Social Cognitive Theory can address appropriate health and wellness change initiatives via the education of groups.Individualized and group action plans can be created and developed to address the overall health and wellness needs of families. This model and theory can assist in the education of preventing disease through health promotion and education and from a naturopathy perspective. In addition, this model can assist in the development of health educational programs to understand and explain health behaviors and choices families make. The model can guide useful strategies and educational tools with in-person or online instructional modules.
The discussion examines a health pandemic affecting a growing number of individuals in the United States. Health problems related to a needs assessment includes baseline data collected from research journal articles and other health related agencies. The health pandemic is prioritized by identifying target populations in the United States who have been affected by autoimmune diseases, vaccine damage, and high levels of inflammation Afeltra, et al., [1][2][3][4][5]. A needs assessment can be administered to target populations via small groups, in-person, in-clinic, or online consultations as well as online curriculum modules.
This paper discusses the issues and challenges associated with diversity leadership initiatives currently inplace within institutions of higher learning. The writer will address qualities associated with effectivetransformational leadership in higher education and how those abilities can positively affect an institution'sdesire to build a diverse faculty. Topics discussed include the debate over the lack of qualified doctoralcandidates of color for higher education employment and developing institutional strategic plans andinitiatives for diversity faculty leadership agendas. In addition, the writer will discuss faculty diversificationefforts that have been successful with Asian- Americans and Anglo- American women, yet, these sameinitiatives continue to underrepresent Hispanic, African- American, and Native American groups. Finally,the writer will analyze the lack of diversity representation in higher education and how institutions canfoster, develop, search, and hire accomplished women and individuals of color.
This paper will focus on issues relating to diversity leadership in higher education, the assessment ofdiversity leadership issues, and suggestions for successful diversity leadership initiatives. Highereducation is in the process of creating more opportunities for a diverse faculty body and issues such asmentoring, building recruiting networks, and creating sponsorship programs are at the forefront ofcurrent discussions. Moreover, developing institutional strategic plans and initiatives are essential inthe development of diversity leadership agendas. Additionally, issues relating to the distribution ofpower and participatory management are of particular interest to many institutions of higher education.
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