Benchmark - Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation

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Interview Questions

May I know your name and your position in the health care services of this community?

What are the predominant health problems in your community that you know of?

What is your belief as a community health care provider regarding health?

Tell me about the available health resources in your community?

How do you practice disease prevention and health promotion being a health care provider?

How often are health campaigns conducted in your community?

What does your community value the most, and how do you know this?

Are the adults and children in your community immunized, and how can you ensure this?

Does your community spend enough amounts on healthy habits to promote and maintain their health?

What prevention programs are provided to the community? Do you think these are sufficient for the community to lead a healthy life?

Does your community participate in health programs like mental health programs, reproductive health awareness programs and fitness campaigns?

Are the females in your community aware of birth control strategies?

Does your community have any mental health issues? If yes, then what is the frequency and causes of mental health issues? What is the suicide rate in your community?

How many stress management resources are available in the community to manage the stress and anxiety of the population?

How many deaths have you seen in the past two years? What are the main causes?

Key Findings of the Interview

I selected the community of Mesa County, Colorado, as the community of my interest. I interacted with the staff at the community health care centre and performed community assessment through the data available at the community centre. I also took help from a senior staff nurse at the community centre. She had been serving in St Mary`s Medical Center for four years. I interviewed her and gathered the information for the assessment and analysis of the community health. She said that the most common health problems in that community were obesity, uncontrolled pregnancies in teen girls and mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and suicides. Half of the population in Mesa County thinks that the health facilities are sufficient to meet their needs. In the past 12 months, it was observed that 1 in 4 individuals did not visit any health care provider. As a health care provider, Windy thinks of health as a holistic approach that includes both the treatment and prevention of disease. She considers health promotion and prevention are more significant than focusing on disease treatment only. The immunization rate of Mesa County is 4/10. It was analyzed that deaths due to substance abuse and suicidal rate increases by 30% in 2016, and the leading cause of deaths are heart diseases. The WeCan program is conducted in the community that offers weekly sessions for families to learn healthy habits.