Community Needs and Health Screening Initiative

Directions

For this assignment, you will pick one recommended screening from the United States Preventive Task Force A and B Recommendations.

An initiative is a project or event, so something in the community is ideal; workplace location for employees is also fine. Please include the following suggested level one headings, so content is clear and easily identified.

Theory or Conceptual Model

  • Identify and describe a health promotion program theory or conceptual model.
  • Explain how the model or theory is applicable to the initiative.

Population Screening Purpose

  • Identify the screening topic as an A or B preventive screening from the USPSTF.
  • Include two components of topic-related community statistics numerically (e.g., mortality, prevalence).
  • Describe target population characteristics, including age and sex or risk factor, and match the guidelines.
  • Clarify the county and or neighborhood of the population.
  • Provide descriptions on the local population to be screened, including three components: number of persons in the county possibly affected based on sex, age, and racial diversity of the county or state.
  • Include current rates of screening or factors that would impact the need for screening.

Location/Setting

  • Provide details of the community or workplace event, including three components: type of area or building, time, and day (e.g., Monroe County Senior Center at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 4/20/21).
  • Include reasoning and explanation of appropriateness.

Screening Activity

The screening activity plan meets the preventive guidelines process, is descriptive, and includes:

  • Education component description
  • Measures tested
  • Evidence the tests are aligned with guideline recommendations
  • Demonstrates possible positive measure, and normal and abnormal ranges
  • Follow up and referral content process
  • Three clear and measurable outcome goals
  • Explanation of how each outcome is affected by the activity

Cost

Provides a detailed cost analysis to perform screening in table form and includes (but is not limited to) the six following line items:

  • Testing instrument costs with source for pricing
  • Staff costs as appropriate for screening
  • Rental cost estimate
  • Simple supply costs
  • Any attendee cost
  • Total

You may use volunteer staff but not donations of items. Cost analysis for feasibility needs to be demonstrated. Cost analysis total and summary statement should be included.

Summary

Provide a summary of your screening, general benefit to the community, and why it is important. A person should be able to read your paper and understand what you are screening, where, when, the costs, and how it is supported in the guideline. Ideally, a person would be able to duplicate your screening initiative based on the clarity you present.

Format expectations:

  • Follow all assignment directions.
  • Include an introduction and conclusion.
  • Information in paragraphs and paper organized to convey the content to the reader.
  • Paper length paper should be 3–4 pages of content.
  • Follows APA in paper format, reference page, in-text citations, or headings.
  • Use four or more credible peer-reviewed sources.

Master’s-prepared nurse educators, leaders, nurse practitioners, and all specialty nursing fields contribute to health promotion in populations across the life span. This assignment is focused on preventive screening applications in the community, workplace, or school settings. You should be able to apply this knowledge to their specialty focus as it relates to health promotion and epidemiology.