Evidence Based Public Health Case Study

As I approach the midpoint of my internship at the Caringkind Alzheimer and Dementia organization, I gained a better sense of understanding and clarity at the competencies needed in order to run a successful business. These areas can range from observing a staff that possessed competencies that exuded a presence of confidence, and professionalism while presenting material to the community at need. But the most notable competency was their ability to simplify highly technical medical jargon terminology to simpler terms that may confuse community individuals based on subject matter. While these are just a few of the admirable characteristics that I hope to develop for myself while experiencing the support system that this organization has …show more content…
The first characteristic mentioned involves making decisions using the best peer reviewed evidence. This was observed during the monthly mandatory training session that I was required to attend while as stated earlier, there was a reemphasized statement on the difficulty of assigning specific dementia symptoms and stages to different individuals. While there is still no cure and only an estimation from rigorous qualitative and quantitative research studies as to how fast or slow Alzheimer's or Dementia progresses in an individual, this shines a light on the need for more research. This encompasses partnerships with other organizations, additional funds to continue programs, and the promotion of individuals to come forward for testing of the …show more content…
I was instructed during my internship meetups with my supervisor to identify and gain contact information from all attendees which would in turn, provide me with a sense of how different stakeholders could be contacted. These would be stakeholders that ranged from community board members, residents, councilmen, to the highly positioned borough president representative. I believe that that the progress that I have done and made to this point has shown my supervisor that I am capable of such valuable competencies required to become a leader. One article that used an agency capacity model describes networking as a crucial aspect in that agencies require its workers to identify potential funding partnerships that would correspond to the agency's mission(Collins, C pg.S20). A task that comes to mind that occurred recently involved attending my first senior citizens health fair in which my supervisor allowed me to attend and represent Caringkind without supervision. After setting up the station as to where I would be displaying the Caringkind brochures and information, I had an overwhelming feeling of ownership and responsibility to ensure that I did not make any unsure factual statements about the disease or organization that was not stated in the seminars, training and documentation that I have