In this activity, you will reflect on the impact of community health workers as key players in a community-based intervention program for a rural aging community. 

Step 1: Review

Study the given scenario below. 

Step 2: Respond

Prepare a 500-900 word email correspondence about:

1. Initial outcomes of the program

• Different roles carried out by facilitators and other collaborators
• How does each role/function contribute to the overall success of the program?
• What are the indicators that the participants have benefited from working with the facilitators?
• Impact of the intervention program on the participants
• What significant differences did the intervention program make in the community?
• How are the facilitators and other collaborators accountable for the success rate of the program?
• What modifications need to be made to increase the impact of the program in the event that it will be re-implemented or replicated?

• What new goals can be incorporated into the program related to substance use/abuse, and alcoholism?
• What additional roles/responsibilities can be explored to increase workforce participation in relation to achieving the new goals?
• How can the members of the community, including those who did not participate (e.g. teenage groups, younger adults), benefit from the “improved” program?

Step 3: Share

To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

Step 4: Interact

To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least two posts made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to the forum.”

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”