Theoriginal contribution, an open-ended project, demonstrates your ability to create a unique product to support your field of study. No pre-approval is required.
Your original contribution is the key to advancing your field of study. When creating this, think about the hot topics, trends, and areas where gaps in knowledge exist. As a professional, it is your (new) responsibility to minimize these gaps by contributing thoughts and evidence-based practices that will further the understanding of others.
For this submission, you will create an original project demonstrating expertise in your field. Although it may contain up to 25% of a previously completed course assignment, the product should exhibit a significant expansion of the initial idea.
This week, you will share your original contribution and a summary of the contribution.
Step 1.Select a project idea and think about why you chose this particular project and how it is connected to your ACE coursework and your professional growth.
Examples:
- Submit an article for publication in a professional, peer-reviewed journal.
- Contribute to a professional newsletter, and post to a professional website.
- Conduct a professional development training session for your school/city/professional organization (documented with agenda/PowerPoint/evaluations as all three are required).
- Present at a professional conference.
- Create a professional multimedia presentation and share your work through an online platform or comparable form of communication/media.
- Create your own blog or webpage to post your contribution (your name must be posted as the author).
Step 2.Complete your project on the most authentic format. It may contain up to 25% of a previously completed course assignment but should exhibit a significant expansion of the initial idea.
Step 3.Write a summary of the project not to exceed 1 page. Describe the logistics of the plan (when, where, how, for whom it was designed, etc.). Also, describe why you chose this particular project and how it is connected to your ACE coursework. No APA-formatted in-text citations or references are necessary.
Step 4.Submit your original contribution and summary to the assignment in two consecutive submissions.
Submission 1 –Original Contribution
Submit your original contribution using the appropriate assignment submission type (i.e., File Upload, Web URL, or Text Entry)
Submission 2 – Summary
Submit your summary using the File Uploads assignment submission type.
ACTION PLAN
THE MENTAL HEALTH
STRUGGLE IN THE NYC DOE
Racquel Baudanza
American College of Education
ED5313 – School and Community Issues
Professor Katia Chamberlain
February 5, 2023
The COVID-19 Pandemic has
increased the need of support
for mental health issues in our
New York City Department of
Education
ISSUE
Students, now more than ever,
need additional services and
providers to improve the over
mental health status of the
community
Sophia Chang on Comptroller DiNapoli’s
NYC DOE audit:
“The review found that the vast majority of
the city’s 1,600 schools have a dire
shortage of counselors and social workers
to help students whose mental health has
deteriorated in the pandemic” (2022).
In order to provide students and families
with the mental health support they
need, collaboration of professionals is
necessary.
BRIDGING THE GAPINTERPROFESSIONAL
APPROACH
Interprofessional approach – All
professionals within a school building,
such as educators, guidance counselors,
social workers, administrators, etc., must
work together to acknowledge this
mental health issue and provide support
to students and families.
EMPLOYING
JUPITER
• JUPITER Ed. is an internet program
utilized by schools to improve the
student’s learning experience, while
streamlining all grading,
communication, decisions making,
curriculum development, etc.,
throughout a school building.
✓
Help students learn more and learn faster with
interactive, engaging content, and stay on top
of their homework
✓
Help parents stay informed and involved in
their children’s education
✓
Help teachers monitor their students’
progress, collaborate on curriculum, and
spend less time on grading and data entry
✓
Help administrators make more informed
decisions, and operate more efficiently on
limited budgets
• JUPITER Ed’s missions are listed to
the right:
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
• A major factor for mental health in schools is acknowledging the
need for support.
• Jupiter allows students, parents, and all school professionals to
increase communication, streamlining all information exchange
to one platform. This allows concerns from all parties to be heard
and acknowledged, with features such as message alerts.
• JUPITER Ed. also allows service providers within the school to
engage in conversations with families and offer additional
support/services within the school, as well as outside providers.
OVERALL IMPROVEMENT
Not everyone is trained to diagnose or identify mental
health issues, however, if all educators and
professionals within the school community are held
accountable to providing mental health support and
communicate the need for additional services, the
overall health and wellness of the NYC DOE
communities can be improved greatly.
REFERENCES
About Jupiter. (n.d.). Retrieved February 5, 2023, fromhttps://www.jupitered.com/about.php
DiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do more to combat mental health crisis among
youth. Office of the New York State Comptroller. (2022, August 18). Retrieved January
22, 2023, from https://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nycdepartment-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youth
Nyberg, J., & Hemberg, J. (2022). Care Leaders’ Experiences of Collaboration between
Healthcare Professions in Primary Care: An Explorative Qualitative Study. International
Journal of Caring Sciences, 15(2), 739–751.
Health Education Intervention Plan on
Infant Mortality in African-Americans
Racquel Baudanza
American College of Education
HLTH5413 – Principles and Practice in Health Education
Professor Jodi Boling
March 18, 2023
Leading Causes of Infant Mortality
Infant Mortality
Rates in African
American Culture
❑ The issue of infant mortality within the
African American population is 2.4
times higher than that of its Caucasian
counterparts.
❑ According to the Office of Minority
Reports (n.d.), low birthweight,
congenital malformations, SIDS,
unintentional injuries, and maternal
complications are the leading causes
of infant mortality.
Infant deaths and mortality rates for the top 5 leading causes
of death for African Americans, 2020 (Rates per 100,000 live
births)
Cause of Death # Non(By rank)
Hispanic
Black
Deaths
NonHispanic
Black Death
Rate
# NonNonNonHispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic
White
White Death Black /
Deaths
Rate
NonHispanic
White
Ratio
(1) Low
birthweight
1,136
214.4
1,040
56.4
3.8
(2) Congenital
malformations
705
133.1
1, 976
107.2
1.2
(3) Sudden
infant death
syndrome (SIDS)
472
89.1
563
30.5
2.9
(4) Accidents
(unintentional
injuries)
375
70.8
547
29.7
2.3
(5) Maternal
Complications
337
63.6
370
20.1
3.2
Source: CDC 2022. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2020 Period Linked Birth/Infant
Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports. Table 2
Community Coalition
Action Theory
“The Community Coalition Action Theory
builds on the Interorganizational
Relations Theory and other theories
by adding coalitions because of their
wide use among health educators”
(Koomey, 2020).
Promotes collaboration through
relationships, partnerships, and social
support that enables learning to develop
through the understanding and
influence of community.
Utilizes coalitions/organizations as
resources to educate, evaluate, promote
change and encourage new members to
unify.
Source: Community Coalition Action Theory: Introducing an Interventional
Application to Confronting Covid-19 -Scientific Figure on ResearchGate
Applying The Community Coalition Action Theory
❑ Most effective group/community-based theory for health behavior change.
❑ Theory constructs:
❑ Stages of development
❑ Community context
❑ Lead agency or convener group
❑ Coalition membership
❑ Operations and processes
❑ Leadership,staffing, structure
❑ External resources
❑ Member engagement
❑ Assessment and planning
❑ Organization of strategies
❑ Community change outcomes
❑ Health and social outcomes
Community/Group Mapping: Decreasing Infant Mortality
Concept
Definition
Application
Empowerment
Social action process for people to gain
mastery over their lives and the lives of their
communities
Educating mothers on infant mortality rates, the common causes
and how to reduce the risk of the occurrence.
Critical
Consciousness
A consciousness based on reflection and
action in making change
Promote communication and dialogue amongst coalition
members to acknowledge the truth behind the rates of infant
mortality within their community. Enable open dialogue
expressing experiences, questions, doubts and worries about
infant mortality rate and its causes within the population.
Community Capacity
Community characteristics affecting the
ability to identify, mobilize, and address
problems
Work together in groups to identify the causes of infant mortality
in the community. Present prompts and problem-solving scenarios
to establish understanding of how to reduce infant mortality rates
in the community.
Issue Selection
Identifying winnable and specific targets of
change that unify and build community
strength
Establish health criteria for members of the population to meet in
order to improve health behaviors to reduce infant mortality rates
(mother and child health, prenatal health, poverty, etc.)
Participation and
Relevance
Community organizing should “start where
the people are” and engage community
members as equals.
Community members work together to establish their needs and
understand where improvements can be made and how they can
get there by utilizing the provided resources and support of the
coalition and unified agencies.
Meaningful
Community
Engagement
For the Community Coalition Action Theory to be
effective, these factors must be acknowledged throughout
the process.
❑ Engagement of whole community
❑ Establish meaningful conversation with members and
their feelings regarding the health issue at hand
❑ Provide activities that are beneficial for community
members
❑ Create opportunities for members to develop lifelong
skills, not just for activity purposes
❑ Utilize agencies that provide beneficial input to
community education and skill development
❑ Continuous evaluation and improvement
Source: Turin TC, Chowdhury N, Haque S, et al., Meaningful and deep community engagement
efforts for pragmatic research and beyond: engaging with an immigrant/racialised community on
equitable access to care. BMJ Global Health 2021;6:e006370.
Health Education & Intervention Plan
4 stages of Health Education &
Intervention Program:
Awareness
Awareness: Identifying the health issue and need
within a community. Establishing an understanding of
the population and making them aware of the issue
and the necessity for change.
Adoption: Establish potential solutions for the health
issue in the target community. Gather a team of
community members that are unified in making a
change and begin to form a plan of action.
Adoption
Implementation
Institutionalize
Health Education & Intervention Plan (2)
Implementation: Putting the agenda and activities into action. Educating
community members on causes of the community health issue,
participating in behavioral change activities, enabling access to
healthcare and health resources, improving awareness exposure and
encouraging continuous training programs.
Institutionalize: The program is fully integrated within the community.
Continuous re-evaluation of the program to improve and modify if
needed to ensure continual adherence. May include incentives for
adoption. Legislation for this program may be proposed to ensure
community improvement.
Reducing Infant Mortality Rates in the African American Population
The community/group model most suitable for this health education and intervention plan in The
Community Coalition Action Theory. In order to reduce the infant mortality rates within the African
American population would be most effective by utilizing the constructs of this theory. In order to be
effective, a group model must highlight collaborations, communication, social support, and treatments
based on data and research. By utilizing a model where the entire community is supporting a common
causes, have definitive goals and can participate in culminating important health behavior changes
that save lives, lifelong health and wellness improvements can be made. It is essential for communities
to support each other, advocate for their own health, with the support of professional agencies that
have a common interest in them.
References
❑ Community Coalition Action Theory: Introducing an Interventional Application to Confronting Covid-19 – Scientific Figure on
ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-Community-Coalition-Action-Theory
CCAT_fig1_350899592 [accessed 21 Mar, 2023]
❑ Glanz, K., Rimer, B., & Viswanath, K. (2008). Health behavior and health education: Theory, research, and practice (4th ed.).
Jossey-Bass.
❑ Koomey, C. (2020). Across an Organization [online lecture/canvas]. American College of Education.
https://ace.instructure.com/courses/1858345/external_tools/118428
❑ Office of Minority Health. Infant Mortality and African Americans – The Office of Minority Health. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=4&lvlid=23
❑ The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. (2014, August 24). Low birthweight. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Retrieved
from https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/low-birthweight
❑ Turin TC, Chowdhury N, Haque S, et al., Meaningful and deep community engagement efforts for pragmatic research and
beyond: engaging with an immigrant/racialised community on equitable access to care. BMJ Global
Health 2021;6:e006370.
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