Community health promotion project Design

COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION

PROJECT DESIGN

2006

This suggests a Community Health Initiative for osteoporosis prevention in women sixty-five years and older . To provide a program that will enhance disease management and health care outcomes and will positively impact individual health and quality of life of older adults Osteoporosis , which means "porous bones " causes bones to become weak and brittle - so brittle that even mild stresses like bending over lifting a vacuum cleaner or coughing can cause a fracture (Riggs Melton , 1995

One Health Community initiative which can be implemented

is free education seminar or symposium for the related subject which is osteoporosis prevention for the chosen aggregate , women sixty-five years of age and older . Lack of know-how is somewhat ignorance and is a disease and must be stop by properly addressing the issue through commitment and dissemination of information . For implementing an osteoporosis education seminar there are suggested steps : First is to identify the community needs Second- build partnerships Third is to plan ahead the education seminar because proper planning makes ones output successful and in Fourth of course is to conduct the said seminar and lastly , is to evaluate the education seminar with sample pre- and post-test evaluations . It must be a prevention study component which focused on community-based prevention strategies to enhance adoption of healthful behaviors , with a particular focus on the said aggregate age group . Organize symposium regarding the issue because everyone needs to know the what , how and why regarding osteoporosis early diagnosis thru medical mission and prompt clinical intervention It may not involve exactly the experts of that field but even an ordinary person or a student with enough knowledge about it will do and of course one with the heart to implement such a project . The initiator must be armed with sufficient comprehension of facts and data and as a student one may share his knowledge about it . But for a successful program , this should be guided by the community leaders . Ask guidance or support from the teachers or faculty and staff at school in the creation of health related outreach education programs . These people may or will surely equip the promoter of the task ahead . They too can surely help in personally asking the local officials or through proposal letters to support the said initiative . But this one is not that easy , make them understand the purpose and invite them for a little awareness talk regarding osteoporosis that should be hosted by the one initiating it (with faculty support of course ) and make sure that their eagerness towards the matter be reached at its higher peak . One way or the other another initiative , volunteer students can hand out questionnaires on streets of town , example , are you at risk with osteoporosis ' Several posters , handouts , pamphlets or brochures will serve as media tools to help disseminate health info to target audiences and at the same time comprehend them . The goals of this effort mainly to conduct applied prevention research that will results in...