Pandemic, for example, COVID-19: Focus on a vulnerable or high-risk group related to population health

 Pandemic, for example, COVID-19: Focus on a vulnerable or high-risk group related to population health, including, for example, experience of care, services, and resources (quality and satisfaction); improving the health of the population; and reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus for the coalition.

• Analyze the impact of factors that contribute to this chronic population health concern.
  • Examine the situation from a population health perspective.
  • Provide context surrounding this concern.
  • Identify the affected groups, and the environmental, social, and financial factors.
• Form a collaborative coalition to address this chronic population health concern.
  • Consider, among others, key community members, stakeholders, constituents, clinical providers, administrators, health care and community organizations, and local civic and state agencies, etc., when making your selections.
  • Select 5–10 members.
    • Who must be included?
    • Why?
  • How will member selection contribute to the goal?
  • What potential issues might arise affecting collaboration?
  • What strategies are needed to optimize collaboration and communication among coalition members?
• Explain potential ethical issues that might be relevant for the coalition to consider in addressing its mission.
  • Consider access to care, financial barriers, environmental constraints, and the distribution of resources.
  • Explain how ethical principles, e.g., beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice, might be relevant for the coalition to consider in addressing its mission on a micro and meso level.
    • Micro level: individual care encounters.
    • Meso level: how systems are organized to deliver and ensure quality care for patients and populations (Ho & Pinney, 2016).
  • Consider how the coalition might utilize one of the three professional ethical codes or a code relevant to your practice, e.g., public health, nursing, health administration, in their work within the coalition and with the selected population.
  • What evidence supports your conclusions?
• Explain the principles of diversity and inclusion applicable to the formation of your coalition and its interactions with the community.
  • Consider the impact of a diverse team on achieving coalition goals.
  • How would you work within the coalition to establish a culture of inclusion, respect, and value?
  • How would you promote community engagement, cultural awareness, health equity, and access to resources? Resources can include, but are not limited to, medications, transportation, and environmental resources.
  • What are some best practices for communication for this group?
  • What evidence supports your conclusions?
• Explain how literature and research in the field can be used to develop best practices for addressing this chronic population health concern.
  • Locate two current, peer-reviewed studies published within the last five years that the coalition members should consider as foundational to developing an evidence-based intervention for the situation.
  • Briefly summarize the findings, then focus on how the coalition might use this information for their work, connecting with the scholar practitioner model (from theory to evidenced-based practice). 

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    • A title page and references page.
    • Appropriate topic section headings.
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• References: Cite at least four credible sources published within the last five years from peer-reviewed journals, other scholarly resources, professional industry publications, and assigned readings to support your case assessments and recommendations.