Community Health Plan

Community Partner

Aligning oneself with a good partner helps to create positive outcomes. When implementing a community health plan, it is important to consider what community partner will benefit the cause the most. The nurse’s role is to submit a presentation, including a summary of the key elements of the community’s health assessment, discussion of the health hazard and risk of the community at hand and propose a detailed plan. This plan should include specific community goals and a list of interventions and possible activities. Furthermore, it is critical to understand that the nurse may have to elicit help from other community partners and discuss why these partners would be advantageous to the proposed community health plan. When reaching

The community health goals would include increased knowledge of nutrition and regarding easily accessible nutrition, increased knowledge on healthier food choices, and increased percent of adults who practice a healthy lifestyle, such as exercise, fitness, and weight control. The community’s health plan will be centered around providing education and access to healthier food options. The idea is to gain permission to initiate a community garden. Once approval is granted, the community will be invited to participate in a groundbreaking. This groundbreaking will include the creation and planting of the garden. During this groundbreaking community members will participate in other activities such as blood pressure and blood glucose screenings and education, cooking tutorials involving healthier and more affordable food options, and exercise and fitness classes. The community will continue to maintain and harvest the garden. The crop can be sold at a local farmer’s market, and the profit will be put back into the garden. The community will likely benefit most from the educational aspects of the ease and affordable ways to adapt healthy eating lifestyles. Also, the support from one community member to another will promote acceptance of healthier living. The evidence proves that gaining access to healthy food options and physical

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