Reducing Smoking Rates In Young Indigenous People – Health Awareness Project

Project Summary

Over the past four five years the rate of smoking is increasing rapidly among the young indigenous group of people who belongs from the age group of between 16 and 25. This issue is not just rising as a public health problem but also political and political issue. This project is designed and implemented for developing heath awareness among the young generation of Lowitja. It is assumed that if this awareness is properly spread among the young generation then they will become more conscious about the health.  

After analysing the details of the project “reducing the rates of smoking in young indigenous people from age 16-25 in Lowitja” it is determined that more than 12 people including project manager and health manager are involved to this project. This project will be governed by the health council of Lowitja. Some doctors and specialists are also requested to take part for the successful progress of this project. In order to conduct accurate health awareness among the young generation of Lowitja, social media platform also plays active roles. Therefore, IT professionals are needed to be recruited by the project manager to make the campaign more successful.

After developing the project outlines based on interest shown by the doctors and young people the project team members should be involved by the executives.  

Through the help of social media activities the project team members will be selected by the professionals. Basically, their interest in this awareness program and health consciousness will be considered for recruiting the project team members. According to some survey the below result is generated.

• To reduce smoking prevalence among both the male and female above 28% from 16% within 2020
• To protect the young generation from the exposure of environmental tobacco smoking
• To decrease the overall percentage of non smoking adolescents (age group of between 16-25)
• To take initiative for promoting cessation among the smokers for increasing the overall public awareness 

It is the role of the project manager to design and develop the no smoking awareness project in such a way so that it can meet the project objectives and goal professionally. In order to conduct the project towards success it is mandatory for the project manager to consider proper strategic mix.

Nowadays, most of the health level issues are rising due to extreme smoking tendency among the young generation regardless of the male and female. This project needs to be run successfully because with the successful implementation of this enough of health awareness will be spread among the project team members. Not only this but also, what are the different health disease that may cause due to high excessive smoking will come clear to the smokers. In addition to this the consequences of smoking will also become clear to the smokes. From the result of health campaign program in many other countries it is identified that professional health promotion process will enable people to enhance the overall control over to improve the physical and mental wellbeing.

After analysing the previous health promotional activities it has been defined that, the main objectives of such projects are designed to create awareness among the young generation (from the age of between 16 and 25 in).   

In order to achieve the above mentioned objectives the project strategies that are to be followed accordingly by the project team members and project manager include project details finalization, clear setting of project expectations, selection of right team and system, defining project milestones, managing project risks, avoidance to scope creep and evaluation of the project after successful completion.

Health Issue Addressed

Yes, the project has successfully completed all the other strategies which are already being implemented in the project region. This project is somewhere different from the previous projects as some additional project strategies are added to this current project. The social media platform is not used previously whereas; in this current project the idea of social media platform in added. Due to the presence of this platform young generation including the health experts and doctors are also allowed to take part in the awareness program. Therefore, previous project issues are all resolved with the successful implementation of these new project strategies.

The strategies addresses the Ottowa charter for the health promotion is as follows:

Perquisites for health: It defines that, the basic condition and resources for health are shelter, income, food, income education etc. In these perquisites secure foundations and health improvement are needed. 

Advocate: Secured health is referred to as a major resource of social, economic as well as personal development. The health promotional activities are aimed at making these conditions favourable to health advocacy.

Enable: The main aim of this health promotion activity is to achieve equity in health applicable for both the men and women.

Mediate: Based on the local needs as well as possibilities heath promotional activities are implemented by the project team members.

After analysing the project details it is defined that for accomplishing this project $10,000 will be needed and the total estimated for the project is 5 months. It is expected that within 5 months this project can be completed.

Evaluation

The steps to be followed for successful evaluation of project are as follows:

• Defining project stakeholders
• Describing program details
• Focus to design the evaluation
• Evidence gathering
• Final conclusion development
• Sustainable success strategies  

Project sustainability is referred to as an ability of any project development team to continue their professional missions as well as programs in future. It is determined that, each project has an end but the impact of the project will be continuous. The investors of the project are interested to see the way through which the project and its impact will direct their involvement in the project. There are three different categories such as financial, organisational, community sustainability though which the project can achieve sustainability. With financial support the project owners will be able to spread no smoking awareness among the young generation.

It will also let them know about indirect beneficiaries after one year of official project activities. Financial sustainability will also allow the developers to add different strategic features to the project. Based on changing demand of the society additional change management program should be conducted by the project manager. For this project, both environmental sustainability and business sustainability are needed to be implemented b the project team members. Through campaign of health awareness the project heads will also be able to obtain financial profit and continuous gain.

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