Responsibility 2

Plan Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs

Competency A: Involve people and organizations in program planning
Sub-competency 3 - Obtain commitments from individuals who will be involved

At the beginning of my internship in late January, I was very active in the Minnesota Asthma Coalition, a state-wide coalition in Minnesota that deals with asthma issues around schools, public facilities, and homes.  During the first meeting that I attended, I was responsible for writing down the minutes for that session.  I was then in charge of putting together a sub-committee to develop an Asthma 101 training for school nurses.  To organize this, I used a nice online tool called "Doodle."  Doodle is a nice way to organize and obtain commitments from people since it lays out all possible days and times that people are available, then lets the user know which day and time works the best for everyone.

Competency A: Involve people and organizations in program planning
Sub-competency 4 - Develop plans for promoting collaborative efforts among health agencies and organizations with mutual interests

I worked with Jan and the Minnesota Asthma Coalition to plan upcoming events such as World Asthma Day, and the Asthma 101 training for school nurses.  There were a wide range of professions in this coalition, so it was a great way to network with different people and obtain different resources.  It was also great since everyone in this coalition obviously had the same goal in mind: to improve/reduce the occurrence of asthma in Minnesota.