Question

Sam is a health educator who works with international populations to increase awareness for safe sexual practices among adolescent age groups in two foreign countries. Sam is not able to travel to these respective sites and instead, will rely upon technology to deliver the health education program. Both populations are served by health education centers that have facilities available for teleconferencing as well as videoconferencing to allow Sam to engage with the target audience. Furthermore, at each respective site, there is a health education coordinator who is responsible for maintaining group webpages for sources of information. Sam can upload relevant program materials to these webpages and the audiences can access the materials for participation.

Sam is aware that most program participants do not have viable technology equipment at home and are fully dependent on the health education center for access to program materials. In an effort to serve individual participants more personally and specifically, Sam would like to institute a revised strategy. In her proposal, the health education coordinator would visit the homes of the member participants to conduct short interviews with their parents. In fulfilling this element of the program, Sam is considering using a tablet with an integrated camera. The health education coordinator will then enable video chat features to conduct the interviews with participants in their home.

What considerations should Sam keep in mind when utilizing various forms of technology tools for the practice of health education?

For this Discussion, consider the types of technology tools that you are familiar with and that you might be able to incorporate into a health education program. For example, if you use a smart phone/mobile phone, consider how sending health education content via text messages may be an effective way to reach a certain population. Consider social networking sites that you might use in the delivery of health education. Reflect on how these types of technology tools may hinder health education delivery if working with an underserved population.

Answer 1

While using technology tools for practising health education Sam must ensure that

1.connectivity is proper

2. Communication most important interactive session is there between the two.

3. People participation is must . It must not be time consuming for them but they should be eager to attend the session.

Other technology tools Sam can incorporate are

1 very well mentioned about mobile phones. As they are available everywhere and anywhere.

2. Tablets if possible for some people to afford .

3. Sharing of videos, links, broadcasting text messages over phone.

4. Conducting webinars where people gather together for the session and co ordinator will anchor the talk.

5. Zoom meetings where people are free to give their opinions and the communication becomes stronger.

6 . Social networking sites like Facebook, twitter, Instagram where Sam can create pages which are viewed by these viewers.

7. Creating blogs.

Underserved populations may come for public meetings for the message to reach to them if not supported with tech tools.