In this activity, you will reflect on the impact of community health workers as key players in a community-based intervention program for a rural aging community. 

Step 1: Review

Study the given scenario below. 

Step 2: Respond

Prepare a 500-900 word email correspondence about:

1. Initial outcomes of the program

• Different roles carried out by facilitators and other collaborators
• How does each role/function contribute to the overall success of the program?
• What are the indicators that the participants have benefited from working with the facilitators?
• Impact of the intervention program on the participants
• What significant differences did the intervention program make in the community?
• How are the facilitators and other collaborators accountable for the success rate of the program?
• What modifications need to be made to increase the impact of the program in the event that it will be re-implemented or replicated?

2. Important considerations for the adaptation of the program

• What new goals can be incorporated into the program related to substance use/abuse, and alcoholism?
• What additional roles/responsibilities can be explored to increase workforce participation in relation to achieving the new goals?
• How can the members of the community, including those who did not participate (e.g. teenage groups, younger adults), benefit from the “improved” program?

Step 3: Share

To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

Step 4: Interact

To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least two posts made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to the forum.”

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”

In this activity, you will discuss the process of implementing some recommendations and a rural health model to support rural aging in place. 

Step 1: Review

Study the given scenario:

1. Recommendations on public health and healthcare infrastructures on rural healthcare delivery.
2. One selected model from the eight models that support rural aging in place.

• Housing
• Legal Assistance
• Telehealth/Home Health
• Caregivers and Caregiver Well-Being
• Transportation Programs
• Community Integration
• Community Supports
• Designing Age-Friendly Communities

Note:  As talk guides, review the following course readings again:

Establishing and Maintaining Public Health Infrastructure in Rural Communities.
(Read Chapter 4: Recommendations)

Module 2: Evidence-Based and Promising Aging in Place Program Models.
 (Read the section that aligns with your chosen model in the Peer Activity)

Step 2: Respond

Prepare a 3-5 minute talk about the implementation of the recommendations on infrastructures and chosen health model to support rural aging in place, with the following highlights:

• Key features of the recommendations on infrastructures and health model.
• A real-life example of the health model anywhere in the world.
• Possible challenges when implementing both the recommendations on infrastructures and health model.
• Possible ways to effectively implement both the recommendations on infrastructures and health model in the rural aging community.

Step 3: Present

Present your talk by recording yourself using Loom or any video-recording/video curation tool that allows you to share your work through a link. 

Step 4: Share

To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste the shareable link of your talk in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

Step 5: Interact

Evaluate and categorize the work from one of your peers based on items A - E of this rubric. Provide a rationale for the grade you provided, as well as comments or suggestions for improvement. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” You can use the list below as an example:

Item A is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item B is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item C is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item D is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item E is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….

OPTIONAL Step 6: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”