NURS FPX 6218 Assessment 3 Planning for Community and Organizational Change Managing Chronic Health Conditions:

Promoting knowledge among the older community in gaining eligibility for Affordable Care Act policy on providing full health coverage for people with chronic diseases so they do not suffer from chronic health conditions like diabetes and hypertension due to financial constraints. This will directly benefit the older population in the community as they can enroll in health insurance coverage for the treatment and management of chronic health problems. Moreover, reduced mortality and morbidity rates fortifying community health will positively affect overall health (Myerson & Crawford, 2020).

Through these proposed healthcare system changes, the health challenges can be adequately addressed, and improve the health condition of Jordan’s community members. These suggested strategies can potentially enhance the mental health of young kids at school, ameliorate health outcomes due to adequate health insurance, and better manage chronic health conditions in older groups leading to an overall improved and healthy community.

Potential Barriers to Change

Various potential barriers can prevail when the proposed healthcare system changes are employed in the community of Jordan. These barriers will hinder the successful accomplishment of proposed health strategies and must be considered while implementing these strategies. Some of these potential barriers are as follows:

Mental Health Program Barriers:

The social stigma on mental health and cultural attitudes and beliefs can impede the implementation of mental health programs. These mental health programs are considered inappropriate and cause resistance from parents, students, and school staff. This eventually refrains students to contact mental health specialists when there is a formal need for mental health support (Bracke et al., 2019). Moreover, the resource constraint can be a significant challenge to establishing mental health programs in schools requiring mental specialists’ expertise and equipment to convey mental health support through materials.

NURS FPX 6218 Assessment 3 Planning for Community and Organizational Change

Accessing Adequate Healthcare Insurance Barriers:

To promote advocacy for demanding expanded access to health insurance, the possible barriers can include insufficient understanding of the health insurance process due to language barriers and low access to the internet for digital information on health insurance. Another significant potential barrier to obtaining access to health insurance is the need for more financial and human resources to promote advocacy for demanding enhanced access through governmental policies. Time constraints and resistance to change can be significant barriers to collaborating with policymakers and change authorities. 

Chronic Health Management Barriers:

There is a considerable likelihood of a need for more awareness among community members on ameliorating their health conditions through provided health benefits from governmental health policies due to various factors. For instance, social stigma to take external assistance can be challenging in persuading the population to acquire healthcare access for free treatment of chronic diseases. Moreover, the community members may resist change due to a lack of motivation to change their lifestyle, personal beliefs, and understanding. Community members may feel overwhelmed and resist change strategies as they must take valuable moves toward changing their health (Repovš et al., 2019). 

Strategies for Changing Barriers into Opportunities and Resolving Conflict

Changing the barriers mentioned above into opportunities requires implementing specific strategies that promise resolved conflicts. For this purpose, it is essential to understand the barriers keenly and brainstorm to tackle them with innovative and radical ideas. Addressing the barriers mentioned above, some strategies that can help turn them into opportunities are as follows:

Educational Campaigns:

The community groups advocating for mental health programs must initiate educational campaigns to address stigma, cultural attitudes, and beliefs. This can enhance cognizance of the significance of mental health programs and promote mental and emotional well-being (Schroeder et al., 2020). 

Collaboration with External Organizations:

To overcome the resource constraint barrier, the community authorities must collaborate with external organizations to request funds from governmental and non-profit organizations working for a similar cause (AbouAssi et al., 2020). Community leaders can broach the subject of the progressive benefits of partnerships and flourishing healthy communities that may c