SCENARIO:
Although there have been community health initiatives implemented to reduce the overall prevalence of obesity, there are many factors that contribute to this chronic health condition. Your supervisor has asked you to identify barriers the community is currently facing in accessing healthcare, evaluate current initiatives, and, finally, create new initiatives after you have conducted an in-depth review of the community-level data.
A. Choose a demographic population from the “River Valley County Community Health Data” attachment, and apply the data presented in the attachment to your chosen population by doing the following:
Note: You are strongly encouraged to choose a population you are not familiar with. After your selection, please assume all the data listed in the “River Valley County Community Health Data” attachment pertains to your chosen demographic population.
1. Discuss two barriers your chosen demographic population from part A has faced in accessing adequate healthcare.
B. Select a leading cause of death identified in the data from the “River Valley County Community Health Data” attachment and do the following:
1. Discuss two initiatives or community programs that are currently being offered in your chosen demographic population to prevent the leading cause of death you chose in part B.
C. Identify an age group to focus on and implement community health initiatives to prevent obesity by doing the following:
1. Explain why you chose the specific age group from part C.
2. Discuss three new initiatives or programs that could be implemented within the community to decrease obesity rates within your chosen demographic population.
3. Discuss one positive effect that each of the three initiatives or programs discussed in part C2 would have on obesity rates within this community.
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.