Community Health Assessment for African Americans

The assignment provides an overview of the community health assessment conducted to identify the needs of African Americans in terms of heart health. The key findings include high blood pressure and diabetes as common conditions among this population, and a lack of awareness about their heart condition and risk factors. The assessment also notes that African Americans are more likely to suffer from sedentary lifestyles and obesity, which contributes to their increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The document emphasizes the importance of addressing these disparities through education and community-based initiatives.

COMMUNITY HEALTH
ASSESSMENT- AFRICAN
AMERICANS
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:

TARGET AUDIENCE
 Doctors
 Nurses
 Physician Assistants
 Cardiologists
 Administrative staff
 Community health workers
 Specialists

SHARING OF FINDINGS (COMMUNITY
HEALTH ASSESSMENT)
 After collecting information about the
African-American in US- vulnerable to
cardiovascular disease
 It is important to disseminate the result
findings with the healthcare
professionals so that there is clear
understanding of work and community
needs
 Therefore, sharing of information with
others is crucial for increasing
awareness of the findings

CONFERENCE (SHARING OF INFORMATION
AND STYLE OF PRESENTATION)
 Key elements
 Assessment overview
 Target audience
 Dissemination objectives- community
meeting, stakeholders and summarizing
of results
 Main findings
 Messages
 Sources

DISSEMINATION GOALS
 Share results of assessment with healthcare
professionals and community workers
providing a reference point for planning
strategies and future discussions
 Addressing needs of vulnerable African
American population
 Inter-professional meeting with stakeholders
 Publishing of results through press releases

INTER-PROFESSIONAL TEAM MEETING
 A collaborative approach for understanding
and addressing the health assessment needs
by inter-professional team members and
community workers.
 This practice includes decision-making and
communication that enables a synergistic
influence on grouped skills and knowledge
 This helps in creating an inter-professional
team that is aimed at working on common
goals for improving the health of vulnerable
population

IN-SERVICE PROGRAM FOR TEAM
MEMBERS
 A professional training where professionals
need to be trained in discussing the working
with other medical professionals.
 A staff development effort where community
health workers work in collaboration with
inter-professional team
 Meeting health needs of African American
(underserved) population as they have a risk
for CVDs.

TYPE OF INFORMATION
FOR TARGET AUDIENCE
 Primary data collection
 Ten open and close-ended survey
questionnaire were given to the participants
for their responses
 Key findings
 African-American is not aware of their heart
condition and understanding of risks.
 From the questionnaire responses, it is evident
that they suffer from high blood pressure and
diabetes
 These risk factors are most common
conditions for CVD among African Americans

SECONDARY DATA FINDINGS
 According to American Heart Association
(AHA) 2013 update, death rates among
African Americans is high as 44% Black men
and 49% Black women due to CVDs (Graham,
2015)
 They are more likely to lead a sedentary
lifestyle and about 80% Blacks are likely to be
obese or overweight

KEY MESSAGES FOR DISSEMINATION
 CVDs is a major health issue among African
Americans being the main causes of deaths
 This population is disadvantaged in terms of
care with heart health disparities and
 Require learning needs to deal with this
chronic disease prone to CVD risk
 Awareness regarding heart disease and
impact of unhealthy behaviour among African
Americans is the key priority

FINDINGS
 The assessment of health needs among
African Americans is important for improving
their health
 This systematic approach is useful for
assessing the health needs of this population
and overcome heart health disparities
 Prevent risk factors for CVDs and in
understanding the community as it has an
impact on the quality of life for the larger US
community

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