Discussion: Public Health Activities.
Discussion: Public Health Activities.
Question Description
I’m studying for my Health & Medical class and don’t understand how to answer this. Can you help me study?
Search the NYTIMES or Wall Street Journal newspaper or newspaper website for news stories that describe public health activities. Analyze whether they are an example of one of the three levels of prevention. (Do not search in professional journals for articles). Identify one story that characterizes one of the levels of prevention. You may also use a story that addresses more than one level of prevention. Limit your search to the past six months. In APA style, provide the author, the publication date, the title of the story, the author, the name of the newspaper/news source. Provide a brief summary of the story, then explain why this story meets the criterion for at least one of the levels of prevention. If you are ambitious, you can provide a justification for how the story meets more than one level of prevention.As CUNY students you have FREE access to the NYTimes and the Wall Street Journal by registering with your CUNY email address (see information below and on the Blackboard log in page). You can also access the NYTimes and/ or the Wall Street Journal through the Baruch Library using the Lexis Nexis Database. The link to the Baruch Library is in the left menu tab. Your Baruch user name and password were sent to your SPS email address the first week of class. It is different than your sps or blackboard log in credentials. If you need assistance locating it – contact the HelpDesk at HelpDesk@sps.cuny.eduAs an example – For primary prevention, I could cite:Johnson, K. (2011, August 17). School districts rediscover the value of fresh cooking. The New York Times, p. A16.Also found online as:Johnson, K. (2011, August 16). Schools restore fresh cooking to the cafeteria. The New York Times, retrieved from www.NYTimes.com Analyze the story to determine if it is an example of one of the levels of prevention: primary, secondary, tertiary.Summarize the key points and impact on health.Provide a justification for why this would be an example of the identified level of prevention.Reflect on your analysisHere is an example of the justification of the above story:Justification: Cooking meals from “scratch” (unprocessed food) may reduce the children’s consumption of high fat foods that lead to obesity, thus preventing it. This qualifies as an example of primary prevention. When implemented in the poorest school district neighborhoods, where screening has identified high rates of child obesity, this could also qualify as secondary prevention – an attempt at early treatment.Newspaper sites and databases you might wish to check include:
The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com (particularly the Health and Science section)
The Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/us
OR go to the Library electronic Database: Lexis Nexis to find a newspaper article from one of these newspapers
The Health & Science Sections on Tuesdays for both of these papers are a good place to start. However, you are not restricted to the science section. You can analyze any story that addresses a public health issue published on any day. Do not use blogs, CNN, MSNBC or other online news sources.As CUNY students – you have FREE access to both the NY Times and Wall Street Journal:https://myaccount.nytimes.com/verification/edupasshttp://www1.cuny.edu/sites/cunyufs/2018/03/09/wall-street-journal-access-for-cuny-faculty-and-students/You may use the table provided, (attached) or create your own format.Here is the rubric to be used to grade this assignment. It is also available in t
Discussion: Public Health Activities.
Discussion: Public Health Activities.
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Discussion Questions (DQ)
Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
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I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation
Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
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Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes
I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
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The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
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I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
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