didactic assignment: using Community Health Data: Building C…

To prepare:

• Review the Learning Resources on community needs assessments and coalition building.
• Choose one health issue to research and report on in an executive summary. Consider examples such as adolescent suicide, stroke death, sexually transmitted disease rates, maternal and child health statistics, chronic disease rates, or another issue that needs to be addressed through a community coalition or by strengthening an existing community effort. Note: You will address obesity in Week 4. You are encouraged to focus on a different health issue for this Assignment.
• In making your selection, you will need to gather both local data and data on national trends for comparison. Also, prepare to identify community resources, if any, already in place.
• Consider your role as a representative of your healthcare organization to the community. Draw on the Learning Resources (as well as Optional Resources, as needed), including the Module 2 video introduction (Walden, 2024) with Dr. Catherine Garner and the Executive Voices video with Dr. Robert McWhirt (Walden, 2024), former nurse executive and Walden faculty, for perspectives and recommendations. Reflect on the importance of media preparationof all sorts, including for using social mediain building positive community interactions.
• Review the requirements of the executive summary, and focus your research on gathering information to complete the Assignment.
• Keep in mind you are writing for the leadership of your healthcare organization. Aim for a summary that is informative and persuasive in making the case for a strategic initiative to address the community health need.

The Assignment:

In a Word document of 3 pages, plus title and reference pages, include the following:

• Introduce the focus health issue.
• State the local scope of this health issue compared to national trends.
• Analyze how the data translate to the need for a local, community-wide approach.
• Identify one or more community organizations that should participate in a coalition effort to address this health issue, and justify the role of each community organization in a partnership effort.
• Explain why your healthcare organization should take the initiative to develop this coalition. Be specific.
• Summarize the overall purpose and mission of the coalition.
• Explain the importance of media preparation for executive leaders of your organization and recommend approaches to engaging with the community on this health issue.

By day 7 of Week 3

Submit the Assignment executive summary report in a Word document.

Learning Resources

• Duncan, L., & Van Leuven, K. A. (2022). Nurse practitioner and nurse leader strategies for practice and population health management: Financial implications. In K. T. Waxman & M. L. Knighten (Eds.), Financial and business management for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (3rd ed., Chapter 3). Springer Publishing.
• Morris, G. (2023, September 8).
• . NurseJournal. https://nursejournal.org/articles/nurse-guide-media-outlets/
• Prevention Institute. (n.d.).
• . https://preventioninstitute.org/publications/developing-effective-coalitions-an-eight-step-guide
• Note: Access the 2-page summary for an overview. For more guidance, there is a link to the full 32-page guide.
• Ravaghi, H., Guisset, A.-L., Elfeky, S., Nasir, N., Khani, S., Ahmadnezhad, E., & Abdi, Z. (2023).
• . BMC Health Services Research, 23, 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08983-3

Recommended Optional Resources

• American Organization for Nursing Leadership. (2023).
• https://www.aonl.org/resources/nurse-leader-competencies
• Note: Review from Module 1.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (n.d.).
• . https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/dataquery/index.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fnchs%2Fupdates%2Fdqs.html
• Community Tool Box. (n.d.).
• . https://ctb.ku.edu/en/creating-and-maintaining-coalitions-and-partnerships
• Nierman, E. (2022, April 21).
• .
• . https://www.forbes.com/councils/theyec/2021/12/27/five-reasons-media-training-is-crucial-for-any-leader

Required Media

• Walden University, LLC. (2024). Module 2: Communication and relationship management [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com/
• Walden University, LLC. (2024). Executive voices: Community relations and media preparation with Dr. Robert McWhirt [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com

Recommended Optional Media

• Cision Global. (2015, September 11).
• [Webinar]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QUV6N3P-94
• Note: This is a 1-hour webinar.