Professional Context
Health education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help community individuals, families, and aggregates improve their health by increasing knowledge or influencing attitudes. Education is key to health promotion, disease prevention, and disaster preparedness. The health indicator framework identified in Healthy People 2020 prompts action in health services accessibility, clinical preventive services, environmental quality, injury or violence prevention, maternal, infant, and child health, mental health, nutrition, substance abuse prevention, and tobacco use cessation or prevention.
Nurses provide accurate evidence-based information and education in formal and informal settings. They draw upon evidence-based practice to provide health promotion and disease prevention activities to create social and physical environments conducive to improving and maintaining community health. When provided with the tools to be successful, people demonstrate lifestyle changes that promote health and help reduce read missions. They are better able to tolerate stressors, including environmental changes, and enjoy a better quality of life. In times of crisis, a resilient community is a safer community
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to apply teaching and learning concepts to the presentation of a health promotion plan.
1. Evaluate health policies, based on their ability to achieve desired outcomes.
– Evaluate educational session outcomes in terms of progress made toward Healthy People 2020 goals and leading health indicators.
2. Integrate principles of social justice in community health interventions.
– Evaluate educational session outcomes and the attainment of agreed-upon health goals in collaboration with participants.
3. Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.
Present a health promotion plan to an individual or group within a community.
Organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources
