Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HIV/AIDS among Teens in Rural America

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Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to pull together the work you have been doing to find a way to address a particular public health concern, and to begin to shape it as a formal plan of action. The name of my topic is “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HIV/AIDS among Teens in Rural America” In the meantime, I have studied public health policies and health care quality measures, public health organizations and how they are structured, as well as health care information systems, and how healthcare is financed in the United States. This assignment asks you to bring all of these elements to bear on the creation of a plan.

To complete this assignment successfully, you will need to do three things:

  1. First, you will need to come up with what you see as the best ideas for addressing the health issue that you chose. These ideas might include any resources that your organization could have at its disposal and the organization(s) (The Health Services Center and Office of Adolescent Health Organization) that are to be located in Alabama. Focus on the issue, use your research to determine what approaches are likely to be effective, and think through the options you might have for making a difference.
  2. The second thing you will need to do is take the time to explain, in clear, well-constructed writing, exactly why the ideas you have chosen are likely to be effective. Explain the logic of how you want to approach the problem. For example, if we know that people make appropriate dietary choices when they have clear information about food ingredients, you will need to explain at least two things. You will need to provide the evidence that your idea is true—that is, evidence that they really do make appropriate choices. You will also need to clarify what you mean by “clear information,” and how you propose to provide it. This explanation of the core ideas in your plan is the heart of the assignment.
  3. Finally, the third thing you will need to do is to outline all of the elements of your plan so that the pieces fit together. You will need to do this in a way that helps an intelligent management or executive type of audience see how the plan could work. For this assignment, this part of your plan can be done in outline form, ideally following the outline provided in the directions below.

DIRECTIONS

The structure below is also the structure is how this assignment should be done. Here is the structure for your outline, following APA formatting for Cover Sheet, Table of Contents, Section Headings, and References:

  • Cover sheet.
  • Table of Contents.
  • Executive Summary. List bullet points to summarize the identified public health concern and the proposed action plan.
  • The Problem Statement. List bullet points to describe the issue, why it is important, evidence to support the need, and your case to justify expending resources. My problem statement should (Identifies a specific health issue or problem which is listed, providing evidence to support reasons for concern, explains why a particular health problem is a public health issue, citing the appropriate public health principle and providing evidence that this problem qualifies, justifies the need to address a specific public health problem or issue, supporting assertions with citations of facts and data (statistics).
  • Possible Solutions. This is the heart of this assignment, as described in the Overview section above—the second thing you will need to do. This is the portion of the assignment that needs to be submitted in paragraph form. Start by summarizing possible approaches to addressing the public health issue.
    • First, describe each approach, including steps that could be taken and why.
    • Next, assess advantages and disadvantages of at least two different approaches in relation to the community involved.
    • Describe at least two organizations that might have a stake in addressing this issue in this community, and provide your rationale for the organization you would choose. (Note: You have done the work for this step in your Unit 5 assignment. Use that explanation here, with your improvements based on the feedback you received from your instructor.)
    • Finally, analyze and explain any legal or ethical concerns that might arise from each of the approaches you described, particularly in relation to the organization you would choose.
  • Recommended Action Plan. Provide a bullet-point outline of the action plan you envision, including:
    • Statement of public health goals to be achieved.
    • Specific actions to be taken.
    • Organization to be involved:
      • Human and financial resources required to enact the plan.
      • Information system components required to support the enactment of the plan.
  • References. Provide scholarly and peer-reviewed references and citations list to support the ideas in your plan, formatted in APA style.

Public Health Action Plan Draft Scoring Guide

  • Describes a specific health concern, including the affected population, the danger to the public, and key stakeholders, and explains why action is a priority for the local public health agency and other stakeholders.
  • Describes public health goals based on a shared vision with a public health organization and detailed explaining how those goals address a particular health concern.
  • Evaluates approaches to addressing a particular health concern, detailed explaining the assumptions behind each approach.
  • Create an outline of a plan for addressing a particular health issue, including actions to be taken, the organization that will lead, and the resources required to achieve specific goals, outlining the contribution of each of these elements.
  • Applies effective academic writing skills, organizing the content in a clear, logical format.

supply and demand for public health goods and services

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You may or may not be familiar with the principles of supply and demand. These are common economic concepts which play an important role in public health. Supply refers to the law that when more goods and services are offered, prices also increase. Conversely, as prices decrease so does production of those goods and services. Demand is the law stating that more goods and services are purchased when the price decreases and less when the price increases.

For example: Physicians draw on their professional expertise to determine what a particular patient needs related to their health. Medical insurance companies generally operate under the terms of demand. Supply comes into play when the medical insurance companies use the concept to make decisions for allocating medical goods and services among groups of patients. Elasticity is another important principle of the law of demand to consider when you are examining demand for a particular good or service. Price elasticity of demand measures how much the quantity demanded of a particular good or service will change as price changes.

Supply curves in public health, as in other markets, are graphs that show the total quantity of a good or service that sellers are willing to sell at each price. Yet, supply in public health is subject to many influences that are not as evident in other kinds of markets.

As a public health professional, it is important to consider the intricacies of these concepts and how they affect public health.

For this Discussion, review the media, “Supply Health Care Services (VIDEO IS ATTACHED),” and Learning Resources. Select an example of the principles of supply and demand for public health goods and services. Consider the effects of supply and demand on public health that might influence price elasticity. Next, think about how price elasticity might influence the quantity of goods and services demanded in public health.

With these thoughts in mind:

BY DAY 4

Post a (2 page, APA format, 4-5 References) example of supply and demand for public health goods and services. Select two factors that might influence price elasticity of demand for public health goods or services in your example. Explain how and why price elasticity might influence the quantity of goods and services demanded in that example.

Reflect on where you would like to work as a health educator

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Electing to pursue a career where you serve the community through the promotion of health and well-being is a noble cause. In seeking to establish healthy behavior, you will likely encounter both rewarding and challenging experiences. In practice, you will likely implement programs aimed at different populations and in different settings to address various health issues. The strategies and methodologies that you will employ in these different settings will require you to demonstrate your skills as well as uphold the standards of practice as set forth by professional organizations.

For this Discussion, review the Learning Resources for this week. Reflect on where you would like to work as a health educator, including which target population you are most interested in helping. Consider the skills or qualities you believe are most important for health educators to possess when working in this setting or with this population. Then research and select two professional organizations that may provide opportunities for developing the skills and knowledge needed to work in this capacity.

Post a description of where you would like to work as a health educator and explain why. Describe a target setting or population that you are interested in working with and explain which skills or knowledge of health educators are most important for working with this population and setting. Then, describe two professional organizations that may best assist you in developing skills and knowledge to work in this capacity. Be specific and provide examples.

Required readings

Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., Seabert, D., Spear, C., & McKenzie, J. F. (2018). Principles and foundations of health promotion and education (7th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Benjamin Cummings.

  • Chapter 7, “The Settings for Health Education/Promotion”
  • Chapter 8, “Agencies, Associations, and Organizations Associated With Health Education/Promotion”

American Public Health Association. (2014). Public health and health promotion. Retrieved from https://www.apha.org/apha-communities/member-secti…

Eta Sigma Gamma. (2014). National health education honorary—Home. Retrieved from http://etasigmagamma.org/

Society for Public Health Education. (n.d.). About SOPHE. Retrieved May 13, 2014, from http://sophe.org/about.cfm

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/health-educators.htm
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211091.htm

 

key factors that impact the public health workforce

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Overview: For this assignment, due in Module Four, you will submit a brief 1- to 2-page paper discussing the various key factors that impact the public health workforce. In this short paper assignment—as well as in the Interview assignment also in Module Four—you will begin to assess the role that effective management principles play in public health leadership. You will also begin to build skills to understand the connection between management and policy.

The number and type of the public health workers needed depends on such factors as the health priorities of the population, the availability of healthcare services, and the social and political allocation of responsibility between government and the private sector. Discuss how these factors change over time and, as a result, how they impact the public health workforce.

. Building on your response to the prompt set forth above, explain the role that public health leaders can play in mitigating adverse impacts to the public health workforce. How does advocacy by health leaders influence the public health workforce? Be sure to provide examples to support your reasoning.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

 Key Factors/Impact: Assess how key factors in public health change over time and, as a result, impact the public health workforce.  Role of Public Health Leaders: Explain the role that public health leaders can play in mitigating adverse impacts to the public health workforce.  Advocacy: Discuss how advocacy by public health leaders can influence the public health workforce.  Examples: Provide examples to support your reasoning.