Health promotion in a community necessitates collaboration between healthcare providers and other stakeholders to ensure that the population’s health needs are met. The nurse is in charge of identifying community problems, developing solutions, and implementing specific actions to help alleviate the problems. Community elders and leaders, corporate institutions with a strong community interest, non-profit organizations with a strong community interest, and other hospitals and healthcare institutions are all potential partners for the nurse (Melo & Alves, 2019). The role of the nurse includes drawing the attention of stakeholders to the problem and encouraging community participation in problem solving. Workshops and the distribution of flyers and other promotional materials to emphasize the importance of participation.
Appraising community resources is critical because it informs nurses about what can help in the pursuit of health promotion. Non-profit and religious resources in the community are valuable assets because they can support interventions and initiatives designed to address community problems (Alves et al., 2021). Support can include assisting in the mobilization of resources required in the problem-solving process, advocating for the recommended interventions, and even removing barriers to the selected interventions. Furthermore, the assets can aid in profiling the community and determining what to prioritize in terms of health promotion.
Alves, O. M. A., Moreira, J. P., & Santos, P. C. (2021). Developing community partnerships for primary healthcare: an integrative review on management challenges. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 14(4), 965-983.
Melo, P., & Alves, O. (2019). Community empowerment and community partnerships in nursing decision-making. In Healthcare (7)2, p. 76.
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