Promoting Healthy Partnerships with Faith Communities Community As Partner Chapter 17 Part 1 Promoting Healthy Partnerships with Faith Communities

Contributing Factors to Religious-Medical Partnerships Increasing concern for disparities in health care Access to health care and insurance coverage Dissatisfaction with disease-centered medical model Recent emphasis on bioethics Church-based 12-step and meal programs

Contributing Factors to Religious-Medical Partnerships (cont.) Self-responsibility for health Increasing autonomous roles in nursing Increasing lay ministry responsibilities Limited health system resources

Overall Goals of HP 2010 Increase quality and years of healthy life Eliminate health disparities

Role of Nurse With FBOs Consultant Educator Counselor Referral agent Advocate Facilitator

Nursing Specialties Usually Employed by FBOs Critical care Trauma Ambulatory care Nurse practitioners with adult and family certification Home health rehabilitation Nursing home

Measuring a Program’s Effectiveness Number of participants Individual goal accomplishment Overall satisfaction with health outcomes

Strategies for Identifying Faith Community Needs Distribute educational needs survey Attend meeting for different groups within the community Form focus groups Provide a suggestion box Form an ad hoc committee

Examples of Intervention Programs Healthy eating classes Exercise classes CPR Positive parenting AIDS/HIV information sessions

Question 1 You have created a walking map with the local church for their elder population. A walking map is a successful health promotion tool because it is: Inexpensive to maintain Self-directed Faith-based Community-monitored Effective with goal-directed elders

Answer 1 Answer: b A walking map is a self-directed exercise tool that is popular particularly with the elderly. These maps have mileage- marked routes in each neighborhood.

Nutrition Programs Basics of a healthy diet How to shop for food How to make good choices in restaurants Incorporate MyPyramid guidelines Include children

CPR Training AHA classes Awareness, not certification Public access to defibrillator programs

Ideas for Organizing a Health Fair Invite health care providers and other community resources to participate Offer free immunizations Include screening stations (vision, hearing, etc.) Have stations that focus on environmental health Invite the media

Question 2 Planning a health fair to coincide with an annual bazaar or fundraiser is beneficial because: It is announced in the place of worship The religious leader will make it mandatory The community will be present anyway The nurse is part of the religious community It is cost-effective

Answer 2 Answer: c If a faith community undertakes the project of a health fair, timing is very important. One theory is that it should have its own special time of year; another view is that it can coincide with an annual bazaar or fundraiser. Because the community usually supports the annual fundraiser, a captive audience is present.

Additional Health Promotion Strategies Consultations and referrals Bereavement program Weight management program Smoking cessation program Caregiver support groups

Question 3 Involving nursing volunteers from the local population is beneficial to the community as a whole because it ensures that the multicultural diversity of the community: Will not be biased toward one culture Will be maintained if at all possible Will be mirrored in the nursing team Will reflect the community health nursing team Will promote acceptance by the neighborhood

Answer 3 Answer: c Involving nursing volunteers from the community ensures that the multicultural diversity of the community can be mirrored in the nursing team.

Challenges to Programs Language barriers Cultural factors Economic factors

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