Health Issues in Your Community

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Health Issues in Your Community

For your dropbox assignment, you will visit the CDC website and select an article that addresses a health issue of your interest (for example, H1N1, obesity, diabetes, asthma, teenage pregnancy, etc.). Click here (https://www.cdc.gov/) to visit the CDC website.   (I would like to choose eating disorders)

Write a 3- to 4-page report in a Microsoft Word document, addressing the following questions:

  • What public health issue have you selected and why? Provide a brief explanation of the issue.
  • How long has the health issue been prevalent in the community?
  • What are the factors that have caused the issue to become a public issue? Support your answer with data from your research.
  • Are there any social implications of the issue? Why or why not?
  • What prevention and intervention measures have been implemented to address this issue in your community?
  • Are there any issues that are not being adequately addressed? Support your answer with data from your research.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

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Why do you think many healthcare practitioners

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Why do you think many healthcare practitioners are often unwilling to change practice patterns, based on research findings? Some practitioners criticize evidence-based practice as “cookbook care.” Considering these perceptions, how would you utilize your education and experiences in planning the implementation of a major change?

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Given that there is a documented advantage to the use

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Given that there is a documented advantage to the use of an experimental and control group design, discuss why other designs are frequently used, and the situations that may prompt the use of one

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Evidence-Based Research Interview

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Evidence-Based Research Interview

 

Details:

 

Identify, analyze, and discuss the components that comprise a valid evidence-based research study.

 

Based on the information compiled above, interview a health care leader about his/her experiences related to using evidence-based research to drive changes in practices in his/her facility.

 

Write a report (1,000-1,250 words) of your findings. Include the following in your report:

 

  1. The changes that the health care leader has been involved in implementing.
  2. How strong did the leader feel the research on the topic was? Why?
  3. Have they ever rejected research findings? Why or why not?
  4. Include any concerns they have had or resistance they have experienced when implementing changes based on research.
  5. Analyze your findings as they apply to the components of evidence-based research.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment

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