solved Discussion 1 respond to3 people 1.My program is to help

Discussion 1 respond to3 people 1.My program is to help reduce the number of Afro-Americans that are homeless in the city of Los Angeles. The bulk of the homeless people of the County of Los Angeles are in skid row. My program is going to have two parts. The first part is to prevent Afro-Americans from becoming homeless. I believe that by having an intervention program for different age groups. For the school-age students, there are already programs in place in Los Angeles County. My program would tap into these already programs like Beyond the Bell, 21ST Century Learning Centers (21ST CCLC), After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETS), After School Education and Safety (ASES). These programs help to motivate the school district, school site, and community-based organizations to work together. Together they offer a safe place for the children and teens to be, have a nutritious meal, and get help with the homework. These programs motivate the kids to get encouraged to learn. The children can be drop off at school, where they can be supervised by adults and get breakfast. This program also offers free lunch and a free super. This program provides excellent help for parents. The children can do their homework there, be in a safe environment, and eat for free that is a great help to low-income families. My goal is to let the communities where Afro-Americans live know about these great programs available in their community. Maybe they are not aware that these programs exist. I will talk to the parents and pass out flyers as they drop off their kids at school and pick them up. For Adults, there are adult schools and community colleges that offer trade programs. With a trade, Afro-Americans can get a job that pays a good wage and not just the minimum wage. The last group that I would like to help is the senior citizens. Offer them help through the community centers. My program’s next and most challenging part is getting the stakeholders to contact their local representatives to change government policies to build affordable homes.The second part of my program is to reach the people who are already living on the streets. As I had mentioned before, the majority of the homeless people living on the streets are Afro-Americans. They need the most help because they have lost everything. Some of them have given up on hope and drown their sorrows with alcohol and drugs. Some of the reasons may include not finding a job, VETs having problems with civilian life, alcohol and substance abuse, mental health problems, and domestic violence. The best way to help the Afro-Americans living on the streets is to talk to them in person. I would give them bottles of water, food, masks, clothes, and toiletries. Try to figure out why they are there in the first place. Then ask them if they would be interested in changing their circumstances. I would use government programs that are already available but they are not aware exist. I would offer them help with filling the applications. I would also fundraise and find places for them to be trained in a trade or find a job that does on-the-job training. I plan to contact free clinics and the doctors without borders to come down there in skid row to help treat the homeless people that are not feeling well. Organize them to come down once a week to start treating people with addictions and mental health problems. Help parents with children and teenagers find temporary homes (shelters) to get them off the streets as soon as possible and get them back to school. Meet with the local representative to change policies and find or build affordable houses for the homeless. 2. The program is designed to help reduce the risk of preterm births specifically among African American women of low socioeconomic status. The Program attempts to do this by increasing the sources of information regarding prenatal care to mothers in local areas. These mothers will be given information regarding the importance of prenatal care, where to receive care, how to make care affordable, and more. The information is going to be distributed using pamphlets and a health fair. To ensure that the program is successfully working the number of new mothers that are seen at local women’s health facilities will be recorded. Each new mother will be given a questionnaire at their first visit regarding their history with childbirth, if they had previously had preterm births and some of the behavioral risk factors they may participate in, and how they heard about the care facility. After birth the mother will be given a similar questionnaire asking about the behavioral risk factors they may have participated in and the health of the baby (height, weight, etc.), if the baby was born premature, and if the mother felt as though her prenatal care impacted the pregnancy and the health of the baby. After a year the number of preterm birth will be analyzed and compared to previous years. The data from the questionnaires will also be used to determine the impact of the behavioral risk factors on the length of the pregnancy (were mothers that did not participate in risk factors more likely to carry full term?). The effectiveness of the pamphlets, health fair, and prenatal care can be reevaluated and compared to the results of other similar studies. Using the data from the study adjustments can be made to continue improving the effectiveness of the program and ensuring that all women are better educated on prenatal care, preterm birth, and where to access affordable prenatal care.3.Our program seeks to reduce the prevalence of obesity among adults living in Service Planning Area (SPA 6) of Los Angeles County. SPA 6 was selected because it is the county’s area with the highest percentage of obese adults, and consequently, obesity is at the forefront of the community’s health concerns. The program will be available to residents in SPA 6 who have a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. Obesity increases the risk of developing serious chronic conditions and can lead to premature death. Consequently, SPA 6 residents have one of the highest mortality rates due to diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke (LACDPH, 2017). Research has shown that a modest weight reduction of 5% – 10% can significantly reduce the risk for developing diabetes in people who have pre-diabetes and improve blood glucose control in those who already have diabetes (Lau & Teoh, 2013; Ryan & Yockey, 2017). Further, modest weight loss has also been shown to improve triglyceride levels and systolic blood pressure, reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (Ryan & Yockey, 2017).This will be a six-month program, with 3 months of weekly core classes, for 12 classes. In a recent study, a 12-week comprehensive weight management program that focused on lifestyle changes was found to be effective in helping participants lose at least 5% of their total body weight (Langan et al., 2020). The subsequent 3 months will consist of monthly support meetings. The topics to be reviewed will include calorie reduction through portion control and physical activity, healthy eating and physical activity guidelines, healthy eating on a budget, healthier alternatives when eating out, home-cooked meals, meal prep with a cooking demonstration, barrier-busting, and action planning.The program will be implemented in various churches throughout SPA 6. There will be separate series for English and Spanish speakers. A master’s level health educator will oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of the program. Two bilingual Health Educators will develop the curricula and co-facilitate the sessions. They will also weigh and measure the participants. A community health worker will promote the program to community members. An undergrad intern will be responsible for developing the promotional materials, registering participants, and entering data. Lastly, a data analyst will conduct the data analysis. Program evaluation will consist of a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods:The registration questionnaire will ask how they found out about the program and why they decided to participate, which will inform future promotion and outreach efforts. (qualitative)Determine if participants experienced a 5% weight reduction from the initial session to the last session. (quantitative)Determine if there was a BMI change from the initial to the last session. (quantitative)Class evaluation to get participants’ feedback regarding the topics covered, the program’s pace, their confidence in continuing with the lifestyle changes, their opinions on the site set-up (location, snacks, etc.), and their ratings of the instructors. (qualitative)The information we gather during the evaluations will determine the success of our program and will inform future revisions to the program.ReferencesLA County Department of Public Health, Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology. (2017, January). Key indicators of health by Service Planning Area. http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/ha/docs/2015LACHS/KeyIndicator/PH-KIH_2017-sec%20UPDATED.pdf (Links to an external site.) Langan, A., Bader, A., Goedkoop, S., Cummings, S., Tsikitas, M., Nogueira, I., Campoverde Reyes, K. J., & Stanford, F. C. (2020). A longitudinal study to investigate the effects of a 12-week comprehensive lifestyle weight management program on body weight and quality of life. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 40, 125–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.10.002Lau, D. C., & Teoh, H. (2013). Benefits of modest weight loss on the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 37(2), 128–134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjd.2013.03.023 (Links to an external site.)Ryan, D. H., & Yockey, S. R. (2017). Weight loss and improvement in comorbidity: Differences at 5%, 10%, 15%, and over. Current Obesity Reports, 6(2), 187–194. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-017-0262-y (Links to an external site.) Discussion 2 respond to 2 peopleThe program is designed to help reduce the risk of preterm births specifically among African American women of low socioeconomic status. The Program attempts to do this by increasing the sources of information regarding prenatal care to mothers in local areas. These mothers will be given information regarding the importance of prenatal care, where to receive care, how to make care affordable, and more. The information is going to be distributed using pamphlets and a health fair birth, and where to access affordable prenatal careObjectiveData to be gatheredSpecific measureCollection procedureTo reduce the rate of preterm births among African American women of low socioeconomic statusHistory of childbirth, preterm pregnancies, and mother’s current healthHow many births has the been through?How many of those births were full term?Is the mother in good physical health?How did the mother find the clinic?Questionnaire given to new patient mothers at local health care facilities. The number of new mothers the partnered clinics are seeingHow many new patient pregnant women are affiliated clinics seeing since the start of the program?Information documented by each clinic representative on the council board for the programThe length of the new mothers’ pregnanciesWas the mother able to carry full term?Information documented by the clinic representative on the council board for the program, as documented by the OB/GYN.The impact of prenatal care on the length of the pregnancyDid the mother feel as though the care she received while pregnant benefited her child?Was there improvement in the baby’s prenatal development before and after prenatal care?Questionnaire given to the mothers and the physicians to answer following the birth of the child regarding prenatal care and health of the mother and baby.If the mother was able to afford the prenatal care provided and how she could afford it (ie is she using an assistance program).Is the mother concerned for medical debt after giving birth?Does the new mother have outstanding medical bills from her prenatal care?Does she receive assistance from any government programs?These questions will be answered using a post birth questionnaire for the mother. ReplyReply to CommentPatricia RhodesThursdayAug 5 at 11:07pmManage Discussion EntryAfro-Americans are the largest racial/ethnic group that is homeless in Los Angeles county. Afro-Americans make up 39% of the homeless population. They are disproportionately represented in the homeless community. Discrimination is a major root cause for the inequality of Afro-Americans homeless in streets in the United States. There are approximately 66,500 homeless in the County of Los Angeles. The best way to prevent homelessness from increasing is to encourage children and teenagers to stay in school and finish their education to get a good-paying job. Involve the stakeholders to have local government representatives make policy changes that do not discriminate against Afro-Americans and offer equal opportunity to live in affordable homes. Involving the stakeholders per 1000 to participate in training programs that offer a trade or job training. Do not ignore the homelessness problem because it only gets bigger as we can see how the numbers have increased from 2018 at 55,675 to 2020 at 66,436.Affordable housing policy changes.Involve stakeholdersGovernment fundingsFundraiser/ community churches and centersCommunity collaborators, Preventing HomelessnessPrograms are available for keeping children and teenagers safe and interested in school.The number of participants per before and after school program per 1000The number of qualified children and teens that do not participate in the free before and after school programs.Determining ways to reach the children and teenagers that are not able or willing to take advantage of the free programs available to help them.Training programs available for adultsThe number of Adult training participants per 1000The number of qualified adults not participating in the adult training programs.Determining ways to reach the adults to learn a skill that will help keep them off the streets.Community centers that engage in helping a senior citizenTake medications on time. Measure blood pressure, sugar levels.Classes to keep seniors active and social.Providing meals on wheels for seniors that are not mobile.Housing first, programs that offer homes with no restrictions, not tents.Government involvement with a developer to build small affordable homes.Supply the homeless with water, food, clothes, mask, and toiletries, including sanitary products for women, per 1000.Empower the homeless people to make changes by allowing them to learn a trade.Ignoring the homelessness problem will not cause it to go away. Ignoring it causes it to grow. Helping the homeless find jobs and homes that are affordable.Caseworkers to help the homeless fill out applications for jobs and housing per 1000.Find supporters to teach trade or on-the-job training programs per 1000.Mental health programs, detox programs, counseling programs per 1000.Cleaning the streets for everyone. Find sponsors and mentors to give the homeless shelter a support system that treats them with respect and as an individual per 1000.ReburicReburic: Did your classmate include the person(s) responsible for collecting and the analyzing data? In your response explain whether or not you agree or disagree with their suggestions and why you agree or disagree. Provide an explanation, ideally supported with scholarly articles, on why you feel the way you do.