Competency
Determine health education strategies appropriate for targeted audiences.
Scenario
You are a medical professional at a local health department which provides a clinic as an option for community members for medical visits such as annual physical exams, vaccinations, and non-urgent medical matters. The community health center is also connected to the health department and is used to educate patients on their medical condition further after they are treated by a medical provider.
The health department clinic has seen an increase in patients with hypertension (high blood pressure). The clinic and community health center are in need of health education materials to further educate patients on this cardiovascular disease.
Instructions
Create an FAQ (frequently asked questions) sheet to be displayed in the community health center to educate individuals on high blood pressure.
Include these points:
What is hypertension?
What causes hypertension?
Are there any other health problems that associated with hypertension?
Is hypertension preventable?
What are the treatment options?
When should I seek medical attention for hypertension?
Your FAQ should contain a title and a list of questions and answers. They do not need to be numbered, but you should apply formatting to make the questions stand apart.
Resources
For more information about hypertension, review the following:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Million Hearts
World Health Organization
To assist you with formatting an FAQ document, please see the following examples:
Example 1
Example 2
Grading Rubric
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The FAQ lacks basic organizational structure and is difficult to follow and understand.
The FAQ has a basic organizational structure that attempts to answer questions in a logical order.
The FAQ has a clear organizational structure that answers questions in a logical order.
The FAQ has an organizational structure that answers questions in a logical order and anticipates potential follow-up questions from readers.
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The FAQ lists no sources or uses sources of dubious or questionable quality.
The FAQ lists a single legitimate and useful source of information.
The FAQ lists two or three legitimate and useful sources of information.
The FAQ lists more than three legitimate and useful sources of information.
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The FAQ is missing information on one or more of the following topics: what hypertension is, its causes, or related illnesses and conditions.
The FAQ includes minimal information explaining what hypertension is, its causes, and related illnesses and conditions.
The FAQ includes clear and effective information explaining what hypertension is, its causes, and related illnesses and conditions.
The FAQ includes effective information explaining what hypertension is, its causes, and related illnesses and conditions with clear explanations in easily-understood layman’s terms.
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The FAQ ignores prevention, treatment, or information regarding the need for medical attention.
The FAQ explains prevention, treatment, and information regarding the need for medical attention with some lack of clarity or effectiveness.
The FAQ explains prevention, treatment, and information regarding the need for medical attention with some reliance on technical language.
The FAQ explains prevention, treatment, and information regarding the need for medical attention in easily-understood layman’s terms.
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Frequent use of improper language, slang, or non-professional language.
Language is generally appropriate for professional context with several lapses into informality or slang.
Language shows use of formal professional English throughout with only minor lapses of informality and slang.
Language shows proper formal professional English with no lapses of informality or
