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Prompt: Draft a 2- to 3-page short paper. Describe in detail the implementation and communication strategy (or strategies) for your proposed alternative strategic approach. Be sure to address all critical elements listed below.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

IV. Implementation and Communication Strategy (or Strategies) for the Proposed Alternative Strategic Approach

1. Describe in detail the potential implementation strategy for the alternative you have proposed.

2. What outreach strategy (or strategies) would you select to effectively communicate the alternative to the target audience, and why do you feel it is appropriate for the target audience? Be sure to substantiate your claims with research.

3. What are some of the barriers you might face in trying to reach out to this target population? If you feel no barriers would exist, be sure to explain your reasoning.

The prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) has been on the rise in the last 20 years. According to the CDC, it is estimated that 84 million Americans are pre-diabetic (CDC,2017). Pre-diabetes is reversible and treating it can delay or prevent the progression of T2D, but most Americans who are pre-diabetic are unaware of their diagnosis. This is an important factor that needs to be addressed in order to decrease the number of new cases of T2D diagnosis while implementing better treatment options for patients currently diagnosed with T2D. The implementation and communication strategies for the alternative approach for T2D will be to advertise services relating to T2D treatment and prevention. The implementation and communication strategies that will be used will be social media (Facebook). Social media can be used in many ways as it relates to public health such as promoting public awareness, campaigns, or influence political decision-making. “The increasing engagement of patients, the public, and the policymakers in social media demonstrate the need for integrating these tools as a part of an overall program to support strategic imperatives of health care “(Charalambous,2019). There are approximately 244 million people who use Facebook every day in the United States (Clement,2019). Facebook is even seeing a current trend of more middle-aged and older adults using the social media platform. Since 52 percent of people between the ages of 50 to 64 have a Facebook account (Kiger, 2018) and most people who develop T2D are 45 years old or older, Facebook will be a great platform to reach this target population. Facebook will be used within the alternative approach by connecting participants to services based on a quick questionnaire. Once submitted the participants will be linked services such as a medical provider, nutritionist, personal trainer, discounted gym memberships, and grocery stores which would make things a lot easier for people who are diagnosed with T2D or prediabetic. Implementation and communication through outreach would be done by collaborating with local community-based organizations (CBOs) and hosting health fairs within the community. Collaborating with CBOs and other partnerships will encourage community support for diabetes prevention and management. Advertising about the health fairs via CBOs, providers, health department, local grocery stores, gyms, housing authority, etc would encourage and promote for people to attend these health fairs will receive A1C screenings, social risk screenings, depression screenings, peer coaching, and patient education (NACHC,2019). This would promote more awareness surrounding T2D while reducing health disparities for people who have T2D or prediabetic. Barriers that would probably occur would be getting participation from providers and support staff as it relates to engaging the community about T2D prevention and management. Providers not having enough time themselves or enough staff to dedicate additional time to educate the community about T2D and provide additional assistance and resources. Another barrier would be having the health fair in a location that will be easily accessible to those who would benefit from the health fair. Transportation may be an issue for some and can be a possible barrier. These barriers would need to be addressed in order to fully reach the target population and better implement T2D prevention and management efforts.

References

Breuing, J., Graf, C., Neuhaus, A. L., Heß, S., Lütkemeier, L., Haas, F., Spiller, M., & Pieper, D. (2019). Communication strategies in the prevention of type 2 and gestational diabetes in vulnerable groups: protocol for a scoping review. Systematic reviews, 8(1), 98. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-019-1021-9

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). New CDC report: More than 100 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/media/re leases/2017/p0718-diabetes-report.html

Charalambous A. (2019). Social Media and Health Policy. Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nurs ing, 6(1), 24–27. https://doi.org/10.4103/apjon.apjon_60_18

Clement, J. (2019, August 14). Facebook users by age in the U.S. 2018. Retrieved from https:// www.statista.com/statistics/398136/us-facebook-user-age-groups/

Kiger, P. J. (2018). Older Adults' Use of Facebook Continues to Grow. Retrieved from https://www.aarp.org/home-family/personal-technology/info-2018/facebook-older-americans-privacy.html

National Association of Community Health Centers. (2019). Diabetes Prevention and Manage ment. Retrieved from: http://www.nachc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Diabetes-Change-Package_FINAL_08.13.2019.pdf