Analyze Community Health Needs
Based on the community needs assessment and other information you located in the Assignment Preparation Study in Unit 2, write a 3–5 page report in which you discuss three or more specific high-priority health improvement needs in your community. These could be related to nutrition, smoking, diabetes management, drug use, or other concerns. Describe the needs and how the community is currently addressing them. Include the following in your report:
· Identify the salient characteristics of the community such as geography, demographics, and qualitative information that characterizes the community, such as common perspectives and interests, or other bases of social ties.
· Identify three specific high-priority health improvement needs of your community. Support your choices by citing epidemiological information.
· Assess the current engagement of government, community agencies, and other stakeholders in addressing the problem. Describe at least one strategy or approach currently being used to address each need.‹
· Analyze each strategy to determine if it is based on a treatment model or a wellness model. Explain how you can determine which kind of strategy is employed. Note: You must identify at least one strategy based on a treatment model and one based on a wellness model. If you have not found one example of each, do more research to meet this requirement. Evaluate what seems to be effective in each strategy, and what is less effective or economical.
· Extrapolate general advantages and disadvantages of treatment models versus wellness models from these examples.
Assignment Requirements
· Written communication: Must be clear, with correct spelling, grammar, syntax, and well organized to support orderly exposition of content.
· Length: 3–5 typed and double-spaced content pages set in Times New Roman, 12 points, not including title page and reference page.
· References: Your paper is to include a minimum of two citations of peer-reviewed sources.
· APA formatting: Your paper must adhere to current edition APA style and format, including title page and reference list. You may opt to use the APA Paper Template linked in Resources.
Resources
· Analyze Community Health Needs Scoring Guide.
Analyze Community Health Needs Scoring Guide
Due Date: Unit 3
Percentage of Course Grade: 10%.
| CRITERIA | NON-PERFORMANCE | BASIC | PROFICIENT | DISTINGUISHED |
| Identify salient characteristics that define a community.
20% |
Does not identify characteristics that define a community. | Identifies some community characteristics, but not enough to define the community. | Identifies salient characteristics that define a community. | Develops and applies cogent, explicit criteria to evaluate which characteristics are most useful for defining a community. |
| Use epidemiological information to identify specific health improvement needs of a community.
20% |
Does not identify health improvement needs of a community. | Identifies health improvement needs of a community. | Uses epidemiological information to identify specific health improvement needs of a community. | Develops and applies cogent, explicit criteria to evaluate epidemiological information to identify the most important, specific health improvement needs of a community. |
| Assess engagement of community stakeholders.
20% |
Does not cite examples of stakeholder engagement. | Cites examples of stakeholder engagement. | Assesses engagement of community stakeholders. | Develops and applies cogent, explicit criteria to assess engagement of community stakeholders. |
| Evaluate a treatment model and a wellness model.
20% |
Does not explain examples of a treatment model and a wellness model. | Explains examples of a treatment model and a wellness model. | Evaluate a treatment model and a wellness model. | Develops and applies cogent, explicit criteria for comparative evaluation of a treatment model and a wellness model. |
| Write clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, syntax, and good organization.
10% |
Does not write clearly, and there are errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and organization. | Writes clearly overall, but there are some errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, or organization. | Writes clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, syntax, and good organization. | Writes concisely with excellent clarity and organization, with no errors in spelling, grammar or syntax, and employing critical or analytical reasoning as needed. |
| Apply proper APA formatting and style.
10% |
Does not apply proper APA formatting and style. | Applies APA formatting and style inconsistently and with significant errors. | Applies proper APA formatting and style with minor errors. | Applies proper APA formatting and style consistently. |
