Directions: Develop an educational series proposal for your community using one of the following four topics:
1) Bioterrorism/Disaster
2) Environmental Issues
3) Primary Prevention/Health Promotion
4) Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population
Planning Before Teaching:
Name and Credentials of Teacher:
Tamarra Matos
Estimated Time Teaching Will Last:
10 minutes of speech, 15 minutes of activity and 10 minutes of discussion
Location of Teaching:
Pinelands Library
39 Allen Avenue
08055 Medford, NJ
Supplies, Material, Equipment Needed:
21 Pamphlets, 3 glasses, sugar
Estimated Cost:
$18.00
Community and Target Aggregate:
15 Girl Scout Troop members and 6 parents.
Topic: Healthy eating to prevent childhood obesity.
Epidemiological Rationale for Topic (statistics related to topic):
Nursing Diagnosis:
Knowledge deficit related to unhealthy selections of foods that lead to obesity.
Alteration in self-care related to difficulty accepting lifestyle change; knowledge deficit; insufficient resources.
Readiness for Learning: Identify the factors that would indicate the readiness to learn for the target aggregate. Include emotional and experiential readiness to learn.
This group is in the preplanning stage of readiness to learn. The factors that the teacher assessed in this community’s readiness to learn were perceived needs, interests and concerns, educational background, maturation level and age, degree of motivation and cultural social economic factors. The group showed emotional readiness by verbalizing the desire to learn about healthy diet and physical activity. Possible issues with the children include becoming disruptive or becoming distracted. This issue will be dealt with by getting the child to answer a question or volunteer to be a part of the activity.
Learning Theory to Be Utilized: Explain how the theory will be applied. The teacher will start the presentation by showing examples of