ONLINE SOURCES ONLY PLEASE!!!!!!!! Here are 3 resources provided to us. Please use these and any other online resources.
1. Bajracharya, S., Bell, C., & Bowler, S. (2004). Partnership for a Healthy Community: A Tobacco Prevention Program in Central Aroostook County. American Journal of Health Education, 35(5), 305-308.
2. National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (2011). Responsibilities & Competencies. Retrieved May 1, 2012 from http://www.nchec.org/credentialing/responsibilities/
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2010). Healthy People 2020: Leading Health Indicators. Retrieved May 1, 2012 from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/LHI/default.aspx READ THE SLP ASSIGNMENT FIRST — THEN GO TO THE SITE — THEN SELECT YOUR TOPIC FROM THE “In This Section” LIST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WEB PAGE
The ultimate goal/purpose of the Session Long Project (SLP) is to explore health promotion related to the leading health indicators for the United States.
This assignment relates to the following Areas of Responsibility for Health Educators:
Area of Responsibility I: Assess Individual and Community Needs for Health Education; specifically, the ability to access existing health-related data; select valid sources of information about health needs and interests; use computerized sources of health related information; identify diverse factors that influence health behaviors, identify behaviors that tend to promote or compromise health.
Area of Responsibility II: Plan Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs; specifically, learning about appropriate and measurable program objectives.
Responsibility VI: Serve as a Health Education Resource Person; specifically, the ability to access and use health-related information resources, and employ electronic technology for retrieving references.
As we continue the SLP, learning about Healthy People 2020 and the leading health indicators, CHOOSE ONE of the following leading indicators:
Injury and Violence
Environmental Quality
Access to Health Services
Clinical Preventive Services
Using the information from Healthy People 2020 and your own scholarly research, please write a 2-page paper that includes the following:
1. A brief description of the health issue.
2. Statistics regarding its impact on health (for example, number of people who have it, deaths, disabilities, costs to society, how it affects or is affected by health behaviors, etc.). You can give local, state, or national statistics.
3. Clearly specify at least 1 behavioral, 1 environmental, 1 social, and 1 biological factor that put an individual at risk of having the condition.
4. List at least 2 of Healthy People 2020s health promotion objectives related specifically to this issue. You should copy them from HP2020, use quotation marks, and cite the source. What data sources will be used for measuring progress toward those objectives?
5. Identify at least 1 resource for people with the health issue you chose. Briefly describe the resource. List the name and the Web site address for the resource. It can be a brochure, an intervention, an organization, etc.
SLP Assignment Expectations
You will be assessed on your ability to explain your understanding of the module materials from the perspective of a health educator.
Please write your paper in your own words. That is the only way I can evaluate your level of understanding.
In order to earn full credit, you must clearly show that you have read the module homepage and ALL required background materials.
You are welcome to do research in addition to — but not instead of — the required readings. The Healthy People 2020 topic links I provided on the module homepage will bring you directly to information you need for this assignment. The reason I ask you to use this source is because I want you to learn about Healthy People 2020, to know what info is in the document, and how to find it.
Be sure to cite your references in the text of all papers and on the reference list at the end. As an example, look at the way the references are listed in the modules.
Your paper will be graded on the following factors:
Precision – you follow all instructions and you answer each part of the assignment.
Breadth – you show broad knowledge of the module’s topic.
Depth – you go into detail to show more critical thought about the specific assignment.
Clarity – the extent to which you elaborate and include discussion or examples as asked.
Application – the extent to which you apply the information to a real-life situation related to the assignment.
References – citations are used within the body of the paper any time you state a fact or idea that is not common knowledge, and a reference list is included at the end of the paper. Use credible, professional, and scholarly sources.
