The Assignment on Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal

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:
Name and Credentials of Teacher:
Estimated Time Teaching Will Last:
1 – 2 hours
Location of Teaching:
Supplies, Material, Equipment Needed:
Detailed paper handouts and
worksheets
Estimated Cost:
Community and Target Aggregate:
Children between ages 5 and 17; at least one member from each family in the community.
Topic: Health promotion – Cleanliness and personal hygiene, importance of proper
handwash.
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Identification of Focus for Community Teaching (Topic Selection):
Health promotion – Cleanliness and personal hygiene, importance of proper handwash.
Epidemiological Rationale for Topic (Statistics Related to Topic):
The epidemiological rationale for the selected topic is based on a series of research and reports
that identify how washing hands properly with soaps or hand wash is beneficial for personal
hygiene. By killing germs and removing other dirt from the hands, the risk of associated diseases
like diarrhea can be brought down by at least 50 – 60 %. Besides, it also prevents germs from
spreading between persons (Stewart, 2014). Furthermore, it also reduces the risk of various dust
related breathing issues and disorders like common cold, asthma and pneumonia as well. The use
of hand sanitizers like Purell has also cut down infection rates by almost 20 – 25 % (U.S.
Institute of Medicine, 2012).
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:
The Nursing diagnosis shows that the risk of infection associated with improper hygiene is
primarily because of the lack of proper awareness among the community members and the
children. The children under 10 years of age and the older people over 75 years of age are the
most vulnerable ones when it comes to diseases due to improper hygiene because they are mostly
unable to provide themselves with appropriate protection.
Readiness for Learning: Identify the factors that would indicate the readiness to learn for the
target aggregate. Include emotional and experiential readiness to learn.
Emotional readiness: The people should attend the classes regularly and contribute to the lessons
and the discussion.
Experiential readiness: The participants must practice what has been taught in class, in real life.
This includes properly washing hands and keeping oneself clean.
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Learning Theory to Be Utilized: Explain how the theory will be applied.
The learning theory will be applied primarily by handing out pamphlets and brochures
explaining the importance and methods of washing hands. Similarly, the theory application can
also involve children participating in small skits and role play acts through which they will
display proper hygiene and hand washing techniques to their classmates. Thus the theory
implemented will appeal to both the age groups – young and old.
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.
Two goals under healthy people 2020 (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010):
1. Prevention, reduction and elimination of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI).
2. Promoting respiratory health and wellbeing through efficient and early detection and better
treatment.
The HP2020 objective accurately supports the teaching given that its primary objective is to
ensure that the spread of infection due to poor hygiene standards and improper hand washing, is
averted and reduced to a significant level. Prevention practices can significantly help the
reduction of HAIs and other related diseases. Besides it can also bring down the cost of
healthcare through prevention.
How Does This HP2020 Objective Relate to Alma Ata’s Health for All Global Initiatives
The Alma Ata’s Health for All Global Initiatives strongly assert that a state of mental, physical
and social wellbeing is ensured in a population (Gillam, 2008). The global goal or objective of
the initiatives, is to make sure that an overall global human health is maintained significantly.
Human health, being the prime aspect of the initiatives, there is a need to understand the
worldwide social implications of maintaining a healthy state of body and mind and the
responsibilities that all people play in this regard. Therefore, the initiatives also strongly correlate
with the HP2020 objective(s).
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