Promotion, Prevention, Evaluation and Results Program (PPER Program)
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Raúl García
Rinaldi Foundation
Dr. Raúl García Rinaldi Foundation
Dr. Raúl García Rinaldi Foundation
(787) 725-4065
PO Box 8816 San Juan Puerto Rico 009010-0816
FIRST STAGE: Identify the manor in the municipality of Juncos and develop the study of needs. The study has four evaluations:
- Social- It includes five questions about age, gender, occupation and volunteer work.
- Epidemiological- It includes nine questions about health status, health conditions, surgeries and medical plan.
- Educational- It includes six questions related to the awareness of the heart, blood pressure, risk factors and changing lifestyles.
- Behavioral- It includes seven questions about habits, lifestyles, food and physical fitness, among others.
Through this analysis, the health educator will know the factors that predispose the participant to his/her health condition and will determine the actions to promote healthy lifestyles.
SECOND STAGE: Develop at least three interventions, which include: health Fairs, education and prevention seminars, conferences and health clinics. The THIRD STAGE: Evaluation of how the above programs have impacted the decision-making of the participant regarding health lifestyles choices.
Results expected in this project:
-- At the end of October 2012, we expect decrease of the misconceptions about cardiovascular disease prevention.
-- Contribute in changing lifestyles of an elderly person with cardiovascular disease, at risk to have a heart attack.
-- Increase the knowledge about the care and modification of healthy lifestyles through conferences and monitoring of clinical trials.
-- Contribute to an improvement in health status.
With the endorsement of this proposal, we are projecting to impact 50 seniors selected from a target manor in Juncos, Puerto Rico. Indirectly, we will impact their families, friends, partners, classmates, nurses and their community work. Also, the government, collaborators (For example: medical institutions, speakers, etc.) and local media, as mentioned before. Once the person completes the PPER Program, it is expected that the individual will gain insight into the following areas:
-- Personal Development
-- Increase in knowledge (Blood pressure, cholesterol and hypertension)
-- Health Care (Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition)
The PPER Program is a education and prevention project that may take place in different manors around Puerto Rico. The key is to identify the disadvantage communities and their needs to movilize the appropiate resources.
The Dr. García Rinaldi Foundation is associated with the Department of Health of Puerto Rico and through this relationship this may be achieved.
The PPER Program can be adapted for any organization committed to promoting education and prevention in other aspects of health (pulmonary, diabetes, etc).
- The PPER Program conducts a need research in the selected manor. This will identify health areas that need support. The need research is divided into four valuations: demographic, social, behavior and education. Also, the program will be evaluated by an external consultant.
$100 ‐ 1000
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Idea phase
More than 5 years
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As we mentioned before, the PPER Program is a education and prevention project that may take place in different manors around Puerto Rico. The key is to identify the disadvantage communities and their needs to movilize the appropiate resources.
Also, the PPER Program can be adapted for any organization committed to promoting education and prevention in other aspects of health (pulmonary, diabetes, etc).
- Resourses (speakers, doctors and educational institutions, among others)
- Sponsorships
- Interest of the elderly homes or manors.
The services provided by the Fundación Dr. García Rinaldi are to enhance the health and well-being of people around the world. The Foundation’s services and programs are focused in preserving and improving human life (in our case, the lives of Puerto Ricans from disadvantage socioeconomic backgrounds who need economic support in order to receive care services in the cardiology area). We are also committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity while providing our services to patients, the general public and the participants of the Summer Program. In fact, the Program’s participants are required to take a Bioethics course and are required to comply with the highest standards of integrity. The Foundation is also dedicated to the highest level of scientific excellence and service in the medicine field.
Fist of all, the leading cause of death in Puerto Rico are cardiovascular diseases reported the Health Department, Division of Statistical Analysis.
Also, the problemor commutiny need is that the seniors citizens is a population that most of the time is segregated or ignored. The PPER Program is created to address this issues.
Through another organization or company
AMGEN Puerto Rico