Please respond to the discussions as they relate to your area of public health emphasis (i.e., environmental & occupational health, healthcare administration, health education, or general public health).
Your comments will be graded on how well they meet the Discussion Requirements posted under “Before You Begin.”
As you review the literature regarding measles, what sources will you use to obtain the required information? What government websites will you explore? Are there local health statistics databases available? What are the first three things you will do as you begin working on an outbreak response plan? For example, will you begin by doing some research about the disease? Or would you begin by researching the literature on preventing/treating the disease among immigrant populations? Would you interview people familiar with the population? If so, who? Or would you do something else? Please explain your rationale.
D2
Your comments will be graded on how well they meet the Discussion Requirements posted under “Before You Begin.”
What sources will you explore to get a better understanding of behaviors among your target population? Will you consult websites, journal articles, or books to gain insights on reasoning behind their behavior? What types of sources (e.g., press releases, new reports, etc.) will you utilize to assist you in developing your presentation?
D3
What sources will you explore to gain insights on environmental factors specific to immigrant populations? Will you assess if their communities and/or homes in the United States are similar to where they resided in their native land?
How does one’s culture influence access to and utilization of healthcare? What are the potential barriers and challenges of engaging your target population in vaccine adherence initiatives? Is health literacy a concern?
What global health initiatives and strategies are currently in place to minimize vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in impoverished countries?
What is the role of the United States in promoting and improving the health of individuals residing in vulnerable regions of the world?
D4
Your comments will be graded on how well they meet the Discussion Requirements posted under “Before You Begin.”
Does the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act effectively address common health care access and quality issues among immigrant populations? If so, explain how. If not, explain what areas need to be strengthened.
What health care access and quality policy recommendations can you, as a public health professional, advocate for?
D5
Reflect upon two concepts that you learned in this course.
What are the concepts? What insight or ideas did you gain from learning each of these concepts? Were there aspects of the concepts that you would challenge?
What is the importance of these concepts to public health? How will you use this new wisdom in your current or future career?
Optional: Offer feedback on how the course and/or facilitation of the course can be improved.
Reflection is a mental process that challenges you to use critical thinking to examine the course information, analyze it carefully, make connections with previous knowledge and experience, and draw conclusions based on the resulting ideas. A well-cultivated critical thinker raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely; gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively; comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards; thinks open-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; and communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems. (Paul & Elder, 2008)
In order to earn maximum credit, the comment should be more than your opinion, and more than a quick “off the top of your head” response. Be sure to support your statements, cite sources properly, cite within the text of your comments, and list your reference(s). The response must be a minimum of 250 words.
