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One effective technique for increasing the likelihood of utilization of evaluation findings is involving stakeholders early and throughout the evaluation process.

To incorporate this technique into an evaluation, stakeholders should be engaged from the beginning. These stakeholders could be program funders, community leaders, partner organizations, and members of the target population. Engaging these stakeholders can include inviting them to participate in the development of evaluation goals, helping shape meaningful questions, and identifying the most useful outcomes. Throughout the process, providing regular updates, gathering feedback, and ensuring transparency helps maintain their investment in the evaluation. Finally, sharing results in accessible and relevant formats (such as summary reports, infographics, or brief presentations) tailored to stakeholder preferences encourages the application of findings in future planning, advocacy, or resource allocation.

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To help staff improve cultural humility and ensure the program's cultural competence, I would create ongoing training focused on the key attributes of cultural humility. This would include openness, encouraging staff to remain receptive to new ideas, differing opinions, and working collaboratively with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Self-awareness would be promoted through reflection exercises and discussions on how personal biases and assumptions may influence their interactions. An egoless approach would be emphasized by encouraging staff to let go of feelings of superiority and judgment, and instead engage others respectfully. Supportive interactions would be developed through trust building activities, communication exercises, and collaborative tasks. Lastly, self-reflection and critique would be encouraged through regular journaling and guided reflection sessions with professionals.

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I chose the community of Philadelphia for this assignment. I found 6 local organizations to invite to make up a coalition to combat diabetes in this community.

1) Philadelphia Department of Public Health (https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-public-health/)

This department oversees many different health initiatives for Philadelphia residents. They also have data on their website already regarding diabetes. Their participation can bring health strategies and access to professional public health resources.

2) School District of Philadelphia (https://www.philasd.org)

Offering diabetes education and prevention programs within this large school district can address risk factors early and lead to future healthier adults. The district has a program called Eat Right Philly with a purpose of working collectively with other schools and community members to promote students and families making healthy food choices.

3) Greater Philadelphia YMCA (https://www.philaymca.org)

This well established community health organization offers a strong community presence along with several programs promoting healthy eating and movement. There are health support groups and education seminars also offered within this organization. They can add a good resource for promoting a lifestyle change.

4) Cities for Better Health (CBH) Philadelphia (https://hcifonline.org/program/cities-for-better-health-cbh-philadelphia/#:~:text=Faith%20%26%20Diabetes%20is%20an%20initiative,%2C%20practice%2C%20and%20community%20life.)

This organization offers a multi-layered approach to change conditions that are contributing to chronic disease in Philadelphia. They offer statistics, support groups, resources, and programs aimed at engaging and informing individuals.

5) Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc. (https://gphainc.org/about-us/)

This non profit health center aims to provide access to affordable healthcare to individuals in the community regardless of their economic status. Collaborating to get more people using health services will aid in preventing and reducing diabetes.

6) The Food Trust (https://thefoodtrust.org/who-we-are/mission/)

This organization promotes food security, proving access to nutritious and affordable local foods. They also do work in advocacy, public policy, and educating community members. This organization offers an invaluable array of knowledge and tangible resources.

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To apply the Health Belief Model to persuading someone to get a flu shot I would address the key components to influence their behavior and decisions.

First, I would emphasize the risk of anyone’s risk of getting the flu regardless of how healthy they already are (perceived susceptibility). I would also highlight the possibility of serious complications such as pneumonia, particularly for children, older adults, or those with chronic health conditions.(perceived seriousness/severity). I would address concerns and obstacles, highlighting the low or free cost and the mild side effects (barriers). Along with that, showcasing the positives like not spreading it to loved ones and not having to miss work (benefits). Finally, I would boost individual confidence in getting the flu shot by providing examples and resources for easy and low time consuming methods for scheduling an appointment with a local pharmacy or health clinic (self-efficacy). This effort would be followed by text or email reminders for cues to action from the targeted individuals.

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Controlling bias when collecting data for a health promotion program is necessary and important to ensure that the data collected is accurate, reliable, and informative. Bias can occur during the data collection process in several ways. A good example of this would be in the form of selection bias, where the sample does not actually represent the targeted population. To limit sampling bias, researchers researchers should be using a random selection from their participant results to ensure that each person has an equal chance of being selected. Along with all of that, things like pilot testing and proper training of the data collectors will aid in bias free results.

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PRECEDE-PROCEED can help to ensure that a program is culturally sensitive and respectful by focusing on careful and thoughtful planning within the first three phases.

Phase one, the social assessment, can ensure cultural competence by engaging the community members in the assessment process. This helps to narrow relevant and specific health concerns, traditions, and any barriers that may exist. This promotes a program design that aligns with the community’s values, needs, and experiences.

Phase two, the epidemiological assessment, can help tailor interventions to be culturally appropriate by analyzing disparities and social determinants of health using data from community medical records and research. Community behavior and the unique environmental factors can shed light onto where focus needs to be to make appropriate positive impacts.

Phase three, the educational and ecological assessment, will aid in promoting cultural sensitivity by identifying the predisposed or enabling factors that are influencing the community members. By finding what hinders and also motivates a particular community a viable solution can be found to assist the individuals involved.

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One topic that I am passionate about is healthy diet and exercise, but more specifically weight loss. Five years ago, I weighed 250 pounds at 5’2”. I have since lost over 100 pounds, so this topic is special to me. This weight loss journey started as a desire for a physical transformation but quickly turned into an overall health and well-being journey.

I know firsthand that the concepts of health for weight loss encompasses not just reducing the risk of chronic disease and illness, but also improves other concepts such as mental health and social relationships. It is truly something that impacts all other areas of one’s life.

Health education for weight loss would ideally cover things like understanding nutrition and exercise, behavior habits, and creating a lifelong lifestyle change as opposed to a quick fix diet. I learned a lot from joining community forums and engaging with YouTube videos that taught me how to read food labels, portion control, logging what I was eating to remain aware of how many calories I was consuming, and adding in simple exercises.

A health promotion program could start with targeting individuals who have showed interest in losing weight. A social media campaign could be a good way to market this and gain participants. The program could include meal planning and cooking webinars, exercise routines with demonstrations, mindfulness and stress management courses, support groups and community forums, and a mobile app that includes calorie tracking and goal setting.

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M1 Journal Creation. I am excited to continue my wellness and health journey! Working full-time on top of school has been very trying on me the last few semesters but I am proud to be continuing on and giving it my all.