Discussion: Various Health Components
Discussion: Various Health Components
Analysis of Various Health Components for a Specific Region
Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research and read about a health issue in specific regions in the United States. Some examples of the topics for your research could be:
HIV or AIDS in African-Americans in Southern United States.
Alcoholism in Native Americans in Midwestern United States.
Diabetes among Navajo people in Southwest United States.
Obesity among low-income children in Eastern United States.
Note: You may choose another population and region, these are just examples. You may also visit the Library of this course to gather data for your research.
Based on your research and data gathered, create a report in a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document, that addresses the following:
The main issues being discussed and the message you wish to deliver to the affected population.
Population affected.
Discussion: Various Health Components
Age, gender, race, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, religion, etc. of the target population.
Segment of the United States population affected along with the percentage.
Social factors such as culture and religion that may influence the burden of the disease.
Ethical issues that may be factors in developing and implementing prevention and intervention programs for the disease.
Various components of the health care system that can assist the community.
Methods that the health care system should use to assist the community. (For example, state health care systems may revise or develop new policies to address the issue).
Support your responses with examples and a structured document free of spelling and grammatical errors, and appropriate references at the end of the document of sources you cited in the paper; Cite any sources in accordance to APA guidelines.
Cite any sources in APA format.
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
