Entries by Emma

Determinants of Health

Week 1: Determinants of Health What are some factors that make some people healthy and others ill? Healthy People 2020 identifies five determinants of health that influence the health of individuals and populations. Healthy People 2020 describes them as “a range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status” (U.S. Department of Health and Human […]

Teenage Pregnancy

USING MEDIA TO ADVOCATE AND INFLUENCE The Session Long Project entails you going through the process of influencing policymakers. Review the Oklahoma Rehabilitation Council Advocacy Toolbox. Read the “Writing to government officials or lobbyists” and the “Opposing a Proposal” and the “Supporting a Proposal” sample letters. Additionally, read “Changing public opinion” for this assignment. Using […]

How Not To Die

Question description Write a 150-200 word reply to this post As mentioned in “How Not To Die” and actually in many of the videos we have been watching, it informs us that many diseases and health issues don’t have to be cured by doctors on a surgery table or by prescription medicine given to us. […]