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¶ … patients and public in conducting the health needs assessment of diabetes in children. How the community can participate and what is the benefit of their participation. Here there should be an argumentation with referencing to 2 authors point-of-views.
The first step to ensure that patients and the public are involved in the needs assessment is to create a public relations, marketing, and communications strategy. Based on what we have learned about the demographics of the community, we can follow lifestyle habits and trends that will inform ways that we introduce information to the public such as targeted advertisements or flyers. The second step is to plan the nature of the involvement. As Israel & Ilvento (1995) point out, "needs assessment is a tool that helps a community plan for and implement strategies in areas as diverse as crime watch programs, business expansion efforts, and youth recreation."
What kind of activities or events would work best in this community? For example, a free public concert can help bring the community together...
We can use the free concert to gain attention to the problem of childhood diabetes in the community. The nature of the concert would be determined by the community demographics. Community members can participate in direct ways, such as volunteering their services in interview work; or in indirect ways such as donations from individuals and businesses. The participatory method promotes dialogue and is generally beneficial for all stakeholders (Wang & Burris, 1997).
2. What are the dilemmas in health needs assessment for diabetic children.
The dilemmas in health needs assessment for diabetic children will occasionally relate to ethics because the target community is minors. It might be difficult to get parents to participate in issues that ultimately help their children, and will take quite some time to build trust in the community. Therefore, one of the dilemmas is related to how to address the problem from the perspective of parents, remaining sensitive to their needs. This dilemma is…
Referenes
Israel, G.D. & Ilvento, T.W. (1995). Everybody wins: involving youth in community needs assessment. Retrieved online: http://www.joe.org/joe/1995april/a1.php
Wang, C. & Burris, M.A. (1997). Photovoice: Concept, methodology, and use for participatory needs assessment. Retrieved online: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/67790/2/10.1177_109019819702400309.pdf
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