Current Public Health Issue

Instructions

Select a current public health issue from the following website:

Source: HealthyPeople.gov. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/

Conduct a search for programs at the local, state or federal level that are addressing your chosen issue and write a minimum 1200 word paper that:

 Provides an overview of the program.

 Classifies which of the three core functions and ten essential services this program addresses.

 Describes the health education components of the program.

 Identifies the social marketing elements of the program.

 Summarizes information provided to the media regarding the program.

 Addresses how the program deals with cultural competency or health disparities, including cultural and ethical values that impact behaviors as they relate to the public health issue.

 Explains the collaboration between stakeholders for program success.

 Describes health policy recommendations that the program is aiming to develop or could use to advance the program.

 Evaluates the effectiveness of the program through statistics or successes.

 Identifies challenges within the program, including but not limited to reaching the target audience and funding.

 Suggests next steps for the program, such as spin off programs based on the successes, or expansion to other areas of the community, state or nationally.

Requirements

 The paper should be at least 1200 words in length in APA format.

 Include the list of references from the annotated bibliography written during Unit 8, plus any additional supporting sources in APA format.

 Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” from Doc Sharing to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written assignments. 

 

Write an annotated bibliography for sources used

Requirements

 The bibliography should be at least 500 words in length.

 There should be a minimum of three peer-reviewed references in APA format, and these should be sources you plan on using for the Final Project.

 Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” from Doc Sharing to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written assignments.