Why is information on health literacy essential for this group?
Children and young adults from the ages of 2 to 7, 9 to 12, and 14 to 18 are considered to be in their formative years that set the foundation for a person’s inclination towards eating particular types of food (White, Rehkopf & Mortensen, 2016). Health literacy at this stage is important since it helps to prevent cases where a child develops unhealthy eating habits that carry well into adulthood.
What is the initial step you would take before designing the program?
The initial step I would take would be to determine what sort of diet these kids, pre-teens, and young adults have. This can be done via the use of surveys or personal interviews. Knowing what they eat on a regular basis is essential in helping them to understand the pros and cons of eating particular food groups.
What role/function would you play at the beginning of the assessment phase?
During the initial part of the assessment phase, I would act as a disseminator of information. I would be there to provide all the necessary data to help children in knowing more about their bodies, what to do to have a healthy lifestyle and what sort of actions would lead to being self-sufficient when it comes to making proper dietary choices.
What role/function would you play at the end of the program?
At the end of the program, my role/function would be to evaluate whether the participants remembered anything from the discussion that was given. This is an important stage in the process since, without assessing whether any information has been internalized or not, it would be difficult to determine if the program did what it set out to accomplish.
What additional resources would be needed to implement this program?
Some additional resources that would be greatly appreciated would come in the form of various medical health professionals that would give more information to the participants. This can manifest in the form of their experiences dealing with patients suffering from preventable health issues such as obesity as well as explaining the decline in the quality of a person’s life if they do not take care of their health.