Community Health Projects

For this Application assignment, you will choose one of the activities below to complete.

Option 1: Community Health Project

You are an intern at the local health department. Your supervisor has asked you to organize a community service project. The goal of the community service project is to promote healthy lifestyles in your community. You must present your project proposal to the health department board.

Some ideas to help you get started on your community service project include: organizing health screenings or blood drives, organizing 5K races to raise money for a recycling center, and creating clubs or athletic leagues to get people in the community active.

In order to share your idea, you plan to present your community health project to the department. Make sure your presentation is visually appealing and includes essential information. You may use presentation software to present the required information. Refer to the Developmental Module for guidelines on how to publish your presentation for submission.

Your presentation must include the following information.

• A detailed description of the actual project you have organized
• Why you chose to do this activity for your community health project
• How you plan to get the project started (Do you need permission from a local government agency, organizations, or health services?)
• The resources you need (financial resources, volunteers, facility, equipment, etc.)
• How you are going to promote your activity

You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing resources. Before you begin, review the Community Health Project Rubric to help you complete your assignment and understand how your work will be graded.

Option 2: Community Health Assessment

You are an intern with a local environmental company. You are given the task of conducting research on the importance of recycling and air quality control as it relates to the health of your community. You plan to present your findings to the company and the local community, so make sure your presentation is visually appealing and includes essential information. You may use presentation software to present the required information. Refer to the Developmental Module for guidelines on how to publish your presentation for submission.

Your presentation must answer the following questions.

• What does it mean to recycle?
• What is air quality?
• Why is it important to your community’s health to recycle?
• Why is the quality of air important to your community’s health?
• What are some ways the community members can help support recycling in the community?
• What are some ways the community members can help support air quality awareness in their community?

You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing resources. Before you begin the assignment, review the Community Health Assessment Rubric to help you complete your assignment and understand how your work will be graded.

Once you have completed your assignment, please submit your work to the dropbox.