Final Project Submission (Please review all previous assignments and ruberic and make adjustments as necessary)

Point Mar Case Study

Walden University

Point Mar is a small, low-income population that is struggling to combat life-threatening illnesses and diseases such as Chlamydia. Due to the lack of funding Point Mar is challenged to operate in hospitals and health departments with a limited amount of staff. Though the Point Mar health department has hired a new health educator assisting with combatting chlamydia in teens has been a constant battle. Chlamydia trachomatis is a sexually transmitted disease that is prominent in teens and young adults that reside in low-income areas (Hitti, 2005). This sexually transmitted disease is caused by bacteria and can be contracted through unprotected sex with an infected person (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). As a health educator, it is imperative to educate teens on sexually transmitted diseases, ways to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, and the available resources. The reason is that it will decrease the number of teens contracting the disease as well as preventing sterilization and other complications that occur when chlamydia is left untreated.

In an attempt to decrease the number of infected teens, it is vital to create an effective health education program. As a health educator, it would be beneficial to collaborate with local schools to set up programs such as the STD Community Intervention Program (SCIP) (City of Santa Cruz, 2020). The reason is that the program will educate teens on sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia to identify the issue, where the breakdown in information or resources occur and reduce the number of teens suffering from the disease. Though the SCIP program is currently only implemented in California, it is ideal to begin a program such as this in other states to raise awareness and prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

When addressing the Point Mar Case study on chlamydia, it is imperative to gather information from peer-reviewed literature. The peer-reviewed literature and data-based resources that will be utilized for this project are as follows:

Missed opportunities for early detection of chlamydia and gonorrhea in school-based health centers. Nsuami, Malanda; Taylor, Stephanie N.; Sanders, Ladatra S.; Martin, David H.. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; DEC 2006; 33; 12; p703-p70. Retrieved from https://journals.lww.com/stdjournal/Fulltext/2006/12000/Missed_Opportunities_for_Early_Detection_of.3.aspx

Health disparity by neighbourhood income. Lemstra M; Neudorf C; Opondo J, Canadian Journal Of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Sante Publique [Can J Public Health], ISSN: 0008-4263, 2006 Nov-Dec; Vol. 97 (6), pp. 435-9; Publisher: Springer Nature; PMID: 17203720. Retrieved from https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=18&sid=0c3f45e5-adc9-4e90-989c-ffaabc741070%40pdc-v-sessmgr01

Chlamydia: A Major Health Threat to Adolescents and Young Adults. Adderley-Kelly, Beatrice; Stephens, Eva M. ABNF Journal. May/Jun2005, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p52-55. 4p. Retrieved from https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=16&sid=0c3f45e5-adc9-4e90-989c-ffaabc741070%40pdc-v-sessmgr01

Geographic Mapping Demonstrates The Association Between Social Inequality, Teen Births And STDS Among Youth. Hardwick, Deborah; Patychuk, Dianne. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. Summer99, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p77. 14p. 4. Retrieved from https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/eds/detail/detail?vid=14&sid=0c3f45e5-adc9-4e90-989c-ffaabc741070%40pdc-v-sessmgr01&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=2607715&db=a9h

CDC Fact Sheet: Information for Teens and Young Adults: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/std/life-stages-populations/stdfact-teens.htm

Conclusion

Eliminating chlamydia in teens will be a team effort between health educators, medical professionals, schools, and persons within the community. Though it will take much work decreasing or eliminating sexually transmitted diseases is imperative so that teens can live a happy, healthy life.

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014). Chlamydia CDC Fact Sheet. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia.htm

County of Santa Cruz (2020). STD Community Interventions Program (SCIP). Retrieved from http://www.santacruzhealth.org/HSAHome/HSADivisions/PublicHealth/CommunityHealthEducation/STDCommunityInterventionsProgram(SCIP).aspx

Hitti, Maranda (2005). Chlamydia Most Common in Teens, Young Adults. Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/news/20050713/chlamydia-most-common-in-teens-young-adults#1