TRAIN THE TRAINER
Scenario
Imagine that you have been tasked by your supervisor to develop an educational tool (pamphlet, infographic, or poster) that other trainers could use to disseminate information to their constituents. Once you have developed the tool, you have been asked to create a brief plan of action with relevant talking points that will be used to train health educators to deliver this information to family members and other caregivers.
Instructions
You will be graded on how well you demonstrate the following criteria:
Use prevalence and incidence data related to a specific chronic or infectious disease found in public health databases.
Discuss how socioeconomic factors can affect the rates of diseases and prevention in disadvantaged communities.
Discuss potential ethical issues surrounding disadvantaged groups in the community.
Develop talking points a health educator can use to discuss a public health issue with caregivers.
Suggest additional educational resources to further understanding of a public health issue.
Create a public health information piece for family members and caregivers that is clearly written, well organized, and generally free of form and structural errors.
Preparation
BRFSS Website Data
Navigate to the BRFSS website and select a state you wish to review (this may be your home state). Find the chronic health indicators from 2016 on a topic you find interesting.
Review this information and take notes, as you will need this information for your educational tool.
Minority Health Survey
Navigate to the Minority Health Survey website linked in Resources and complete the following:
Select the same state you chose above (on the BRFSS website).
Review the information regarding minority health.
Make note of the diseases/conditions they focus on.
Review this information and make notes for your educational tool.
Educational Tool
Develop an educational tool (pamphlet, infographic, or poster) to help in training another trainer. Include the following elements in your tool:
Overview of the information found on BRFSS.
Visual representations of the data you reviewed (graphs, charts, and images).
Key findings on the disease, including rates, incidence, prevalence, and so forth.
Preventative actions that can be taken.
At risk groups identified (age, gender, race, et cetera).
Action Plan and Talking Points
Write up a 1–2 page plan of action to train health educators on how to use the tool. This should include:
Description of groups of people that should be focused upon, such as disadvantaged groups.
How the information should be presented (where, when, how, to whom, in what fashion, as well as poster presentation, pamphlets handed out, and so forth).
Talking points for the trainee as guidelines for how to use the tool when they meet with family members and caregivers.
Additional Requirements
Tool Format: Depending on the format selected (pamphlet, infographic, or poster), create a document that meets the needs of your intended audience. As with all professional handouts, keep it simple, clean, and concise.
References: Provide links to resources a public health educator could use for further information. Format these references using APA style. Add these resources to the Action Plan and Talking Points document.
Note: In the real world, you would not include in-text citations in a pamphlet tool, but it is reasonable to include a list of references in APA in other types of handouts.
