Health Promotion Project
You may go to one of the following sites to choose a health promotion topic of interest to you and that you feel will help you in your practice:
LIMIT ALCOHOL
National Center for Health Promotion and Disease (Links to an external site.)
Find out about what is being done to promote health in your topic at the federal and state level. Use the guidelines below to help guide your paper. Beginning in Week 2 you will turn in one section a week. The final paper will be due Week 7 with complete references and in-text citations. Paper length should be 10 to 12 pages which includes references. APA format is required.
Part 1: Choose a health topic
Provide a brief overview of the issue/topic.
Define the community or population being targeted.
Part 2: Provide the background and clinical significance of the problem
Describe the effect of the issue/topic for the patient and community.
Describe the effect of the issue/topic on the healthcare system.
Part 3: Look at what is being done at the federal and state level for your topic.
What organizations are involved in promoting change in this area?
What are the national goals for improvement in this area?
How is your state doing in meeting this goal?
Part 4: Evidence-based literature to support the intervention/program
Find literature to support the need for the program, especially from nurse practice.
A minimum of 3 peer-reviewed sources.
Not more than 5 years old, except for a landmark study. You must use scholarly sources that are directed for providers. Nurse practitioner journals are excellent sources because you will see what your peers are doing in this area.
Part 5: Assessment of resources
What resources are currently available in your area that would help your patients with this problem?
Are there adequate resources in your area?
Part 6: Barriers to change/implementation
Are there any barriers such as access to care, resistance to change that is causing an issue with implementing change on your topic?
Part 7: Summary
How will this information help you in advance practice help your patients?
