Pen-3 Model Health Promotion

As described by Luquis (2014) the PEN-3 model, contributes to health promotion within ethnic and minority communities by including the cultural aspects of the community in the health education plan. Originally created to address the disease prevention of HIV/AIDS in Africa, the PEN-3 program consists of three domains or parts, each with a cultural approach (Luquis, 2014). The Pen-3 model incorporates the practices and beliefs of the community into the plan and focuses on the positive and unique qualities with in the different cultures. The PEN-3 model works well when discussing the health promotion needs of the Hispanic diabetic community.
Within the first of three domains is the concept of perceptions. When working with the Hispanic population