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Communities have different public health issues and concerns that must be addressed. An example of a specific application might include the Rural Healthy People 2010 – Models for Practice, which is a compilation of best practices in addressing rural health concerns, as seen on the Public Health Texas A&M Health Science Center website.

Choose a geographic community and describe ongoing health activities specific to identified health concerns.

Present a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation that identifies a local public health issue and how it relates to nationally identified objectives by using the following criteria:

• Identify sources of data the community uses to assess targeted determinants of health in support of these activities.
• Describe the data collection standards used to determine population health concerns in this community, such as disease definition, specified populations, and defined time periods.
• Describe how the data sources could be used to determine the focus of health care in the community–individual or the whole population–including implications for targeted populations.
• Explain health care determinants that impact population health.

Reference your readings and at least 5 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar articles.

Include detailed speaker notes.

Format your presentation according to APA guidelines.

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2. List the guidelines for evaluating health information.
3. Discuss the qualities of valid and reliable health information.
4. Name at least forty sources of reliable health information.

1. Describe some deceptive terms that are used in the labeling of health products.
2. Identify 31 signs and symptoms that require when to seek immediate health care.
3. Identify 14 guidelines you should consider to ensure proper and safe care while in the hospital.
4. What is your normal body temperature?
5. Identify 3 guidelines for seeking treatment for a fever.
6. Discuss the characteristics of selecting the ideal physician.
7. List and identify various specialties of health care providers on the chart below.

   Select Health Care Specialists

   Specialists Field of Specialist  Specialists  Field of Specialist

1		22.
2		23
3		24
4		25
5		26
6		27
7		28
8		29
9		30
10		31
11		32
12		33
13		34
14		35
15		36
16		37
17		38
18		39
19		40
20		41.
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1. Discuss 13 tips to ensure good patient physician communication.
2. Discuss reasons a patient may want a second opinion.
3. Identify some good options to help seek a second option.
4. List 10 do you know your Medical Rights? (Use Bullets or # each)
5. Describe the components of a physical examination.
6. Describe the immunization schedule for an adult.
7. Identify several methods of paying for health care services.
8. List 16 essentials for your Medicine Cabinet.(#each)
9. Please list 10 Selected Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Medicine on the chart.

   Selected Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Medicine

   Name /Type  Proposed Therapeutic  How It Works

List Chapter Key-Terms and Definitions (# Each Term)

Essay Items

 

1.   Describe in detail the requirements of health research if its findings and conclusions are to be trusted.
2. Discuss the importance of going to a physician while you are in good health and free of any obvious signs or symptoms of disease.
3. Identify and discuss actions that patients can take to communicate better with their physician.
4. Doctors use more diagnostic tests than are necessary, often more than are good for us. Do you agree or disagree?  Defend your answer.
5. Explain the difference between absolute risk and relative risk. Which of these two terms is more likely to be reported in a misleading way? Give an example.
6. Discuss your reaction to the statement that “health care is the right of everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.”
7. Describe the kind of attitude that patients should have as they enter the health care market.
8. Explain the difference between informed consent and implied consent, and give several examples of each.
9. List guidelines that should be used when consulting with a medical doctor by way of email.
10. Discuss the principal role and function of the primary-care physician.
11. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of prepaid health insurance and fee-for-service health insurance
12. Identify ways that a college student who attends a college/university away from his or her home can select a primary-care physician and/or medical specialists.
13. Discuss the meaning and implications of the statement that “most people who seek medical care are unaffected by the care they receive.”
14. The text states that the internet is like a “wild frontier” with regard to health information. What does this imply? What are some criteria for assessing the quality of information on the internet?

Discuss the three components of the physical examination. What is the rationale for the statement that what a patient tells the doctor is more important than what diagnostic and laboratory tests reveal? What are the implications of this statement? What are the underlying assumptions of this statement.