Connecting Assets with Partners to Initiate Community Health Program
October 2015, the city of Charleston initiated a community wide assessment to assess the largest health risk to the people of our community. Concluding obesity as the highest of all health risks in the community. The leading causes of death directly related to heart disease, hypertension, or stroke, are all results of obesity (The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, 2014). According to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, obesity is associated with increased risk of all-cause and coronary vascular disease (CVD) mortality (Jenson et al., 2014).
Assets Identified for the Community-based Nursing Plan
Initiation of a nursing analysis formulated to create a community program, fostering change within the community, through education, and a visible presence in the …show more content…
With the stellar staff, including dietitians, nutritionists, and cardiovascular physicians can add valuable data to the program. MUSC has all the resources needed to host these events, with the ability to lead the community in changing the health of the entire community through education, providing maps, diets, health screenings and education that will change lives for generations.
Script
Dr. David J. Cole, the President of Administrative Office at MUSC hospital is the community partner I will be contacting via email to discuss my proposal for initiating a community health event. Below is the formulated script used to guide our discussion.
A) I Ashley Brown and I am a registered nurse at MUSC, pursuing my BSN at the University of Louisiana Lafeyette. For my Community Health class, I have assessed the heath needs of our community. I would like to take ownership of these needs and initiate a community-based plan to help promote
October 2015, the city of Charleston initiated a community wide assessment to assess the largest health risk to the people of our community. Concluding obesity as the highest of all health risks in the community. The leading causes of death directly related to heart disease, hypertension, or stroke, are all results of obesity (The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, 2014). According to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, obesity is associated with increased risk of all-cause and coronary vascular disease (CVD) mortality (Jenson et al., 2014).
Assets Identified for the Community-based Nursing Plan
Initiation of a nursing analysis formulated to create a community program, fostering change within the community, through education, and a visible presence in the …show more content…
With the stellar staff, including dietitians, nutritionists, and cardiovascular physicians can add valuable data to the program. MUSC has all the resources needed to host these events, with the ability to lead the community in changing the health of the entire community through education, providing maps, diets, health screenings and education that will change lives for generations.
Script
Dr. David J. Cole, the President of Administrative Office at MUSC hospital is the community partner I will be contacting via email to discuss my proposal for initiating a community health event. Below is the formulated script used to guide our discussion.
A) I Ashley Brown and I am a registered nurse at MUSC, pursuing my BSN at the University of Louisiana Lafeyette. For my Community Health class, I have assessed the heath needs of our community. I would like to take ownership of these needs and initiate a community-based plan to help promote