Describe the four major categories and 10 essential services of public health and find a real-life example of each service.

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Public health services are divided into four major categories and 10 specific services.

  • Complete the worksheet, to access, click here:
    • Describe the four major categories and 10 essential services of public health and find a real-life example of each service.
    • Provide a definition for each of the four categories and 10 essential services of public health listed on the worksheet. (The definition should be approximately three to four sentences each, written in your own words.)
    • Identify via an internet search a real-life example of each of the 10 essential services. (The example may be a program, initiative, or service of a government agency, community service agency, non-profit organization, or community action group.)
    • Provide a description and brief discussion of how each example relates to the definition of the essential service.
    • Include a link to the website where you found information about each example.
  • Add a title page with the following:
    • Title of assignment
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
    • Include a reference page formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

NOTE: For the four categories of services, you only need to include a definition; you do not need to provide an example of the categories. All information you include on the worksheet must be in your own words and cited appropriately in APA style as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.  No quotes or copy-pasted material will be accepted.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.     

  

Links to other tutorials for HCA 415

Just click on Assignment/Discussion/Quiz name to go to respective tutorial.
·         HCA 415 Week 1 Assignment ( 10 Essential Services of Public Health )

·         HCA 415 Week 1 Quiz

·         HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment 1 ( Community Health Roles )

·         HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment 2 ( Ethics in Public Health Case Study )

·         HCA 415 Week 2 Discussion ( Infectious and Chronic Diseases )

·         HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment 1 ( 11 Blue Men )

·         HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment 2 ( Significant Contributions to Public Health – Part I )

·         HCA 415 Week 3 Quiz

·         HCA 415 Week 4 Assignment ( Advocating for Public Health Policy )

·         HCA 415 Week 4 Discussion 1 ( Public Health Disasters & Preparedness )

·         HCA 415 Week 4 Discussion 2 ( Allocating Public Health Resources )

·         HCA 415 Week 5 Assignment ( Significant Contributions to Public Health – Part II )

·         HCA 415 Week 5 Discussion ( What are YOU going to do about it )

Describe some of the possible effects of DAP and non-DAP practices on kindergarten-age children’s sense of self-efficacy in learning to read. Support your summary with at least two references, including your text. 

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Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Write a two- to three-page paper in which you address one of the following scenarios:

    • You are an elementary school principal who is committed to ensuring that students are taught in a developmentally appropriate environment. Not all of your kindergarten teachers understand how to use developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) to create such an environment. You are also tasked with introducing and enforcing the use of a new state-mandated, textbook-based reading curriculum to your kindergarten teachers. The curriculum is based on the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. As a principal, your job is to show teachers how they can successfully integrate the textbook and standards-based curriculum into their kindergarten classroom while maintaining a developmentally appropriate program. You decide to write a short article introducing the new curriculum that you will ask all the teachers to read prior to your first meeting.
    • You are a parent who is committed to ensuring that your youngest child experiences a developmentally appropriate learning environment in kindergarten. Your oldest two children learned to read in a kindergarten classroom that used developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) and they are now excellent and enthusiastic readers. You have just learned that there is going to be a new state-mandated, textbook-based reading curriculum used in kindergarten next year. The curriculum is based on the Common Core State Standards for English Language. You are concerned that the kindergarten teachers do not understand how to use developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) to teach reading. You decide to write a letter to the school principal using research and sharing some suggestions for how the kindergarten teachers can successfully integrate the textbook- and standards-based curriculum into their kindergarten classroom while maintaining a developmentally appropriate program.

In your paper or letter you must include the following elements:

    • Explain the purpose of the article/letter.
    • Summarize, in your own words, developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) for teaching reading to kindergarten-age children (as defined by the NAEYC) with at least three specific examples of DAP in teaching reading for this age.
    • Discuss the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts for teaching reading in kindergarten in your state from your perspective as an educator/parent committed to both DAP and high quality instruction. If your state uses the Common Core Standards, use these; if not use, whatever standards your state is currently using.
    • Describe some of the possible effects of DAP and non-DAP practices on kindergarten-age children’s sense of self-efficacy in learning to read. Support your summary with at least two references, including your text.
    • Explain at least three ideas for integrating the state-mandated textbook and standards-based curriculum with DAP. Use and cite at least one reference to support your ideas.
    • Summarize your points asking for the inclusion of DAP into the new kindergarten reading program. Remember, your goal whether you take on the role of the principal or the parent is to support the school in continuing to use DAP while adopting and implementing the new curriculum.

The paper should be two to three pages in length, not including title and reference pages. Use at least one reference in addition to your text for a total of two references. You must cite each reference in your paper at least once.
Your paper should be written using the following writing guidelines:

o    Use of graduate level writing with no grammar or spelling mistakes.

o    Use of writing conventions such as good topic sentences, sub-headings, and transitions for ease of understanding.

o    Formatted according to 6th edition APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.   

  

Link to other tutorials for ECE 611

Just click on Assignment/Discussion name to go to respective tutorial.
·         ECE 611 Week 1 Assignment ( State Standards vs. Developmentally Appropriate Practices )

·         ECE 611 Week 1 Discussion 1 ( Pushing Down Curriculum )

·         ECE 611 Week 1 Discussion 2 ( Quality Programs )

·         ECE 611 Week 1 Journal

·         ECE 611 Week 2 Assignment ( Child Directed Learning Centers )

·         ECE 611 Week 2 Discussion 1 ( Group Time Activities Inquiry and Higher Order Thinking Skills )

·         ECE 611 Week 2 Discussion 2 ( Child Directed Learning )

·         ECE 611 Week 2 Journal

·         ECE 611 Week 3 Assignment ( Creating Family-Community Partnerships to Meet the Diverse Needs of Young Children )

·         ECE 611 Week 3 Discussion 1 ( Debate Standardized Testing vs. Authentic Assessment )

·         ECE 611 Week 3 Discussion 2 ( Authentic Assessment )

·         ECE 611 Week 3 Journal

·         ECE 611 Week 4 Assignment ( Technology and Early Childhood Education )

·         ECE 611 Week 4 Discussion 1 ( Music and Art Education )

·         ECE 611 Week 4 Discussion 2 ( Project Based Learning )

·         ECE 611 Week 5 Discussion 1 ( The Language Domain )

·         ECE 611 Week 5 Discussion 2 ( Social-Emotional Learning )

·         ECE 611 Week 6 Assignment ( Professional Presentation )

·         ECE 611 Week 6 Discussion ( Inclusive Classrooms )

·         ECE 611 Week 6 Journal

Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the point or perspective you will argue or prove in the Final Research Paper. Refer to the Ashford Online Writing Center for information on how to develop a solid thesis statement.

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Review the Final Research Paper instructions located within the Final Research Paper link in your online course or under the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this guide. The Final Research Paper is due in Week Five. To help with the preparation of the paper, complete the following and submit it to your instructor for feedback.

  1. Topic: Refer to the Final Research Paper guidelines for your topic selection. Confirm your topic, and identify how this selection relates to your academic and professional pursuits. Review the feedback from your topic choice presented in the Week One discussion. How did your argument stand up to the examination of your peers?
  2. Thesis: Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the point or perspective you will argue or prove in the Final Research Paper. Refer to the Ashford Online Writing Center for information on how to develop a solid thesis statement.
  3. Annotated Bibliography: To help prepare for your final paper, you will be writing an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.  Please make sure to cite each source using APA style.  After each citation, write a brief paragraph (around 150 words) summarizing the source and examining how it will support you in defending your argument.  For more information and example of an annotated bibliography, please refer to section 7.7 in the Ashford Writing Center within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar in your online course..  Keep in mind the Academic Research standards for all Ashford University Papers.

Academic Research Standards

Academic research and papers must meet certain standards of quality recognized by the academic community. What constitutes quality, academic research?

 

  1. Primary sources, which are documents from the time period being discussed
  2. Secondary sources supported by research in primary sources
  3. Credible sources (experts in the area of study)
  4. Relevant research (materials are pertinent to the area of study)
  5. In graduate work, the use of peer-reviewed journal articles (journal articles reviewed by recognized experts in the relevant field of study) is required.
  6. Educational and Government websites may be appropriate in some cases, but should be evaluated carefully.

 

The paper must be five to seven pages in length (excluding the title pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least five scholarly sources, three of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library, to support your points. Of the five sources, two will be your primary sources, and one will meet the multimedia requirement. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar in your online course.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Write a second paragraph that describes the subject matter of the art work. What do you the artist might have been trying to say with this art work?

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Without conducting ANY additional research this week, we are going to explore what you initially see and think when you look at a work of art. This activity is meant to help you understand:

  • Utilize the formal vocabulary in describing works of art
  • Analyze how the subject and context of work can help with interpretation

Select four (4) works of the first half of 20th century American art from the list below.

For each work of art:

  1. 1. List the artist, date and title.
  2. Write a paragraph that discusses the visual elements in the art work (For example, are the shapes geometric, or organic. What colors are used, etc.?). Using the resources above, describe how the elements work together. Note: You do not have to use every element in your description, but rather the two or three that seem to be the most prominent in the work.
  3. Write a second paragraph that describes the subject matter of the art work. What do you the artist might have been trying to say with this art work? Remember to consider the time frame in which the artwork was made. *Remember that you should not conduct research on this art work – the grade is based on your ability to support how the subject matter or time frame helped you interpret the meaning.

Your essay should be no less than 200 words for each of the four works you are examining (for a combined total of no less than 800 words).

  • George Bellows, New York, 1911
    http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.69392.html
  • Georgia O’Keeffe, The Shelton with Sunspots, N.Y., 1926
    http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/citi/images/standard/WebLarge/WebIm g_000153/5215_1643843.jpg
    Charles Sheeler, American Landscape, 1930
    http://www.wikiart.org/en/charles-sheeler/american-landscape-1930
    Alexandre Hogue, Erosion No. 2: Earth Mother Laid Bare, 1936
    https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/erosion-no-2-mother-earth-laid-bare/TQGSdf6Cdrs-VQ
    Jacob Lawrence. Migration Series, No. 58. 1940‐1941.
    http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2015/onewayticket/panel/58
    Willem de Kooning, Woman III, 1951‐1953
    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e7/Woman3.jpg
    Jackson Pollock, Convergence, 1952
    http://www.jackson-pollock.org/convergence.jsp

When you are finished, please submit your essay to the drop box as a single document.