Module 5. Assignment: Empowering Hispanic Adults in Lee County: Diabetes Prevention and Hypertension Control

1. Module 5 Assignment: Empowering Hispanic Adults in Lee County: Diabetes Prevention and Hypertension Control

Student Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course
Professor
Date

2.

Community
Educational
Project
Purpose: Equip
Health Education
Process
Assess & prioritize Hispanic
adults’ needs (diabetes,
hypertension) (Nies &
McEwen, 2024).
Develop SMART goals aligned
to Healthy People 2030 (Pronk
et al., 2021).
Select bilingual, culturally
adapted materials for delivery.
Implement interactive
workshops at Lee County
Public Library.
Evaluate via pre/post-tests and
follow-up surveys.
Design &
Implementation of
Program:
bilingual sessions on
individuals to make 6-week
nutrition, physical activity,
self-care, healthcare
self-monitoring.
demonstrations:
use, and societal health Hands-on
glucose meters, blood pressure
decisions.
devices.
Engage participants through
cooking demos, group
Language and
Health Literacy
Implications
Spanish-language materials at
5th-8th grade reading level.
Visual aids, models, and bilingual
instructors to reduce barriers
(Goebel et al., 2021).
Culturally sensitive content
builds trust, improves
participation.

3. References

Goebel, J. R., Bird, M. N., & Martinez, I. L. (2021). Empowering the Latino community related to palliative
care and chronic disease management through promotores de salud (community health workers). Journal of
Palliative Medicine, 24(3), 423–427. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0332
Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2024). Community/public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations
(8th ed.). Elsevier.
Pronk, N. P., Kleinman, D. V., & Richmond, T. S. (2021). Healthy People 2030: Moving toward equitable
health and well-being in the United States. EClinicalMedicine, 33, Article 100777.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100777