Part 1
Think of your local community. What health-related issue currently affects a large number of people within your community? How could research help address this issue? How would you go about articulating a plan to obtain more data on the health-related issue you identified?
This is an opportunity for you to explore the practical application of how to articulate a plan to obtain data on a health-related topic, specifically in your community. Please respond in first person, share personal experiences, and ask questions to further develop your understanding of how evidence-based practice can affect health-related issues at the community level. Initial Discussion responses should be around 150 words.
Part 2
Every individual affects the community in some way. What individual factors (personal characteristics, genetics, developmental stage of life, lifestyle) affect community/public health? What can advocates, policymakers, and others do to promote habits that will improve community health.
Your responses should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Use APA style for all citations. (Visit https://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx)
Discussion responses should be on topic, original, and contribute to the quality of the discussion by making frequent informed references to lesson materials. Initial Discussion responses should be around 100 words.
