Research the employment opportunities available in the area of public health

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Discussion 1Research and Discuss a Disease

Choose a disease that affects public health. Research the prognosis, case fatality rate, and person-year. Discuss your findings. If you or someone close to you has been affected by this disease, please share the effects it can have on a family. Please include at least one reference.

Discussion 2 Local News and Public Health

Review your local news channel(s) over 1 to 2 days in search of public health news. Discuss your findings. If you are unable to find information, check your newspapers or library. List all references.

Discussion 3 Employment Opportunities

Go to Careers at CDC and locate “Jobs” using the drop down menus. Research the employment opportunities available in the area of public health. Discuss your findings. Is this an area of interest to you? Why or why not? List all references.

Discussion 4 Research Public Health

Research the Internet for “public health studies.” Discuss a current study in which research is being conducted in the area of public health. Why is this important to you as a consumer? What would you like to see in your community as a result of these types of studies?

Discussion 5 Public Health Event

Research a public health event occurring in your community within the next 90 days. If possible, attend the event and provide a summary of your outing. Research your state department of public health, Internet, and local news for details.

public health emergencies in emergency management

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Please answer this question each in spirit file

🔴 the first file includes the answer for this question🔴

Read the article on the Haddon matrix application (Haddon Matrix Article.pdf ) to public health emergencies in emergency management. The Haddon matrix was designed in the 1960s as a model to understand injury prevention and control. It examines agent, host and environment in three phases, pre-event, event and post-event.

Choose any disaster incident type listed in the Comprehensive Planning Guide (CPG-201 v 2) or the THIRA document and use your skills with data management software programs (Microsoft Excel) to create a matrix that examines the interaction of influencing factors and phase. Don’t forget to include factors that would ‘protect’ or ‘strengthen’ the host to resist damage/injury. This activity is consistent with the first step of the THIRA process!

You may not use any of the examples given in the assigned article. Pay specific attention to attributes of the host found in the assigned reading in Perry and Lindell which may contribute to why emergency planning is difficult or made more difficult. You may choose to write about disaster incidents in other countries but make sure to provide detail about what particular characteristics or societal values are different or unique based on your choice. If you choose to use such an incident, be certain to cite, using APA format, the reports you used to understand that event.

I do not expect you to provide the depth and breadth of answer found on page 563 (public health Haddon matrix) but I do expect more information than what is presented in the original matrix example which is found on page 562.

And again, while it is very valuable to look at published matrices, you must create one of your own for the event you select.

PS: The University maintains “Atomic Learning,” which is a useful resource on the basic mechanics of manipulating Excel. I highly suggest you review that before attempting the assignment.

Heart-to-Heart Community Outreach Campaign

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Include a brief overview of the initiative and your rationale for selecting the initiative.

Please note the 1 page limit. Two paragraphs are sufficient for topic approval!

Be sure to also include an APA formatted title page and a reference page.

I just need to know what public health initiative/program you will be working with and where it is located and the rationale. The rationale should be based on science and not personal experience. This means one or two peer reviewed journal articles stating the public health need for the program and the impact of the public health issue on the population. Please do not tell me your “motivation” or personal experience with a public health issue. For example, “several people in my family have type II diabetes so I want to work with a program addressing the issue” is your motivation not a rationale.

Remember, it is always a good sign if your program has a name, that indicates an up and running public health program (e.g., Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies, The Rose, Heart-to-Heart Community Outreach Campaign, CHARM, SMART Girls program, Maryland Million Hearts program, Blair Drug & Alcohol Partnerships (BDAP), Michigan Cancer Consortium Initiative, H.A.L.T. TB).

Please note that the SPP for this course MUST BE an already up and functioning public health program. You will not be creating a new program. I tell students to start with the local health department, community health centers, and county health clinics. They usually have smoking cessation programs, obesity prevention programs, diabetes prevention programs, or healthy moms/healthy baby programs, to name a few. Also please do not select a national level program, it must be small enough to create a budget. So again, think local!

childhood obesity

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The Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) model was the result of an increased interest in community health improvement efforts, an extensive acceptance of essential public health services such as the framework for public health practice, the necessity of strategically engaging a wider range of community interests, and the opportunity to formalize and activate local public health systems. MAPP is a robust tool of public health practice that can be used to create local health systems that ensure the delivery of health services essential to protecting the public’s health. MAPP can also be used to develop media targeted at health issues, including PSAs. In this assignment, you will construct a MAPP model for your PSA.

Directions:

The targeted health issue is: childhood obesity

Construct a MAPP model for your selected public health problem. Be sure to include the following:

  • Key elements
  • Goals formulated
  • Action plan

A detailed description of MAPP can be obtained from the:

National Association of City & County Health Officials. (2013). Mobilizing for action through planning and partnerships. Retrieved from http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/mapp/index.cfm

Present the information on the key elements and goals in a matrix. Submit your matrix in Word format. Click here to download a template for the MAPP matrix.

An example of the last step in the MAPP model (action plan) is available at the following link:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013): A public health action plan to prevent heart disease and stroke. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/action_plan/pdfs/action_plan_1of7.pdf

Your action plan will be in a Microsoft Word document and be approximately 5–7 pages in length, and utilize at least 4 scholarly sources in research (beyond the textbook). Your paper should be formatted following current APA standards; written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.