Health Promotion Prevention Plan

Part 1)

Purpose

Utilize the health promotion process steps 1-3: 1) assess, 2) identify and prioritize health promotion needs, and 3) set goals and objectives in the development of an individualized health promotion plan. You will be building on this assignment for the Evidence-Based Recommendations assignment later in this course.
Preparation

Complete the assigned learning activities within the lesson and carefully read the instructions and grading rubric before beginning the assignment.
Background primer: Assume you are a nurse employed with the state or county where you live/work as a nurse. You are tasked with developing an annual health promotion initiative that aligns with one of the Healthy People 2030 objectives for your state/county.
Health Promotion Step
Nursing Process Step
Assignment Instructions
1. Assessment
Assessment
Research health behavior data for your county and/or state using one of the databases below:
America’s Health Rankings
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
2. Analyze & Prioritize
Nursing Diagnosis
Summarize how the state health behavior rankings compare with other counties and the nation as a whole.
Based on your data analysis, prioritize one health behavior from the seven categories listed below.
Injury Prevention
Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Physical Activity
Tobacco Use
Sexual Health
Substance Abuse
Vaccinations
Identify the top priority health behavior your plan will address for improvement. Support your selection with your data analysis and findings using citations that correspond with references listed.
Name at least one of the Healthy People 2030 objectives that correspond with the prioritized health behavior for improvement.
Describe the relationship between socioeconomic and environmental factors and the target health behavior for improvement.
3. Develop Goals & Objectives
Planning
Write one health promotion goal that addresses the overall aim for your county or state’s health behavior improvement.
Write two SMART objectives/outcomes that are specific, measurable, and time-bound.

Part 2) Purpose

In this assignment, learners will:
Apply steps 4-6 of the health promotion process.
Revise and further develop your health promotion-prevention plan (previous assignment).
Identify corresponding evidence-based strategies for improving health outcomes.
Describe potential partners within the community to support implementation.
Discuss strategies for monitoring progress and evaluating the effectiveness of the plan.
Assignment Instructions

PREPARE

Review instructor feedback from the Health Promotion-Prevention Plan assignment (Part 1), and complete any recommended revisions as needed. Use the content from the Health Promotion-Prevention Plan (previous assignment) for developing this assignment. Distinguish where your work on “Part 1” ends and “Part 2” begins.
Use APA level headings to organize key content in your report/paper.
Review the grading rubric before beginning and submitting your assignment.
DEVELOP

Health Promotion Step
Nursing Process Step
Assignment Instructions
4. Develop plan
Planning
Propose one evidence-based intervention/strategy to improve the priority health behavior.
Describe how the intervention aligns to support the attainment of your Health Promotion-Prevention goal.
Describe population or county/state strengths and barriers likely to influence goal attainment.
5. Implement Strategy
Implement
Discuss one-to-two potential partners within the community to support implementing the proposed strategies (e.g., health organizations, non-profit agencies, or state or federal programs).
Briefly describe critical personnel or resources to implementation.
6. Monitor & Evaluate
Evaluate
Describe mechanisms to monitor the changes that occur as a result of the interventions.
Discuss the parameters (what will be measured, when it will be measured, and what degree of change is anticipated over time) to evaluate the plan’s effectiveness.
How do these measures compare with the aligned Healthy People 2030 objective measures?

SUPPORT

Support your proposed strategies, conclusions, and approach to outcome evaluation with current literature and the databases used for research.
Provide in-text citations for sources with a corresponding reference list using APA Style.
A minimum of five references is required.
SUBMIT

Prepare your assignment using a word processor such as MS Word.
Please note that neither Pages nor WordPad is compatible with Blackboard.
Save your assignment as an MS Word or PDF file.
Select the assignment link within the lesson folder.
Select “Browse My Computer,” and then, “My Documents.”
Choose the file and upload to the assignment link.
Select “Submit.

Grading Rubric

Category
Novice
Competent
Proficient
Assessment, Prioritization, and Planning
0 to 9 points
The county health rankings assessment and comparison with state and national data are insufficient to support health behavior and social and economic priorities identified. Instructor feedback recommendations are not evident.
10 to 12 points
The county health rankings assessment, evidence, and comparison with state and national data is mostly complete. Health behavior and social and economic priorities are mostly congruent with the identified strategies for improvement. Most instructor feedback recommendations are integrated as appropriate.
13 to 14 points
The county health rankings assessment, evidence analysis, and comparison with state and national data is comprehensive. Health behavior and social and economic priorities are congruent with the strategies prioritized for improvement. Instructor feedback recommendations are integrated as appropriate.
National Objectives & EBP Strategies
0 to 22 points
Healthy People 2030 objectives deviate significantly from the priorities identified or not observed. Strategies for improvement are not evidence-based or not observed. Major gaps exist in the relationship between the objective and strategies and the assessment and analysis.
23 to 26 points
Two Healthy People 2030 objectives aligned with the health behavior and social and economic priorities identified. Corresponding evidence-based strategies are described. Minor gaps exist in the relationship between the objective and strategies and the assessment or analysis.
27 to 30 points
A Healthy People 2030 objective aligned to support improvement of the health behavior priority is described. Corresponding evidence-based strategies are described and supported by evidence. The relationship between the objective and the county’s health behavior priority is fully discussed and congruent with the assessment and analysis.
Potential Partners & Outcome Evaluation
0 to 22 points
Potential partners to support implementation are not observed. Parameters for evaluating outcomes are missing key metric detail or not observed.
23 to 26 points
Potential partners for collaborating in implementation of the strategy are described. Anticipated outcomes for both the health behavior and social and economic factor improvement strategies are described. Parameters for evaluating outcomes lack some measurement aspects.
27 to 30 points
Potential partners for strategy implementation and their collaborative role are clearly described. Anticipated outcomes for the health behavior improvement strategies are clearly described. Parameters for evaluating outcomes entails what will be measured, when it will be measured, and what degree of change is anticipated over time.
Sources of Support
0 to 9 points
Less than three sources of support are evident. In-text citations and/or reference list are incomplete or contain multiple inconsistencies.
10 to 11 points
Three-to-four appropriate sources of literary support are evident within writing to support ideas. In-text citations correspond with reference list entries with minor inconsistencies.
12 to 13 points
Five or more high-quality sources are effectively utilized within writing to support conclusions and propositions. In-text citations and reference list entries are complete and congruent.
Writing Mechanics & APA Style
0 to 9 points
Writing lacks clarity, organization, and contains numerous errors in grammar and spelling. Formatting of citations and references deviate significantly from APA Style standards throughout writing.
10 to 11 points
Writing is organized, with several minor errors grammar and/or spelling. APA Style formatting is applied to citations and references with several minor inconsistencies.
12 to 13 points
Writing is well ‎organized, concise, and relatively free of grammatical or spelling ‎errors.‎ APA Style formatting is applied consistently to citations and references throughout writing.