Discuss the PRECEDE-PROCEED model and its value in the health assessment

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Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

Design a health assessment on a particular health issue/concern in your.
Discuss the PRECEDE-PROCEED model and its value in the health assessment.
Discuss the phrase “picking your battles” and its relevance in prioritizing in assessing community.
Discuss the three basic components of any health program planning.
Assess findings of health assessments that can be used to plan community health interventions and influence policy making regarding.

Course outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
HA560-3: Design a community health assessment using epidemiological principles and basic research methods.
HA560-4: Evaluate community health data.
Instructions:
There are a great number of resources on the Internet that provide reliable examples of health assessments. It is recommended that you find one public site within your own State/county and you can carry this data over to the Unit 8 assignment. Go to the public link chosen and choose a health issue (i.e. Children with Special Health Care Needs). Review the data and evaluate it. Report your findings in a thorough, well-organized manner. For example, if you live in Los Angeles county, California, this link is an option for you – http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/ha/HA_ALPHA_REPORTS.htm
Ask yourself these questions as you gather your data:

What can you assume from this health assessment? Take into consideration the population demographics used in Unit 4.
What information contained in the report could help you in planning interventions in community health?
What information could be used in public policy planning?

Format your paper consistent with APA 6th guidelines. Be sure to list your sources of information at the end of your assignment. You should have at least 3 sources.
Assignment  should be 3-5 pages long.
PLAGIARISM IS HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE!

What area or areas of development does the product, diet, or service claim to enhance?

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Consider the following: Many products, diets, and services are marketed to parents as beneficial to infant or toddler development. In order to increase sales to parents and caretakers, some companies use marketing strategies that make exaggerated, unfounded, or unrealistic claims about the effects of their product(s) on child development.
Select one claim that you suspect to be exaggerated or false (your research may in fact show the claim has validity). Describe in detail what the advertised product, diet, or service is supposed to do. Some examples include:

Educational videos related to language development
Effects of classical music on cognitive development
Benefits of soy diet or organic food diet on physical and cognitive development
Service promising to teach your 18-month-old how to read
Any other claim made by a manufacturer or service provider, aimed at enhancing infant or toddler development

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following:

What area or areas of development does the product, diet, or service claim to enhance?
Use the University Library to investigate the claim. What does the published literature say about the issue you are investigating? What does the research reveal about how to promote healthy development in this area? What does this reveal about the necessity and actual benefits of the product, diet, or service?
Is there any evidence to support the claim? Why or why not?
Imagine that a licensed psychologist in your state publically endorsed a product with no empirical evidence supporting its claims.  It was later discovered that the psychologist was receiving a percentage of money from the sale of the product to parents.  Is this a violation of the APA Code of Ethics?  Explain.  Be sure to cite the appropriate section or sections of the Code in your response.

Investigate the claim using your textbook and a minimum of four additional scholarly sources (such as peer reviewed journal articles).
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Note: You may not find a peer-reviewed journal article on a specific product, diet, or service. However, you will most likely be able to find peer-reviewed journal articles on the general issue that you are investigating. For example, if you are investigating educational videos that claim that cognitive skills in infancy are enhanced by using a particular approach or method, you can then review and evaluate studies that focus on enhancing cognitive skills in infancy. Review the evidence for and against the use of specific techniques and summarize your findings.

Explain the impact of policies, regulations, and laws on the ability to effectively provide healthcare services for specific populations

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Historically, nurses have made significant contributions to the field of public health. Today, nurses continue to have a key role in identifying and developing plans of care to address local, national, and international health issues. For this discussion, consider the following:How do local healthcare decisions and practices impact global health and healthcare delivery?Discuss commonalities and barriers to effective healthcare practices at the local, national, and global levels.Explain the impact of policies, regulations, and laws on the ability to effectively provide healthcare services for specific populations.What organizations serve as resources and how can the information they provide assist us with caring for clients?What are your strategies for maintaining current awareness of trends in health concerns and best practices? How might you assist with policy development and implementation related to current health concerns?

Needs to be at least 150 words with at least one APA formatted reference in the post and on the reference page

What can you do now to help save Social Security and Medicare?

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COLLAPSE

The subjects of retirement and health insurance are much in the news these days. Discuss your plans for retirement with a special emphasis on income after retirement and health insurance. After a lifetime of paying Social Security and Medicare taxes in every payroll check, your grandparents and parents are counting on having Social Security and Medicare to help with the inevitable loss of income occuring at retirement.
Things may be different for your generation. Many are discussing privatizing Social Security and doing away with Medicare. Even Republican voters in the State of Florida are opposed to this plan. Read the report on a survey of Republican Primary Voters who objected 2:1 to plans to change these benefits (among Hispanic voters, opposition was even stronger with 4:1 voters opposing changes). Given what you know of the volatilty of the stock markets that are up one day and down drastically another, would you risk your retirement to the stock market? Would you risk your health on having the ability to pay for private health insurance when you retire?
Despite what you’ve heard, Social Security and Medicare can be saved. The generation entering the workforce today (The Millenials) are an even larger generation than the retiring Baby Boomer generation. As long as as many or more are paying into the system than those who are retiring, the programs can and should be saved. You never know how your life will turn out and it is essential to have a basic retirement cushion to live on. Moreover, it is your money after all. You have paid into both Social Security and Medicare with every paycheck since you started working.
What can you do now to help save Social Security and Medicare? Some believe it is essential to send politicians to Washington and Tallahassee who will protect those benefits. But it is not enough to save these benefits. What can you do to guarantee a comfortable retirement and good medical care in your old age?
Remember the criteria for the discussions:

100-200 word original post
50-100 word reply post
Covers every detail in the discussion description
Submitted on time