This essay examines environmental health assessment programs targeting low-income housing communities. Drawing from research by Adamkiewicz et al. (2014), the analysis explores environmental conditions in 20 low-income urban households, primarily Hispanic women below poverty thresholds. The study applies the generalized model of planning and social cognitive theory to develop effective health promotion interventions for vulnerable populations.
My program topic happens to be environmental health. The aim of the program was to assess and evaluate environmental conditions in low-income households. I gathered crucial insights from a study conducted by Adamkiewics et al. (2014) to assess environmental conditions in low-income urban housing – in which case 20 households from low-income households were studied. The study involved individuals who were 18 years and above. 80% of the study population comprised of women from Hispanic population (Adamkiewic et al., 2014). Most individuals in the study population had income levels that were below poverty threshold. In addition, most of the study population spoke English and most participants had low levels of education with the summed index ?13 (Adamkiewicz et al., 2014).
The generalized model of planning helped in framing my program for health promotion. This is more so the case given that the said model provides guidelines and easier ways of implementing a program (Carlson and Saadati, n. d). For instance, it was imperative that I assess the needs of the target population, set goals and objectives, come up with interventions for achieving the set goals, implement them, and evaluate whether the program was effective. In addition, the socials cognitive theory was helpful owing to the fact that it helped me focus on low income families and how they interact with their environment. Further, the said theory helped evaluate whether low income families were willing to change their behavior with regard to self-efficacy, goals, and outcomes (Bandura, 1998).
It is worthwhile noting that budgeting is an important part of a program. A budget happens to be helpful in comparing the costs of various activities in the program and aids planning efforts. However, the said process was rather complex. This is more so the case given that it required significant investigation and evaluation to establish the resources expected for the program. From the program, I learnt that it is important to assess goals, objectives and activities to determine whether these would be pertinent to the goals of the program while identifying better or effective strategies.
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