Entries by Emma

social media plan to inform the public about a current health problem

Question description Instructions For this assignment you will be creating a social media plan to inform the public about a current health problem. First, click here to download a copy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Social Media Toolkit. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016). Social Media Toolkit. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/socialmedia/tools/guidelines/pd… Next, choose a population […]

Explain why the primary-care setting offers important opportunities for health promotion to low-income urban populations

Question description Discussion Question 1 In the past two decades, public health professionals have launched a variety of interventions designed to improve the health of low-income urban populations. Public health strategies can be defined as organized activities designed to achieve specified health outcomes based on an analysis of causal factors and informed by a theory […]

Research Design and Methods

Discussion: Research Design and Methods Health information systems used in public health are well known for their quality and breadth. More recently, “Big Data” has captured the attention of health care and public health professionals as a potential powerful source of data not yet fully explored. This week, you will review a published study that […]

Analyze two to three (2-3) strategies that your state public health agency would employ in response to a pandemic event

Question description Healthcare Policy & Law “Disease Control” Compare your state public health agency to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) in relation to each agency’s approach to disease management. Examine the role that each public health agency would play in the event of a disease outbreak. Provide two (2) examples to […]