If you live in an urban centre, are there particular communities that face challenges maintaining their health and meeting their potential? If you work in a health facility, is there one population that has higher rates of admission? If you live in a rural setting, are there certain groups that have unmet needs, or who are at risk for poor health?

Concept Map: Community Health Promotion – Application to Your Practice

NOTE: This assignment is submitted in 2 parts. Assignment 1A – a draft concept map is the first submission of the course and is graded as pass/fail. Assignment 1B is the last submission of the course, which includes an improved concept map and a scholarly paper).

This assignment will provide the student with the opportunity to create a concept map of a community health promotion. You may find it helpful to email your instructor early to share the community as client focus you have chosen with a brief description of why.

When choosing a topic, consider the health needs of your community. If you live in an urban center, are there particular communities that face challenges maintaining their health and meeting their potential? If you work in a health facility, is there one population that has higher rates of admission? If you live in a rural setting, are there certain groups that have unmet needs, or who are at risk for poor health? Thinking about the community around you may help when you try to focus on one group that you would like to research and write about throughout the course.

Between assignment 1 A and 1 B, students will demonstrate growth in learning. Assignment 1A outlines your initial understanding of the target community and demonstrates you have considered relevant factors and the determinants of health impacting your community. At the end of the course, concept map and scholarly paper (assignment 1B) will build on earlier course work. The concept map in the final course submission (1B), will have increased depth and detail. The scholarly paper will introduce the target community and analyse 4 chosen community health concepts and demonstrate how concepts relate to the community’s overall health.