Creating a Health Promotion Program

Creating a Health Promotion Program

Your Signature Assignment is your opportunity to combine what you have learned throughout
this class and to show how you meet the learning outcomes of your program.
For this assignment:
Select a population with a health disparity in your community.
(*African American )
Describe the factors that contribute to the disparity: social, racial, cultural, environmental,
religious, etc.
What systems are in place to remedy this situation?
Design a health promotion program that addresses solutions to the disparity in a culturally
competent way.
What barriers will be faced by the population? What barriers will be faced by the public health
professionals?
What systems will need to be in place to ensure appropriate utilization of the program resources
in order to achieve improvement in health equity within the community?
Your paper should be five to seven pages in length (excluding cover page and reference page).
Use APA (6th ed.) format to style your paper and to cite your sources. Integrate your sources into
the paragraphs and use internal citations pointing to evidence in the literature and supporting
your ideas. You will need to include a reference page listing those sources.