Assessing Community Needs week 9 Discussion

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Mobilizing Communities Through Engagement
Community mobilization, a key strategy for increasing the demand for and use of health services, is a process that helps communities identify their own needs, as well as respond to and address these needs. Gaining the participation of community members can help you, the health educator, raise awareness of both health issues at the community level and social and cultural issues that may promote or inhibit the use of information and services. Using this strategy in conjunction with community engagement can lead to a better understanding of health-related concepts and, most importantly, to positive behavioral change that results in improved public health outcomes for the entire community.
For this Discussion, select your own community or a community with which you are familiar. Consider how you can engage the population of your selected community in building a healthy community environment. A healthy community refers to a community in which community members work as a team to empower each other and other community members to create successful and long-term healthy behavior change.
Post by Day 3 a summary description of your chosen community. Explain the strategies you think would best engage the population in building a healthy community environment. Justify your rationale.
Remember to begin interacting with your colleagues in the Discussion no later than Day 5 and continue engaging through Day 7 by asking questions on your colleague’s post or providing additional/alternative strategies for engaging people in your colleague’s chosen community.
Support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.