Communication as a subsystem can influence personal health choices among all ages

Subsystem: Final Patient Teaching Project

Local politics and government policies impact conditions that influence the health status of people. For this assignment, identify two conditions you observed, which can have a negative influence on health that can be addressed by the local government.

Identify 3 Formal and 3 Informal methods of communication in a rural community

Identify a formal communication method that should be used to communicate information about COVID-19 and include an evidence-based rationale

Identify an informal communication method that should be used to communicate information about COVID-19 and include an evidence-based rationale

What do signs, billboards, or posters tell about the life of residents in this community?

Describe the population served. What are some health needs of the population? Describe some social needs you encountered that contribute to the health of this population. Identify health inequities within this population. Which population is the focus of your teaching?

Find 3 resources within the community that you could enlist as a referral source or an educational resource for the population you are serving. Describe each program or organization.

Develop an age appropriate (150 words or less) poster, billboard, or radio public service announcement for adults and teens using PowerPoint

Develop an age appropriate (150 words or less) poster, billboard, or radio public service announcement for elementary school age children using PowerPoint

Case Scenario

There has been a pandemic outbreak involving COVID-19 in Sentinel Town®. 40% of the school age children were out sick this week after the governor has mandated children to return to school. A number of children and adults in the town have presented at the local clinic with complaints of fever and respiratory symptoms. What form of formal mass communication would be most effective for educating the public about the causes, symptoms, and prevention of COVID in the town? Use government websites or scholarly literature to support your rationale for the mass communication method you select. In 150 words or less, develop a poster, billboard, or radio public service announcement, appropriate for adults and teens or a develop a poster, billboard, or radio public service announcement specifically for elementary school age children (grades K through 5). How would you communicate the same information informally? When preparing information to share with the community, consider the demographics of this rural community as well as health literacy and language barriers.

150 words or less poster, billboard, or radio public service announcement for adults and teens

150 words or less poster, billboard, or radio public service announcement for elementary school age children (Grades K-5)