Description

Preparing the Discussion

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

Direction

Discussion: Apply Knowledge

Step 1: Reflect on your community and review the Week 1 Practicum Project Health Promotion Topics and Resources documentLinks to an external site. to select a specific topic (i.e. firearm safety, rather than injury prevention).

Step 2: Select a topic that is a health concern in your community. This topic will be used for your Practicum Project throughout the course. See the Apply My Learning at the bottom of Week 1 Explore Page 2 for an example.

Step 3: Answer the discussion prompts below with explanation and detail.  

Paragraph one: Describe your selected topic. Provide a rationale for your topic selection and explain how you determined that it is a significant concern within your community.

Paragraph two: Use the Week 1 Practicum Project Health Promotion Topics and Resources documentLinks to an external site. to review the resources associated with your topic. Explain why professional organizations view the selected issue as a community health concern. Cite at least one outside scholarly source in this paragraph as evidence. 

Paragraph three: Describe how the social determinants of health impact your selected topic. Provide two examples.

References: Provide complete references for all citations.