Assignment 4 Instruction
Please answer the questions based on the hints enclosed in brackets. Please also refer to the file ” sample paper” attached.
Assignment # 4 – Week 7: Idea for a Health Promotion Program in Your Community
Directions for completion – Complete the assignment in this Q and A format. Responses should be completed in at least 3 sentences for each question. Reference where appropriate.
1.Describe the area where you live. (Flushing, New York; Please refer to the three sources for better understanding of Flushing. 1. Article: Downtown Flushing: Where Asian Cultures Thrive https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/realestate/downtown-flushing-where-asian-cultures-thrive.html 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flushing,_Queens 3. https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-qn7.pdf)
2. Describe the groups represented within a 2-3 mile radius?
3. Describe a major health problem or high risk behaviors of patients/families in the area. (Prefer heart disease)
4. What type of health education program could be held in your community to address the major health problem or high risk behaviors of patients/families in the area.
(Health promotion or Disease prevention program for Chinese population)
5. Name the place and describe exactly where the program could be held in your community in order to attract patients/families to the program. (Adult social day care center- https://www.americanadultday.com/event-videos.html)
6. What day of the week and time of day would work for the group? Describe why. (Sat Sun 10-11 after breakfast time; patients’ family could accompany with them)
7. What interpersonal skills would the nurse educator need in order to effectively educate and motivate the patients/families in your community?
8. Who is a key person (name and position) in your community that you could possibly partner with to plan health education programs for patients/families after you complete the BSN? (Adult social day care center manager)
9. Thoughts and feelings about teaching in your own community.
10. Describe what you have learned this semester that is most interesting and useful regarding the education of groups of patients/families?
11. Describe how you have changed, from the beginning of the semester until now, regarding your belief in your ability to teach groups of patients/families?
