Discuss the factors and approach you will use to develop a professional partnership with your selected site. What is the importance of collaborating with other healthcare professionals in order to establish trusting relationships to gain commitment for mobilizing health initiatives? 

Most community educational projects are developed in collaboration with other healthcare professionals and the affected population, rather than by community health nurses alone. Community engagement leads to the development of culturally sensitive and appropriate educational projects that are accepted to members of any population. Community engagement also strengthens relationships and connections with healthcare providers, thus creating a greater sense of community.

Utilizing the collaborative effort of healthcare professionals, facilities, organizations, and service providers in community engagement enhances health outcomes. Community health nurses who partner with local health departments, home health agencies, schools, community centers, volunteer organizations, adult daycare providers, and others is essential to creating a community engagement strategy.

In this course you will be conducting an educational presentation in the community. In this first module you will determine your site for the presentation. PLEASE NOTE: The site must be in community. Your presentation cannot be delivered to healthcare professionals or in the hospital setting or during your personal work hours.

 Learning Materials

Clark, M. J. (2015). Population and Community Health Nursing (6th ed.). Pearson. ISBN: 9780133859591. Read Chapter 15. 

Discussion Question:

Answer both of the following questions honestly and professionally:

1. Discuss the factors and approach you will use to develop a professional partnership with your selected site.
2. What is the importance of collaborating with other healthcare professionals in order to establish trusting relationships to gain commitment for mobilizing health initiatives? 

Your initial posting should be 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be a minimum of 200 words in length.