The purpose of this executive brief paper is to identify how informatics can be incorporated into health promotion programs. Today our society uses technology, gaming and social media as a means to communicate and relate to one another. Numerous technological programs have been developed to target health promotion and disease prevention. In our contemporary Nursing practice we are challenged to tailor our educational programs to meet the demands of our technological society. We need to create culturally competent health promotion programs which are effective, timely, and reach the target audience. This project encourages you to identify a population of interest in your work site, or in your community, and begin to plan a program which proactively affects healthcare outcomes. For purposes of this paper you will not be required to enact the actual project, yet, research, plan, create, and outline the steps to completion.
In the course webliography, and your textbooks you will find a vast array of organizations committed to providing health education tools for the practitioner, including technological interactive programs to promote healthy outcomes. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing recommends incorporating informatics in Masters level nursing programs to promote best contemporary practices.
Executive brief guidelines: Executive briefs are prepared to provide a brief synopsis or summary for others (often non-nursing) to understand. Be creative, and think outside of the box.
1. Identify a particular targeted behavior, and or medical condition aimed at prevention of disease and health promotion related to your work setting or area of special interest, organization, and/or community agency.
2. Complete a minimum of five pages APA paper not including the cover, abstract, or reference page.
a. References to include a minimum of three scholarly nursing peer reviewed articles selected from the Keiser online library, in addition include course approved webliography sites, and your textbooks
b. Cite using APA with precise citing of statistical references
c. Who is your target audience for this brief? The Chief Nursing Administrator, Your Colleagues,
The Hospital CNO, an organization? (your choice).
3. Conduct a web search of any of the organizations listed in your textbooks, and/or the course webliography to locate a technological education program developed to promote healthy behaviors (example: gaming and asthma prevention). Research statistics found on course approved web sites, and suggested current evidenced-based practices for best practices. Sell your idea to key stakeholders.
4. Explore how technology can create opportunities for health promotion and why?
5. Discuss your target population and list some barriers to technological programs. Compare and Contrast and what has previously worked, and what has not been successful? Why? if applicable
6. Explain how the technological program (example: gaming, social media) can help your target population effect behavior changes and tailor interventions towards the targeted chosen population if applicable. How will you engage key stakeholders? Discuss costs, cost effectiveness, and cost savings (Equitable, Efficient, & Effective)
7. Include the Diffusion of Innovations theory in your paper.
8. How will you evaluate the effectiveness of your proposed health promotion program?
Course objectives met:
Develop strategies to incorporate the use of technology in health promotion programs to improve health outcomes.
Explore professional organizations and web sites which partner and provide resources for health promotion and disease prevention.
Examine health promotion strategies targeting the prevention of chronic disease.
Examine ways to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of clinical prevention interventions that affect individual and population-based health outcomes using health information technology and data sources.
Be creative~ Think outside of the box~ Make a difference~ Leave a Legacy~ Promote Caring
