Health Education Teaching Activity

Health Education Teaching Activity 

Purpose:

The purpose of this activity is to help you understand the process of health teaching of patients/clients by engaging in effective assessment;identification of learning needs/issues associated with the learning experience; planning and implementing interventions and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions with a target client (using a family member or friend).

Note that this clinical activity is meant to facilitate the application of course content about health education/teaching—a common and significant Public Health intervention. Most clinical experiences in the Community/Population Health course typically involve some type of client contact which includes formal or informal teaching of minor to complex content.

Using course content sources at minimum, you will be able to:

1. Construct a health teaching/lesson plan for a single client, based on the following:

• a thorough assessment of a client’s learning needs and barriers/facilitators of their learning,

• appropriate selection of relevant and effective teaching/learning strategies, and

• application of concepts using a common health promotion model and/or learning theory.

2. Evaluate the success of implementing the plan.

3. Document this activity in a formal written paper. 

Course Outcomes: 

This activity aligns with several of the course outcomes as stated below: 

1. Demonstrate critical thinking through analysis and interpretation of assessment data and the development of individualized health education solutions.  

2. Demonstrate the use of culturally appropriate and effective communication techniques.  

Part 2: Design a teaching module to help educate a client about a health-related topic. 

A. Complete this grid for your education session:

Client: Describe client (no names please): Age, gender, health risk-factors

Topic:HYPERTENSION

Learning Style:

Learning Theory:

Learning Objectives * Content Outline Strategies ** & Materials*** Evaluation

Was the learning objective met? If not, why? Suggestions for future?

*  At least 2 objectives are required. What do you want your client to know by the end of your teaching? (Objectives can be cognitive, affective and/or psychomotor 

in type - usually a combination is best). Note that achievement of the objective is part of the Evaluation column.

**What strategies did you plan to use to facilitate your client’s learning?  Visuals?  Demo?  

 *** Materials like visuals used, handouts, etc. can be appended to this paper

[Feel free to adjust column widths as needed]

B: Summarize your teaching plan in an APA formatted word document, 3-4-pages (not including the reference page and appendices)

Sections of the Paper(copy bolded titles here as subheadings in your paper to enhance organization and clarity).

• The Client:Describe the client (initials only), including:

o at least 3 demographics that are related to learning (e.g. age, language etc);

o any “red flags” for low health literacy (for this exercise, it will be useful to assume low health literacy for your client)

o any contributory/relevant health history (e.g. physical or cognitive limitations) 

• Analysis of Learning Needs: Including:

o clearly identify the topic of focus for the plan 

o barriers to learning that need to be considered (e.g. developmental stage, special learning needs) 

o individual learning style(s)

o facilitators of learning (e.g. willingness to learn; education level etc)

• Teaching/Lesson Plan: This section will be written in narrative format as a summary of the teaching plan in table format (see above). 

• Application of a Behavior Model/Theory.  Select ONE “Behavior Model/Theory” cited in your textbook or the pre-briefing material.  (An example would be the Health Belief Model or one of the Learning Theories).  Consider how this model/theory may apply/did apply to this teaching activity? Comment in at least 2 paragraphs.  

• Reference list.  Format in APA. Include any class content you used.  

• Appendices.  Append any visuals you used during your teaching session (links are ok). 

Part 4:  Evaluation of the Teaching Plan

• Evaluation: How do I know your client learned anything?  

o Were stated objectives met?Provide some detail as to how you know the objective was met (for example, did the client repeat back the information to you (teach-back method?) or do a return demonstration?  If the objective was NOT met, reflect on why it was not and propose a different approach.

• Summary Reflect on this activity.  Include at least 1 paragraphs of comments that include a balanced assessment of how things went!

Choose a topic with your client that’s fairly simple, but not too simple-like hand hygiene! This activity is mostly about seeing how you engage in teaching based on thoughtful consideration, including application of class content pertaining to effective health education.  Recall that health education is one of many significant primary or tertiary prevention strategies in Public Health.  So, this is NOT about detailed content about a complex medical problem as much!  

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