Health Promotion Proposal
Health Promotion with Childhood Immunization Adherence
One of the many health goals for society is to reduce both the prevalence of communicable disease and to decrease the risk of infant and childhood morbidity and mortality. This health promotion project aims to improve adherence to immunization requirements by the parents of children under the age of 3 in Robeson County, North Carolina. This will be accomplished by identifying means to improve access to immunizations and developing the means to assess parents’ uncertainties to immunizations.
Health Promotion Goal
Parents are currently delaying or foregoing immunizations for their children secondary to fear, lack of education and access of care leading to the development of these diseases. …show more content…
The health promotion goal is to improve parent’s adherence to immunizations for children under the age of 3 in Robeson County by creating a questionnaire to collect data regarding parent’s views, and concerns with immunizations, implementing reminder notices for the parent to ensure timely immunizations and to improve access of care by implementing vaccine only clinical hours for ease of access to care.
Intervention to Address Goal The goals established by Healthy People 2020 consist of immunization adherence rates and completion of immunization series at 90% (United States Department of Health & Human Services, 2016). Three interventional measures will be implemented at a local pediatrician’s office in Robeson County with the parents of newborns. The CDC recommendations for immunization will be followed. Assessing the concerns and barriers of parents with the completion of a language appropriate questionnaire regarding cultural, religious beliefs and knowledge …show more content…
When providing care to any population but specifically pediatric patients the provider must be knowledgeable of vaccinations, their side effects, the risk associated and the effectiveness of the immunization. The nurse practitioner must also be knowledgeable of the adverse reactions and be able to assist the patient and parents with appropriate care in the event this occurs (Barrows, Coddington, Richards & Aaltonen, 2015). While there are many sources for information regarding vaccinations, the practitioner may be a parents only resource. The ultimate decision for a parent to vaccinate their child is influenced by their level of trust for the health care provider (Barrows, Coddington, Richards & Aaltonen, 2015). The practitioner must be able to develop a rapport with their patients and parents and provide truthful information regarding the disease and its clinical manifestations being prevented as well as the risk and benefits of
One of the many health goals for society is to reduce both the prevalence of communicable disease and to decrease the risk of infant and childhood morbidity and mortality. This health promotion project aims to improve adherence to immunization requirements by the parents of children under the age of 3 in Robeson County, North Carolina. This will be accomplished by identifying means to improve access to immunizations and developing the means to assess parents’ uncertainties to immunizations.
Health Promotion Goal
Parents are currently delaying or foregoing immunizations for their children secondary to fear, lack of education and access of care leading to the development of these diseases. …show more content…
The health promotion goal is to improve parent’s adherence to immunizations for children under the age of 3 in Robeson County by creating a questionnaire to collect data regarding parent’s views, and concerns with immunizations, implementing reminder notices for the parent to ensure timely immunizations and to improve access of care by implementing vaccine only clinical hours for ease of access to care.
Intervention to Address Goal The goals established by Healthy People 2020 consist of immunization adherence rates and completion of immunization series at 90% (United States Department of Health & Human Services, 2016). Three interventional measures will be implemented at a local pediatrician’s office in Robeson County with the parents of newborns. The CDC recommendations for immunization will be followed. Assessing the concerns and barriers of parents with the completion of a language appropriate questionnaire regarding cultural, religious beliefs and knowledge …show more content…
When providing care to any population but specifically pediatric patients the provider must be knowledgeable of vaccinations, their side effects, the risk associated and the effectiveness of the immunization. The nurse practitioner must also be knowledgeable of the adverse reactions and be able to assist the patient and parents with appropriate care in the event this occurs (Barrows, Coddington, Richards & Aaltonen, 2015). While there are many sources for information regarding vaccinations, the practitioner may be a parents only resource. The ultimate decision for a parent to vaccinate their child is influenced by their level of trust for the health care provider (Barrows, Coddington, Richards & Aaltonen, 2015). The practitioner must be able to develop a rapport with their patients and parents and provide truthful information regarding the disease and its clinical manifestations being prevented as well as the risk and benefits of