Health Promotion at the Community or Population Level
Health promotion incorporates the individual community society and the global population. Nurses have the privilege of impacting health at each of these stages. For this assignment students will complete a community or population focused assignment. Students will select one of two distinctly different projects. The choices are:
Community Health Promotion.
Identify a program in the community of your practice. Attend the program or a session of the program. Describe the program organization offering it and the intended audience.
Summarize your experience in attending the session. Critique the program for its currency accuracy and efficacy.
Share when and why an RN might refer patients to the program.
Content Points Points Earned Comments
Introduction 1
Identify a program in the community of your practice. Attend the program or a session of the program. Describe the program organization offering it and the intended audience 5
Description of the population/program under examination. 5
Summarize your experience in attending the session. Critique the program for its currency accuracy and efficacy 6
Description of your motivation or rationale for selecting the activity 5
Share when and why an RN might refer patients to the program 6
Report of the learning activity as described above and in the text 6
Conclusion 1
APA formatting 5
Total 40
I did something on community visit before and this is the info. I got from them. I will like this paper to be based on this same program called Envision Unlimited in Chicago. Please see below. Please you can research the info. you need and utilize the info provided as needed.
1. Name address and phone number of agency.
Name: Envision Unlimited (formerly known as Chicago Association for Retarded Citizens)
Address: 4919 N. Clark St. Chicago IL 60640
Phone number: 773-433-1415
2. Name of funding sources for agency.
The agency is funded by the State
3. Purpose of agency (services offered).
i. The purpose of the agency is to provide quality family-friendly services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities that promote choice independence and community integration.
ii. The agency serves as an advocate for the developmentally disabled community.
iii. The agency initiates and provides innovative services designed to provide new possibilities that afford lifetimes with more meaningful opportunities.
4. The services offered are:
i. Early Intervention
ii. Respite Care
iii. Home based services facilitation
iv. Youth and family support
v. Day and employment services
vi. Job placement and community employment services
vii. Language and speech therapy
viii. Autism service program
ix. Developmental training services
5. Expected outcome for individuals from agency or service participation.
The goal of the program is to assist individuals in developing and/or improving existing life skills through an array of services that maximizes independence enhances quality of life and encourages community integration. Each person enrolled within the program is provided with an individualized plan that addresses his or her dreams interests and needs with an emphasis on three components: living skills personal development and therapeutic intervention
6. Population served.
i. The agency serves both male and female 18 years and older.
ii. Individual that has a documented developmental disability or mental illness or referred by the department of Rehabilitation Services.
iii. Individual who is able to self-transport or have transportation provided for Mental Health Day or Career Services.
iv. Individual that meets funding requirements of the Department of Human Services or be able to pay the cost of services (e.g. complete PAS screen for Developmental Development services apply for Medicaid receive Department of Rehabilitation Services funding etc.) or be able to cover the costs of services through personal means.
7. Cost of service to client.
The cost of services is based on standard rates from The Illinois Department of Human Services and covers all applicable program services and fees. The minimum standard cost per client is about $10/day depending on individual needs. For example some clients needs cannot be safely met with the level of staff support available in the program hence will require a personal assistant and an increase in the rate.
8. Types of personnel and their roles. (Is there a nurse employed?)
i. Agency Director (Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional QIDP): Responsible for the administrative influence to ensure that mental health services employ sufficient mental health professionals. The director is also the person in charge of maintaining records and making reports as needed. Normally much of this work will be completed by other staff members in a mental health service but the director retains final responsibility for making and keeping records and responding to requests for information from the department of health. In addition the director is able to influence operational and staffing decisions within the agency to operate effectively.
ii. Direct Support Professional (DSP): Assist clients in maintaining safe and healthy lifestyles and monitor for changes in their general health appearance behavior and patterns of activities. Also the DSP is responsible for monitoring and maintaining a clean safe and secure environment for clients at all times. In addition the DSP plan and support clients in daily activities which include but not limited to recreational activities learning activities physical fitness activities sensory activities and money management.
iii. Community Inclusion Specialist: Responsible for making the clients doctors appointment transport them to and from their various hospital appointment as needed.
iv. There is no nurse employed on site but there are nurses that visits clients in their homes as needed.

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