Population Health Nursing: Population Health Using a Community Lens Assignment Brief

Population Health Using a Community Lens

Part A:

Complete the following prompts. Cite and reference in APA format.

• Identify one evidence-based community intervention at the primary level (from the literature that promotes health and prevents problems before they occur) for each of 3 health problems identified in your chosen population. (3 resources)
• Explain how those three evidence-based interventions could be helpful for your community and your target population. (3 paragraphs, 1 paragraph for each intervention)
• Describe how one of those three interventions reflects social justice, compassion, or cultural sensitivity. (1 paragraph)
• Detail how one of those three interventions is grounded in a health promotion or disease prevention theory or model. (1 paragraph and 1 resource)
• Consider your own community for a moment. What gaps in service do you see that affect your population’s health problems? (1 paragraph)
• Provide two examples of community resources that could be put into place to assist your population to meet their health needs. (1 paragraph) References

Part B:

Articulate a need for change for a particular population group within your community.

• Discuss how Lewin’s Change Management Model can guide community and system-level strategies in health promotion and prevention concerning the population’s health problem.
• Provide one proposed system-level strategy for the specific population would like to see occur. How might the desired change be evaluated for effectiveness?
• Provide two examples of how the proposed system-level change is sociocultural and linguistically responsive and promotes equality.
• Describe how you and your fellow nurses can improve on becoming more self-aware of personal biases in relationship to culture and environment.
• How does Walden’s central focus on social change influence your nursing views and professional values concerning a population health approach in healthcare?
• Explain how the concepts explored and insights gained from this course will impact your future goals and development as a nurse leader of social change?
• Identify three shareholders who would appreciate learning from this presentation. Include their name, title, and position within your community.