25 Mar Define your educational objectives regarding the knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and practices you want the target group to adopt to achieve the goal

Objective:

Define your educational objectives regarding the knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and practices you want the target group to adopt to achieve the goal. Example: “My goal this semester is to develop an educational project to assist newly diagnosed diabetic patients in managing their nutrition and glucose monitoring.” See the example attached for your reference.

At the end of the project, participants will:

§ Verbalize increased knowledge and understanding of the diabetes disease process.

§ Be able to identify the signs and symptoms of hyper and hypoglycemia.

§ Be able to identify solutions to the environmental impacts.

§ Develop an appreciation for a glycemic diet and the importance of monitoring blood glucose.

§ Use of the American Diabetes Association guidelines for blood glucose control.

Instructions:

1. Topic: “Improving Access and Utilization of Campus Food Pantry Resources to Reduce Student Food Insecurity and Stress”

2. Follow the steps below to develop your goals:

· The goal or aim of your project is a broad statement of what you want to achieve.

· Analyze the problem or the issue.

· Find out what is causing concern and break the issue into its components:

· Identified the Stakeholders

· Know your target group

· Understand the characteristics of your target group

· Determine the result you want from your community education project. Define this regarding a goal, educational objectives, and desired outcomes.

3. Read the following article, (Goal Setting and Action Planning for Health Behavior Change)

4. Please review the “Grading Rubric” below before you begin working on this part of the project to ensure that you are aware of all the requirements.

Design your Educational Project (based on evidence)

1. Make an action plan and implement it.

2. Evaluate the objectives by testing or surveying the knowledge and attitudes of the participants concerning the purposes.

o Consider the SMART model:

· Specific: Clearly state the issue, the target group, and the time and place of the activity.

· Measurable: Be clear about what will be changed and by how much. Setting this clearly at the start makes it easier to evaluate. Example of a measurable goal: “Within the next six weeks, I will develop a health literacy program for at-risk of amputation diabetic patients in the community. I will survey at the end of the program. 80% of participants will answer at least five questions correctly in the survey.”

· Achievable: Be realistic about what the project achieves regarding the scale/scope of what is being done, time, and resources available.

· Relevant: Objectives need to relate to and be relevant to the goals. Remember, objectives are the building blocks/steps toward meeting the goals.

· Time Specific: Be clear in the objectives about the timeframe in which the program/activities, as well as expected changes, will take place

Remember that the rest of the course will be used to accomplish your goal, so set a clear one.

· Goal statements “identify” the specific target group and provide the “what” information as distinct from the “how” the goal will be achieved or when it will come about.

· Objectives are the building blocks or steps toward achieving a program’s goals. Objectives are specific and concise statements stating who will make what change, by how much, where, and when.

Part 2 – Outline

Objective:

After you have completed Part 1 – Goals for the teaching project, the next step is to outline a Community Health Plan and Health Education Lesson Plan for his/her community and implement this in his/her community. See the example Sample Community Health Project Outline for your reference.

Instructions:

1. This part could be presented as a written assignment or PowerPoint presentation.

2. Within your assignment or PowerPoint, the following questions must be answered:

a. Assess a targeted population in your community to see what needs to exist. This is done by researching health data for your population. Make sure you select and define your community by noting its history.

b. Capture a picture of your selected community. What are the vital statistics of your community? Think about socioeconomic statistics. What illnesses or diseases are present in your community? Do citizens in your community have easy access to primary care? What are the most prevalent health problems in your community?

c. Formulate a community health nursing diagnosis related to this health need. Based on this data, what are the strengths and needs of your community?

d. Plan community intervention. Ask yourself if this will have a positive health impact on the designated population. How do you know?

e. Propose an educational presentation that will address the most important needs of your population. The presentation must be arranged with your instructor. The instructor will attend your presentation virtually or in person.

f. Propose an Evaluation Plan: How would you evaluate your intervention?

3. See the examples below for this Part 2 – Outline.

Examples for the Project:

o Assessing client satisfaction with public health services

o Chip (Community Health Improvement Plan)

o Depression screening of college students

o Design and after-school program for at-risk students

o Develop a disaster plan

o Get a sidewalk or a gym, or a recreational center built

o Health education

o Health screening

o Increase immunization rates in school-age children

o Intervene in a communicable disease outbreak situation

o Marketing prenatal care

o Obesity prevention, nutrition programs

o Organize a home visitation for at-risk teen moms

o Physical fitness programs

o Provide car seats for children in poverty areas

o Provide training to inmates or correctional facility staff on infection control

o Safety (texting while driving)(car seats)(firearm)(summer)

o STD/HIV reduction rate program in a specific population

o Teaching nutritional cooking to moms receiving WIC

o Teaching parents alternative discipline methods

o Tobacco cessation, etc.

Part 3 – Presentation

Objective:

Each student will present a population-level, evidence-based practice teaching intervention. The presentation should be 15 to 20 minutes at maximum.

Instructions:

1. Once your outline (Part 2) is approved, plan your final presentation with your instructor.

2. It is preferable to present your final presentation in a clinical setting. However, the instructor can hold it at the MDC Medical campus.

3. You will also present your final Community Health Teaching projects to your preceptor.

4. Below are the items to include in your presentation.

Information to include in the presentation:

1. Title of the project.

2. Introduction (what is essential to learn about this issue). You may present statistics such as mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence.

3. Findings of your assessment:

· Why do you believe the topic is essential for the audience?

· Please indicate the learning objectives. After the presentation, the participant will:

4. Include barriers and assets for your specific population.

· What can you teach to empower the population to take a proactive stand for wellness?

5. The presentation should be age, culturally, and health literacy appropriate.

6. The health teaching presentation should provide accurate, evidence-based information to the participant.

7. The teaching presentation should have examples of outcomes.

· What happens if I change….?, if I don’t?

8. The presentation should have examples of how to do the intended behavior.

9. The presentation should have time for participants to ask questions and make comments.

10. The presentation should have a section that evaluates the audience’s attainment of the education objectives.