What are two benefits of focusing public health practice on the higher levels versus the individual/interpersonal levels

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Since this is a reflective writing assignment, there are no RIGHT answers. Please use the attached content to answer the questions prior to looking for outside sources.

Course Module Topics/Approaches used in this course::::
B. Community-Based Prevention C. Media Advocacy D. Prevention Policy & Legislative Advocacy E. Addressing Corporate Practices

Answer the following questions: 2-3 pages double spaced + references used (Site any sources)

In this course, we have focused on approaches that focus on the “higher levels” of the social-ecological model (organization, community, policy). What are two benefits of focusing public health practice on the higher levels versus the individual/interpersonal levels? a. Please include a specific example to support each of the two benefits that you identify.

2. Which one of the approaches from the four course content modules (above) do you think should be the highest priority for public health practice? Explain and justify your choice, including responses to the following. a. How does this approach contribute to public health practice? b. Why is it more important/effective than the other approaches? c. Why is it well-suited to an ecological perspective?

3. Briefly discuss which one of the approaches you think would be your preferred focus, if you choose a career in public health.
a. Which one of the approaches do you feel best matches your own personal strengths and weaknesses? b. Which one do you feel is most aligned with the public health issues you are interested in? c. In what way do you anticipate that you would be involved in this approach? 

Briefly describe the public health issue and the community you will use for your Portfolio

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My community is Huntsville, AL. Next week, I will post another question for you in the form of an 8-10 pg paper related to this topic for the full project.

Option # 2: Community Action Plan Outline

For this option you will submit a detailed, 2-page full sentence outline (in outline format, not in essay format) of the final paper for your chosen public health issue and Community Action Plan. This is helpful as it will allow your instructor to give you specific feedback as you bring your ideas for your final portfolio project together.

For the detailed outline:

  1. Briefly describe the public health issue and the community you will use for your Portfolio. Include the community’s history, and be sure to cite supporting sources.
  2. Click here for information about creating full sentence outlines. Your outline must be in the correct format shown in this link for full credit. (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/03…)
  3. Address the follow aspects of your selected issue:
    1. Symptoms
    2. Diagnosis
    3. Cure
    4. Prevention
  • In the Symptoms section, describe the public health issue that you have observed in your community. What “symptoms” does it exhibit? Think about whom it affects, where it affects them, and how.
  • In the Diagnosis section, discuss the causes of the issue, and give examples of other communities that have suffered the same problem. How did those communities solve or attempt to address the issue?
  • In the Cure section, discuss your action plan for addressing this public health issue in your community.
  • In the Prevention section, discuss possible options for long-term prevention of the public health issue that you have selected.

Your full sentence outline should be 2-3 pages in length, not counting the title page and reference page which you must include. Your outline should include a minimum of 3 scholarly references. Remember to format your paper according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.

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

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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 Care System and now in your own words:

Is it the governments’ job to assure healthcare for everyone?

How much should government interfere with health?

In this assignment, we all had to think about and then try to explain the 2 common points of view in this country; capitalist/market justice and socialist/social justice; and how this relates to our healthcare system.

Websites with opposing viewpoints:

Proposal for Single Payer Health Insurance 2003. www.pnhp.org/ This site believes healthcare is a right and the US should have a single payer insurance plan.

Rethinking Healthcare, Milton Friedman: www.heartland.org. This site believes the government should stay out of healthcare as much as possible and let the capitalist free market work without interference from the government.

Read the document on Moodle: Health/Market Justice/Social Justice

In this last writing assignment, we all had to think about and then try to explain the 2 common points of view in this country; capitalist/market justice and socialist/social justice; and how this relates to our healthcare system.

http://www.jblearning.com/samples/0763763802/63800_ch02_final.pdf

http://www.pnhp.org/publications/pnhp-proposals

http://www.upworthy.com/his-first-4-sentences-are-interesting-the-5th-blew-my-mind-and-made-me-a-little-sick-2?g=2&c=ufb1

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

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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 background of the public health issue, at least two scholarly resources for response to the problem, and at least two scholarly resources for current directions to address the problem.

It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product.

 

I am attaching the topic and artifacts and critical elements for your 10 slide public health presentation.

General Guidance for Presentations Consider your presentation as consisting of two complementary elements: the narrative and the visual. Your speaker notes are the equivalent to the narrative, so write them clearly, succinctly, and with proper grammar and spelling, so they are easily understood by a general audience. (Note that you will not be speaking, just writing.) The visual element, the slides themselves, support the narrative. Visuals keep the eyes involved in the presentation while the presenter speaks. As such, they should not repeat the narrative. Graphics that support the narrative are best: charts, tables, timelines, illustrations, and photographs. Visuals should never be simply “window dressing,” like a group photograph of a meeting; they must specifically support the points being made in the narrative. Bullet points are acceptable in combination with or, if necessary, without graphics. If possible, keep each bullet point to a single line. Powerful quotes from your resources can sometimes drive home your point. Finally, do not be tempted to fill the entire visual space. Insufficient white space results in visual clutter, prompting your audience to spend too much effort figuring it out (distracting the audience from the speaker) or simply ignoring it. The following are recommended steps for each section:  Write your speaker notes first, using the worksheets from your milestone assignments.  Create the visual element.  Read the narrative to test for easy comprehension.  Add visual elements that support the speaker notes. Try to visualize what the notes are saying.

 

Develop a presentation (using PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.) that describes a public health issue and national goals set for that problem on Healthy People 2020. The presentation will give an overview of the distribution of the problem in the United States, factors associated with the problem, social determinants of the problem, and any health disparities. Your presentation must contain speaker notes that fully address the contents below. Support for your speaker notes will come from scholarly resources. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Background: Provide a clear background of your selected priority public health issue. Be sure you address the issue’s goal statements and relevant context for the issue in terms of the ecological model, citing scholarly support. II. Epidemiology A. Analyze the epidemiological patterns, causes, and effects of the health issue in the population. For example, how is the issue distributed in the population? B. Describe the social determinants associated with the issue. How do these determinants impact the health of those affected by the issue? C. Describe known disparities (i.e., socioeconomic, demographic, cultural, and geographic) associated with the health outcomes of your specific population with regard to the public health issue. III. Public Health Interventions: In this section, you will examine public health interventions published in the scholarly literature for how they addressed your selected public health issue. A. Analyze two published public health interventions used to address the issue, including the theoretical basis of each intervention. In other words, what were the strategies used to address this problem and what was the rationale for those actions, according to the scholarly resources? B. Explain how the selected interventions reflect primary, secondary, and/or tertiary intervention strategies for public health prevention. C. Explain how the interventions address social determinants of health and the disparities in healthcare associated with the issue. IV. Public Health Response: In this section, you will inspect the public health landscape to identify who is involved in responding to your public health issue and what actions they are taking. A. Describe the public health organizations involved in the response to the public health issue at the national and local levels. Use examples that show which entities are working on the issue and what they are doing. For example, what federal and local agencies and/or not-for-profit entities are involved, and what are their roles in the response? B. Explain the specific public health subdisciplines involved in understanding and responding to the issue, including what their roles are. Examples of public health subdisciplines include biostatistics, epidemiology, maternal and child health, and disaster-response planning. C. Explain the public health services involved in the response to the issue. What types of services, programs, or campaigns have been offered by organizations in response to the problem? Be sure to provide examples. V. Current Directions: Based on your understanding of the health goals and interventions, identify gaps in the response and draw connections to the broader field of public health. A. Explain the overall effectiveness of the public health response to your issue, based on any gaps between its goals and the current information and strategies. In other words, given what you understood about the distribution of the public health issue and the strategies that have been undertaken to address it, what are the obstacles to this public health response meeting its goals? B. Discuss the unique perspective that public health theoretical  frameworks provide in addressing this issue. In other words, how is the public health approach different from the way other medical models might address this issue, and what advantages do public health frameworks have in terms of promoting positive health outcomes with regard to the issue? C. Reflect on the connections between the public health response to this issue and broader ethical questions of social justice, poverty, and systematic disadvantage. Specifically, how does the response help to improve conditions for people in their communities? Keep in mind ethical theories and principles studied in this course.