In continuing from Module 2, consider healthy behavior and how disease spreads. Where does it begin? In your discussion you will think critically and talk about how diseases, disorders and disasters develop locally and globally. You will apply these core concepts to your chosen topic/issue. There are many factors that affect the health of a community, including disease, disasters, education, nutrition and fitness, socio-economics, healthcare, and the environment. All these things are issues in community health because they impact communities in good ways and bad ways depending on the health of the community.
For this discussion, examine a community health issue such as health equity, immigrant health, gun violence, mental health, health reform, disaster preparedness, global health, bioterrorism, or climate change (from the required readings, and WHO and APHA sites provided in the module overview) and discuss it with your classmates.
Initial post:
• Address why the issue is a community health concern and how it impacts the community. o Who are the stakeholders/people affected by the issue? o Who has the power to address the issue? o What might be an effective strategy to either improve it (if it is a risk) or extend it (if it is a benefit)? • Organize your work in at least 3 paragraphs. Each paragraph should have at least 3 sentences (not direct quotations from scholarly sources). • Make sure to use at least 2 scholarly sources that are less than 5 years old in addition to the sources provided in the module. References and citations should follow the 7t11 edition of APA guidelines. • Use paraphrases more than direct quotations to show your understanding of the work that you are using to support your viewpoints.
