My topic is teenage pregnancy rate in Lynn Massachusetts; A public health problem.
Lynn-Massachusetts has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the state.
According to the most recent state Public Health Department figures, Lynn’s teen birth rate was 29.2 births per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19, more than triple the state rate.
There were 57 pregnant minors enrolled in Lynn Public Schools last year. About 12 percent of those 57 girls had been pregnant before.
Process:
1. Select a health problem that was discovered through your community assessment project or that has become evident in the population that you work with in your clinical area.
2. Describe the data that supports your health problem as a priority for your target population.
a. Provide the epidemiologic rationale for your program.
b. Address risk & identify risk factors as part of this process (think multi-causality – the web of causality)
c. Define the level of intervention (primary, secondary or tertiary)
3. Choose a health promotion activity/intervention that best addresses your health problem.
Be specific in identifying exactly what you plan to do/teach.
a. Be specific about the health outcome(s) or behavioral change that you are trying to achieve.
b. Provide evidence from the literature to support your chosen intervention.
4. Choose the health promotion theory that provides the theoretical basis for your intervention. Provide a very brief overview of the key characteristics of this theory and explain why you have chosen it.
a. The Health Belief Model
b. You may choose a different health promotion theory such as: Social Cognitive
Theory or The Theory of Reasoned Action/Planned Behavior (see:
www.ruralhealthinfo.org/community-health/health-promotion/2/theories-and-models for more options)
5. Develop a health education or health promotion activity that is culturally and
developmentally appropriate for your target population and that meets the literacy needs of your target population.
a. Be specific about the content you will teach, teaching methodology, time frame needed, where you will conduct your teaching and any technology or supplies you
may need & how you will engage the target population
b. Develop objectives using the SMART acronym: specific, measurable,
attainable/realistic, time-referenced
6. Develop the evaluation criteria for your intervention
a. Be specific and use your SMART objectives as the basis for your evaluation
7. Address specific plans for sustainability for your program/intervention
8. You should have at least 7 credible scholarly references cited using APA format
Please make sure that you design a
population-based health promotion intervention that builds on health promotion theory and evidence from your literature review. This intervention must be tailored to your target population. Be specific about how you will implement this program within your community.
The final project has two parts: create a pamphlet or brochure or health promotion program, write a brief summary of your intervention and the theoretical basis of your work.
The Final Project
1. A brochure or poster that presents your health education to your target population
a. Make sure your brochure or poster is developmentally appropriate to your target population, visually appealing and targeted in terms of your message.
b. Use concise, appropriate language.
c. If you develop a poster, make sure your graphic is consistent with your intended message
d. If you develop a brochure, make sure that your text is legible, well-ordered and
relays key information (i.e. what to do....what is desired behavioral change)
You’ll need to upload a copy of your plan, poster or brochure.
2. A short paper, 3 pages that summarizes the theoretical basis for your chosen program.
Use the criteria listed above
Please remember to integrate culture, health literacy and developmental issues when developing written materials.
Grading will take into account the clarity and organization of the written materials.
Be creative and try to address a need identified through your community assessment or discovered during your clinical experience.
A lot of theory goes into effective messaging (as I outlined above) but the most effective messages are very simple, such as “My Plate”.very brief overview of the key characteristics of this theory and explain why you have chosen it.
a. The Health Belief Model
b. You may choose a different health promotion theory such as: Social Cognitive Theory or The Theory of Reasoned Action/Planned Behavior (see:
www.ruralhealthinfo.org/community-health/health-promotion/2/theories-and-models for more options)
5. Develop a health education or health promotion activity that is culturally and
developmentally appropriate for your target population and that meets the literacy needs of your target population.
a. Be specific about the content you will teach, teaching methodology, time frame
needed, where you will conduct your teaching and any technology or supplies you may need & how you will engage the target population
b. Develop objectives using the SMART acronym:specific,measurable,attainable/realistic, time-referenced
6. Develop the evaluation criteria for your intervention
a. Be specific and use your SMART objectives as the basis for your evaluation
7. Address specific plans for sustainability for your program/intervention
8. You should have at least 7-8 credible scholarly American references cited using APA format
Please make sure that you design a population-based health promotion intervention that builds on health promotion theory and evidence from your literature review. This intervention must be tailored to your target population. Be specific about how you will implement this program within your community.
The final project has two parts: create a pamphlet or brochure or health promotion program,
write a brief summary of your intervention and the theoretical basis of your work.
The Final Project
1. A brochure or poster that presents your health education to your target population
a. Make sure your brochure or poster is developmentally appropriate to your target population, visually appealing and targeted in terms of your message.
b. Use concise, appropriate language.
c. If you develop a poster, make sure your graphic is consistent with your intended message
d. If you develop a brochure, make sure that your text is legible, well-ordered and
relays key information (i.e. what to do....what is desired behavioral change)
You’ll need to upload a copy of your plan, poster or brochure.
2. A very short paper, 3 pages maximum, that summarizes the theoretical basis for your chosen program.
Use the criteria listed above
Please remember to integrate culture, health literacy and developmental issues when developing written materials.
Grading will take into account the clarity and organization of the written materials.
Be creative and try to address a need identified through your community assessment or discovered during your clinical experience.
A lot of theory goes into effective messaging (as I outlined above) but the most effective messages are very simple, such as “My Plate”.
