Identify the purpose of the presentation which is related to proposing a community health intervention and evaluation plan.
3. Identify an evidence based intervention:
4. Find an evidence-based nursing intervention from a peer-reviewed journal article
5. A peer reviewed journal article demonstrating that your intervention has been successful

Describe how you would implement your community health nursing intervention in your community

1. Discuss the actions will you take as the community health nurse to accomplish this intervention.
   • Relate your actions to the Public Health Intervention Wheel (Nies & McEwen, 2015, p. 14, Figure 1-3)
2. Identify your target population.
3. Describe how you will reach out to your target population.
4. Include strategies to engage your target population.
5. Describe where the intervention will take place.
6. Identify when your intervention will take place
7. Will it take place once or multiple times?
8. Identify those in the community that you will collaborate with (e.g., physician’s office, church, local resources, etc.).
9. Explain what level(s) of prevention is your intervention addressing (primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention)?