Entries by Emma

Is Health Care a citizen’s right or a commodity to be bought

Question description Is Health Care a citizen’s right or a commodity to be bought? Read the documents Should everyone in the USA have access to healthcare, or is this something that the people should budget for, just as we budget for house payments and car payments. We have studied government policy and the US Health […]

Develop a presentation (using PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.) that describes a public health issue and national goals set for that problem on Healthy People 2020

Question description   Your public health presentation should be 10 slides in length, use an appropriate application (PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.), and comprehensively address the public health issue using speaker notes and scholarly resources for support. Support for your speaker notes will come from scholarly resources, including the following: at least two scholarly resources for the […]

Examine and comment on the various factors that influence health behavior

Question description Public health communication is rooted in diverse theories and models. Common theories in health promotion and health communication derive from psychology, sociology, and traditional communication. Theories and models are used to explain, predict, and interpret behavior as well as plan and evaluate public health programs and campaigns. In this module, you will review […]

How would you communicate social justice perspective and values to the market-justice leader

Question description Scenario You are the Director of the local public health department. You are at a social event one evening with many political leaders and influential community members. You meet one particularly influential person who is an avowed “market justice” advocate (even if he or she doesn’t use that terminology). You introduce yourself. The […]