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Application: Health Promotion organizations, non-profits, and agencies

our University provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they may transform society.

—The University Mission

The university mission is a key component of the Walden experience, and throughout your program of study you will be asked to consider how you might apply what you have learned toward the “greater good” of your community.

The Application Assignment for this week is intended to focus on the mission and to encourage you to consider personal or community action you could take in order to affect meaningful change in the health of individuals in your community.

To prepare for this Application Assignment, locate at least four organizations that contribute to the health of your own community. For each, consider how you might participate in any of their activities—how you could make a difference personally. Examples of ways that you could personally foster a change in your community include:

• Buying locally grown produce
• Donating food to community organizations
• Building homes for the underprivileged
• Volunteering at an after-school program

To complete this Application Assignment, write a 1- to 2-page paper that includes the following:

• A list of the four organizations you located. Describe the mission or purpose of each. (Some examples or organizations and non-profits are listed in the website area).
• Select one of the organizations for which you might like to volunteer or make some kind of contribution. Then describe the type(s) of personal actions you could take, with the support of the organization, to contribute to your community. Explain why you chose these particular actions and how this involvement aligns with Walden’s mission.
• If you are already involved in community service activities, name and describe the organization with which you work. Also explain how you contribute to the organization’s activities.

Note: The purpose of this Application is to encourage you to begin thinking about what you might do to contribute to your community. You are not required to volunteer or take part in any activities. The objective is to begin thinking about ways you could apply the Walden mission.

Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Media

• Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Concepts of health promotion: Health promotion and prevention in practice.Baltimore, MD: Author.
  
  Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 18 minutes.

  Dr. Beilenson begins this media program by describing the types of prevention that are normally used in maintaining health or avoiding disease. Dr. Jeffery Levi provides examples of successful interventions used by various community programs. The other scholars, Dr. Gibson, Dr. Perlman, and Dr. Shaughnessy, explain the concept of evidence-based methodologies and interventions. They discuss various aspects of the patient-practitioner relationship, including the need for practitioners to be sensitive to the cultural background and spiritual beliefs of their patient.

  Note: As a reminder, additional Learning Resources for the week are listed below the Media Player. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the web page to view the complete list of Required and Optional Resources.

  If you experience technical difficulties viewing the Course Media through the Media Player, please contact your Student Support Team at 1-800-WALDENU or [email protected].

Readings

• Article: Berry-Cabán, C., & Crespo, H. (2008). Cultural competency as a skill for health care providers. Hispanic Health Care International, 6(3), 115-121.
• Article: Blendon, R., Buhr, T., Cassidy, E., Perez, D., Hunt, K., Fleischfresser, C., et al. (2007). Disparities in health: Perspectives of a multi-ethnic, multi-racial America. Health Affairs, 26(5), 1437–1147.
• Article: Dilworth-Anderson, P., Pierre, G., & Hilliard, T. S. (2012). Social Justice, Health Disparities, and Culture in the Care of the Elderly.Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 40(1), 26-32.
• Article: Dooris, M. (2006). Health promoting settings: future directions. Promotion & Education, 13, 2–4.
• Article: Hill, E. K, Alpi, K. M., & Auerbach, M. (2010). Evidence-Based Practice in Health Education and Promotion: A Review and Introduction to Resources. Health Promot Pract, 11, 358-366. First published on January 13, 2009.
  
• Article: Institute of Medicine. (2002). Who will keep the public healthy? Educating public health professionals for the 21st Century. Retrieved: from http://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2003/Who-Will-Keep-the-Public-Healthy-Educating-Public-Health-Professionals-for-the-21st-Century/EducatingPHFINAL.pdf
• Article: Juneau, C. E., Jones, C. M., McQueen, D. V., Potvin, L. (2011). Evidence-based health promotion: an emerging field. Global Health Promotion, 18(1), 79–89.
• Article: The Provider’s Guide to Quality & Culture (n.d.). Common Beliefs & Cultural Practices. Retrieved from
  http://erc.msh.org/mainpage.cfm?file=5.3.0.htm&module=provider&language=English
• Article: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2010). Healthy People 2020. Washington, DC: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/TopicsObjectives2020/pdfs/HP2020_brochure.pdfThe brochure provides an overview of the mission, vision, goals, and topic areas for Healthy People 2020. The Healthy People 2020 site provides an overview and rationale for improved health care communication. Explore the full program athttp://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx.