This paper explores the role of advocate and nurse leader in promoting an initiative that positively impacts the community needs, addresses a Healthy People 2020 goal/objective, supports gaps in service in the community and provides a reflection on the practice experience.

The paper should include 10 – 12 pages of content (excluding title page and reference list) and address all the following criteria.

*A minimum of 5 scholarly articles are to be used to substantiate findings and support conclusions. Scholarly articles integrated within the Population Focused Care paper should come from the most current nursing or related literature (published no more than 5 years ago) but may be older if a seminal source or where there is a gap in the literature; at least one reference used within the Population Focused Care paper should come from a discipline outside nursing.

Title of Project (Include the Vulnerable Population Served)
Introduction: provide an overview of your practice experience, the location of the selected community, and the vulnerable population addressed.(see additional uploads).
Summary and analysis of statistical data
Summarize the findings of the statistical data retrieved for the Comprehensive Community Assessment (see additional uploads).
Discuss the strengths, weaknesses, health needs, and conditions that exist in selected community
Describe the aggregate (vulnerable population) at-need or at-risk and two (2) community health problems they face.
Formulate an appropriate community diagnosis for the selected community and give rationale for this diagnosis.
Discuss how this diagnosis aligns with a Healthy People 2020 goal and Leading Health Indicator.(see additional uploads).
Description of Advocacy and Leadership
Address gaps between what individuals and/or families in the community identify as their need for resources, support, and services and what is available to them.
Describe the health promotional initiative implemented to promote advocacy and/or change. Address gaps between what is identified as a need and what is available in the community.
Identify the leadership role utilized to promote the health promotion initiative to positively impact community needs and support gaps of service.
Describe the evaluation process used to determine the effectiveness of your initiative.
Reflection and Conclusion
Identify the C/PHN competency you used to meet the goals of the practice experience.
Discuss what you learned about the community
Discuss the revelations you had during the practice experience regarding the needs of your community.
Describe how this information will or will not influence your own nursing practice and role as a professional nurse.
Summarize the role you believe you can play as an advocate to promote population focused care. Summarize your findings and highlight key discoveries from this experiential activity.
Scholarly Writing:

Use clear structure as outlined in the assignment.
Language is graceful, clear, concise, error-free, and skillfully communicates meaning to reader(s).
Paper is well written organized, and within page limit.
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct
Conforms to APA standards for citations and references