Health Sciences 2250A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mars Cube One, Health Promotion, Sedentary Lifestyle
26 Dec 2016
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Unit 3 (part a) health promotion & disease prevention program planning. Regardless of setting, need buy-in & support of top dogs . These are the people that are the ultimate gatekeepers in whatever setting we are trying to impact. Superb if idea for hp comes from the top, but rare. Must be careful with top down approach. Top down approach can have a disempowering impact on individual. People in the highest levels are on board to give us access. Usually need to sell idea to top. Need to develop a rationale for program"s existence. Text describes starting with first 2 steps of pr-pr (n/s a, epi) Start with the first 2 steps of the proceed-precede process. But, must first have some commitment (likely to invest your time, expertise, resources, etc. without support???) Find out what folks at highest want & then address their desires. Don"t assume we understand their desires make rationale evidence-based.
