“Disability” covers a wide range of conditions. Some are congenital physical conditions while others stem from a physical injury later in life. Other types of disabilities relate to an individual’s ability to learn or process information, while still others relate to mental illness. Each type of disability has a set of considerations that you should take into account when planning health education and health behavior change programs. For instance, individuals with a fatal degenerative disorder may have special psychological support needs in addition to physical limitations that manifest daily or sporadically. Being aware of these considerations can help you plan the most effective health education and health behavior change programs possible. It will also help inform the strategies that you would use to market such a program.
Note: This week’s resources include example interventions in the hearing and visually impaired populations, respectively, but you should reference other interventions you’ve found pertaining to your chosen disability population for discussion.
To prepare:
Choose a specific disability population and research specific issues related to this group. Consider how these issues could affect the design and implementation of a health behavior change program and how you could market to this population.
By Day 4
Post a description of the disability population you selected. Then describe two challenges that might arise when implementing a health education or social marketing campaign for this group. Describe possible ways to address the challenges you identified, and explain why each might be effective. Be specific and support your response with references to the Learning Resources.
Read a selection of your classmates’ postings.
By Day 6
Respond to at least one of your colleagues’ postings. Respond in one or more of the following ways:
Ask a probing question.
Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
Offer and support an opinion.
Validate an idea with your own experience.
Make a suggestion.
Expand on your colleague’s posting.
Support your post and responses with reference to this week’s Learning Resources and other relevant scholarly literature.
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