Running head: CREATING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 1

Creating Healthy Communities

Erin Flores

Arizona State University

PPE 310: Healthy Learning Communities

Janet Barrone

Signature Assignment Detailed Outline

4/15/2018
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Creating Healthy Communities

Living a healthy lifestyle can be difficult to manage if you don’t feel like you have the time or a

lack of support. Professionals that work at a school site have very busy lives trying to balance

work responsibilities and a home life, along with possible other jobs. The company Creating

Healthy Communities is focused on supporting and providing the necessary information to

schools to help the community create and live a healthy lifestyle. The company focused on

teaching the importance of nutrition and physical exercise, however, these are only two of the

key elements that are taught. The company will also teach about social, emotional, spiritual, and

intellectual health these concepts help create a more balanced healthy individual. The program's

goal is to create a fully rounded person as well as the community. Studies show that those who

participate in a healthy community are more likely to continue on through their journey. This

program will outline what and how the lessons will be taught as well as the needed support that

will be available to the teachers and administration. Issues that could present themselves are lack

of support as well as lack of interest. The importance of support within the community as well as

communication is outlined below and will prove imperative to the success of the program. The

goal of Creating Healthy Communities is to support and educate the school on healthy lifestyles

so that they understand the importance and pass the information on to their students.

Literature Review

Schadur, M. A., Kienzle, R., & Rodwell, J. J. (2008, November). The Relationship between

Organizational Climate and Employee Perceptions of Involvement. Retrieved from Sage

Journals: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1059601199244005

The purpose of this research article is to examine the relationship between the employee's

perception and their involvement in the organization. This article examines the importance of
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involving the employees is decisions as well as matters that concern them and their work. The

methods that were used to collect the data were surveys. 269 employees at a company were

surveyed, they were specifically asked about three different variables participation in decision

making, teamwork, and communications. The idea is that the more the employees are involved in

the decision-making process, or perceived to be involved, the more active they are in their roles

within the company. The results were that the commitment of the employees can be predicted

based on the communication within the company as well as the teamwork and participation

among the employees. Essentially, if the employees of a company are team players as well as

have a voice in what happens in their job the more committed they are to the work.

Collins, A. M., Hislop, D., & Cartwright, S. (2016, July 12). Social support in the workplace

between teleworkers, office‐based colleagues, and supervisors. Retrieved from Wiley

Online Library: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ntwe.12065

This article focuses on the social support among workers in a company. “Within that

realm, the workplace relationships that individuals engage in with peers, subordinates,

supervisors, and customers are important factors shaping people's experience of work” as well as

their wiliness to be successful within the job. The support that colleges feel with one another is a

key indicator of satisfaction within the job. This also demonstrates that social support within a

company is imperative for the success of the company as well as the happiness of the employees.

The data was collected via questionnaire where the employees were asked a series of question

focused on the social relations within the company. The results were that employees who have

strong social connections with others were more comfortable in their jobs as well as the positive

nature of the environment. The employees who showed low social support felt excluded as well

as less likely to support those around them.

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Naidoo, J., & Wills, J. (2016). Foundations For Health Promotion. ELSEVIER.

The purpose of this book is to illustrate the need for Health Promotion as well as the

different setting that would benefit from the promotion of health. The information was collected

via research from the WHO and United Nations. The book outlines and describes that the school

setting would be a beneficial setting to implement health promotion programs because it is an

educational setting as well as reaches a wide audience. “The school is seen as a total

environment in which many aspects affect the health of its pupils and staff” this includes the

environment itself, organizations, as well as any programs already in place. The research also

focuses on the physical, mental and social well-being of those within the environment and how

promotions of good health can be worked into the environmental setting.

Esquivel, M. K., Nigg, C., Falkowski, M. K., Braun, K. L., Li, F., & Novotny, R. (2016, may).

Influence of Teachers' Personal Health Behaviors on Operationalizing Obesity

Prevention Policy in Head Start Preschools: A Project of the Children's Healthy Living

Program (CHL). Retrieved from Journal of Nutritional Education and Behavior:

https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(16)00071-3/fulltext

The article quantifies the influence a teacher can have in the health and wellness of his/her

classroom. The data was collected over several months and many different components were

used to collect the data. The different components used were physical changes, policy and food

change, as well as training for the staff. The outcome of the interventions was varied however

further analysis discovered that the teachers who reported better personal results also had better

classroom results. Overall, this intervention shows the effect a teacher’s personal health can have

on his/her classroom. It also demonstrates that health intervention at the teacher and

administration level is key to creating a healthy community within a school.

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Synthesis of Literature

The research papers, articles, and books that were collected all came to very positive

conclusions. Each different article had different topics that were being reviewed, the first being

the need for communication between employees. This information is most helpful when going

into a community to change or better a certain aspect. It is important to realize that when any

given person or company goes into another to forcibly change anything they will be met with

resistance. By working with the community and using communication the best result will be

meet for both sides with the least amount of resistance. For the Creating Healthy Communities

Program to be successful there are many different aspects that need to be met, but as shown by

the research it is possible and it will succeed. As stated in the social support “, the workplace

relationships that individuals engage in with peers, subordinates, supervisors, … are important

factors” (Collins, Hislop, & Cartwright, 2016). When creating change in any community there

will need to be support among those involved, and for the program to be successful the support

system needs to be present or effort needs to be made to create the support system. The

remaining articles demonstrate the possible outcome of the program is implemented. Creating a

healthy community of the teachers and administrators will positively affect their work as well as

the students within the school.

All of the data collected showed a similar theme which was the more connected and

positive the environment is the better outcomes it yields. According to a study conducted by the

Harvard business review “Wellbeing comes from one place, and one place only — a positive

culture.” (Seppala & Carmeron, 2015). For employees the environment is most important the

same study indicated that work environments that are high stress negatively effect the
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productivity as well as physical health of the employees. This is why it is important, for the

program to be successful, that the environment is positive and supportive. Throughout the

different articles supported the idea that the social and emotional support is needed within the

community as well as the effective nature of introducing a healthy lifestyle program. The goal of

the program is to better the lives of the employees however an end result is for the teachers to

use their knowledge gained and pass it down to their students and how they structure their class.

This idea is also supported by the information collected, it illustrated that a program like

Creating Healthy Communities can be successful as well as what is needed to do so.

Practical Implications

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Conclusion

The program was set up so that the individuals will have the tools to continue down the

path of pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Although the program is strongly structured for a span of 6

months the goal is to continue. While looking at the program and how to shape it for the first

year to year in a half, the goal is to continue providing workshops for the staff that center around

healthy cooking as well as physical exercise. Based on past experiences there is a greater rate of

success if the staff is able to receive continued support in the nutrition and physical aspects. For

example, during development days allow time for “Nutrition Check Points”, during this time the

staff can learn new easy healthy recipes as well as widen their knowledge of the nutritional value

of food. Along with the “Nutrition Check Points” there has been a great success with provided

teachers once a week an exercise class that can teach them new ways of working out that they

can do during the week, then come back and learns more. This way teachers receive the support
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they want and don’t become disinterested in doing the same thing over and over again. During

that same time frame, the company will also work with the administration to schedule in

structured time for the students to get up and move during the day. By allowing the students this

time it helps better the focus, which in turn creates a stronger learning environment. As the

program moves into the third, fourth, and fifth year the goal of the company is to provide the

school with the tools needed to continue on their own. This is not meant to leave immediately but

to gradually pull back and allow the teachers and administrators to take over the different classes.

Ultimately creating a Healthy Learning Community that supports a mental and physical healthy

learning community. The company, Healthy Communities Incorporated, itself is not meant to

provide support forever but to support and help the community grow so that it will support itself

and become intertwined in the everyday lives of the staff and students.
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References

Collins, A. M., Hislop, D., & Cartwright, S. (2016, July 12). Social support in the workplace

between teleworkers, office‐based colleagues and supervisors. Retrieved from Wiley

Online Library : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ntwe.12065

Esquivel, M. K., Nigg, C., Fiailkowski, M. K., Braun, K. L., Li, F., & Novotny, R. (2016, may).

Influence of Teachers' Personal Health Behaviors on Operationalizing Obesity

Prevention Policy in Head Start Preschools: A Project of the Children's Healthy Living

Program (CHL). Retrieved from Journal of Nutritional Education and Behavior:

https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(16)00071-3/fulltext

Naidoo, J., & Wills, J. (2016). Foundations For Health Promotion . ELSEVIER.

Schadur, M. A., Kienzle , R., & Rodwell, J. J. (2008, Novemeber). The Relationship between

Organizational Climate and Employee Perceptions of Involvement. Retrieved from Sage

Journals: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1059601199244005

Seppala, E., & Carmeron, K. (2015, December 1). Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More

Productive. Retrieved from Harverd Business Review: Proof That Positive Work Cultures

Are More Productive

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