Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal
Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal
Angella Gordon
Work Plan Proposal
Grand Canyon University
12/06/19
Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal
Planning and Topic
Directions: Develop an educational series proposal for your community using one of the following four topics:
1. Bioterrorism/Disaster
2. Environmental Issues
3. Primary Prevention/Health Promotion
4. Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population
Planning Before Teaching:
K. Paul Nurse Practitioner
Estimated Time Teaching Will Last: 2 hours
Location of Teaching: Classroom
Supplies, Material, Equipment Needed: Pamphlets, presentation
Estimated Cost: $20,000
Community and Target Aggregate: Teenagers in 9th to 12th grade
Topic: A Community Education Program for the Primary Prevention of Diabetes.
Identification of Focus for Community Teaching
The focus of this community teaching program is health promotion/primary prevention for Type 2 Diabetes. Health promotion initiatives involve processes of enabling people within certain communities to increase their control of their health. Health promotion activities such as the planned diabetes prevention education aim to help people to improve their health so that they can achieve a better state of physical, mental, and social wellbeing. In particular, this teaching program will help the targeted community to understand the risks of diabetes and the measures that they must take to prevent Type 2 diabetes, which is a lifestyle related illness.
Epidemiological Rationale for Topic
Type 2 diabetes is a significant health issue that affects most populations globally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 422 million people suffer from Type 2 Diabetes in the world. This represents a significant increase from the 108 million value recorded in 1980 (WHO, 2018). The United States also has an increasing prevalence trend similar to the global statistics. Type 2 Diabetes is one of the leading public health issues affecting the U.S. population. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 9.6% of the population, representing around 21 million people in the United States have Type 2 Diabetes. Almost 1.3 million adults are diagnosed with his health condition every year (American Diabetes Association, 2017). Diabetes is also a leading cause of mortality in the United States. Georgia, which is the community of focus for this teaching program also reflects the same trends when it comes to diabetes prevalence. It is estimated that 1 in every 10 adults in Georgia has diabetes. The rates of diabetes in this state have increased by at least 50% since 2000 (Georgia Department of Health, 2015). Therefore, there is a need for health promotion to help people prevent the development of Type 2 diabetes.
Teaching Plan Criteria
Your teaching plan will be graded based on its effectiveness and relevance to the population selected. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Nursing Diagnosis:
There is an increasing rate of diabetes diagnoses in the community. Type 2 diabetes is associated with poor eating habits and poor engagement in physical activity. Therefore, there is a need to educate the members of the community on strategies that they can apply to prevent the development of diabetes. This teaching plan will be focused in teaching lifestyle changes that are needed to promote good health and wellbeing.
Readiness for Learning:
Assessing the target population’s readiness to learn is important to ensure that the teaching program is effective. The following are the factors that will be examined to determine the readiness of the targeted population to learn.
Emotional Readiness:
First, the information processing capacity of the targeted audience will be examined. It is important to ensure that the people to be involved in the teaching program have the right emotional capacity to learn (Hung et al., 2010). The mental health of the beneficiaries of this teaching program needs to be in the right state so that they can have the cognitive capacity to understand the components of the teachings.
Experiential readiness: For experiential learning readiness, the level of prior learning will be examined. The target population will be examined on the prior knowledge they have on type 2 diabetes. This information is important in determining the kind of content that needs to be included and emphasized on the teaching program (Hung et al., 2010). The targeted population’s demonstration of interest should also be examined. A demonstration of interest in the learning material shows that the person is ready to learn.
Learning Theory to Be Utilized:
The theory to be applied in this teaching program is that of the health belief model. This is a theory of psychological and social behavior change model that works by predicting health-related behaviors. This theory is based in the assumption that the perceived beliefs about health problems and the effects of health promotion behaviors will affect health promotion behaviors (Skinner, Tiro, & Champion, 2015). For instance, when people understand the extent to which a health care issue affects the population to which they belong, their vulnerability to that illness, and the actions they can take to prevent the health issue, they are likely to make some effort in changing their behaviors in a way that influences their health and wellbeing. In this teaching program, it is expected that the beliefs of the targeted population on Type 2 diabetes, their understanding of the risk factors, and health promotion behaviors will promote lifestyle changes to reduce the prevalence of health issue.
Goal: Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) objective(s) utilized as the goal for the teaching. Include the appropriate objective number and rationale for using the selected HP2020 objective (use at least one objective from one of the 24 focus areas). If an HP2020 objective does not support your teaching, explain how your teaching applies to one of the two overarching HP2020 goals.
The goal of this teaching is to reduce the disease burden of type 2 diabetes and improve the general wellbeing of affected people, or those at risk of type 2 diabetes (Healthy People 2020.
How Does This HP2020 Objective Relate to Alma Ata’s Health for All Global Initiatives?
The Alma-Ata Health for All Global Initiatives are a set of short declarations, co-sponsored by the WHO, expressing the need for urgent action for the improvement of global health. One of the declarations states, “Governments have a responsibility for the health of their people which can be fulfilled only by the provision of adequate health and social measures.” The goal presented above is a reflection of government action to take social measures for the improvement of the wellbeing of the targeted population.
Develop Behavioral Objectives (Including Domains), Content, and Strategies/Methods:
Behavioral Objective and Domain
Example – Third-grade students will name one healthy food choice in each of the five food groups by the end of the presentation. (Cognitive Domain)
Content (be specific)
Example – The Food Pyramid has five food groups which are….
Healthy foods from each group are…. Unhealthy foods containing a lot of sugar or fat are….
Strategies/Methods
(label and describe)
Example – Interactive poster presentation of the Food Pyramid. After an explanation of the poster and each food category, allow students to place pictures of foods on the correct spot on the pyramid. Also, have the class analyze what a child had for lunch by putting names of foods on the poster and discussing what food group still needs to be eaten throughout day.
1) 1. Students will define Type 2 diabetes (cognitive domain)
2) 1. The teacher will define Type 2 Diabetes. This is a chronic condition that prevents the body from using its insulin as required.
3) 1. A presentation will be used demonstrating the definition of type 2 diabetes. A pictorial representation of the characteristics that are associated with this health issue will be included to engage the students.
4) 2. The students will be able to name factors that cause type 2 diabetes (cognitive domain).
5) 2. Contributing factors to type 2 diabetes: the teacher will explain the factors that cause the development of type 2 diabetes.
6) 2. A video case presentation of a hypothetical patient who lived a lifestyle that led to the diabetes. The students will learn the emphasized risk factors from the life of this patient.
7) 3. Students will demonstrate strategies that they plan to use to reduce risk of diabetes (cognitive domain).
3. Strategies for the prevention of diabetes: the teacher will make a presentation of the strategies that can be used to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
3. Interactive tabular representation of risk reduction strategies with an explanation of the mechanism through which the actions reduce the risk of diabetes.
8) 4.Students will develop an example of a meal plan for reducing the risk of diabetes (cognitive domain).
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4. The teacher will develop a healthy food pyramid that lists foods in tiers depending on how healthy of unhealthy they are. Students will use this pyramid to create their food plans.
4. An interactive video of the food pyramid will be used as part of the presentation to help students understand the differences between healthy and unhealthy foods.
Creativity: How was creativity applied in the teaching methods/strategies?
Creativity has been applied in the selection of the interactive strategies for the class. It was important to make this teaching as relatable and effective as possible. For instance, the use of a hypothetical case study of a patient with diabetes helps the students to make a connection between the lesson and real-life experiences.
Planned Evaluation of Objectives (Outcome Evaluation): Describe what you will measure for each objective and how.
1. The definition of Type 2 Diabetes: I will examine the accuracy of the definition of diabetes that was developed by the students.
2. The number of factors that cause Type 2 Diabetes: I will examine the students’ ability to name the factors that contribute to the development of diabetes by examining the list that they develop.
3. Strategies to reduce diabetes risk: I will examine the list of factors that students list as strategies to reduce their risk of getting diabetes.
4. Food plan: I will evaluate the inclusion of healthy meals in the plans that have been developed by the students.
Planned Evaluation of Goal:
The effectiveness of the teaching plan will be examined immediately after the lesson. The lesson involves teachings of behavior change that need to be applied for a long period of time. Therefore, the teaching effectiveness will need to examine the extent to which the students understand the behavioral changes that they will need to make after the class.
Planned Evaluation of Lesson and Teacher (Process Evaluation):
Formative assessment: Within the lesson the teacher will ask questions to determine how well the students are understanding the concepts of the lesson. This will help to determine the effectiveness of the teaching process.
Barriers:
