Peer Activity 6 - Strengthening Capacity for Global Health. (360 minutes)
In this activity, you will discuss strategies for integrating community assets to aid in strengthening the health workforce of resource-limited settings and reduce health disparities.
Step 1. Review
Review the learning resources for this module before studying the case scenario for this activity.
Step 2. Study
Study this case scenario.
Case Scenario
You are the lead health strategic officer of a rural community. The local authorities have set a goal to address the increasing rates of vaccine hesitancy within your community. Initial analysis has shown disparities in terms of health literacy among people of different ages, educational backgrounds, and internet access. As this is a small community, there is a limited number of trained health workers and the authorities have asked to make an effort on integrating community assets in the strategy. Therefore, you have been asked to propose strategies that could be used to achieve this goal.
Write a 400-700 words proposal where you:
- Propose two different strategies to improve mental health literacy in the community. The proposed strategies should aim to involve community assets to achieve this goal.
- Provide a rationale for each strategy and explain their strengths and weaknesses.
- Explain additional measures that should be in place to ensure that the intervention also addresses gaps in terms of age, education, and internet access.
Step 4. Share
To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your operational assessment table, including the summary 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’ve 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:
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