HCS 535 ENTIRE COURSE

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HCS 535 ENTIRE COURSE
 
 
WEEK  1
 
HCS 535 Week 1 Individual Assignment Newspaper Article
Write a 750- to the 1,050-word article in which you define population health. Include how it came to be and highlight some important milestones that helped shape it.
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WEEK 2 
 
HCS 535 Week 2 Individual Assignment Public Health and Health Care Paper
 
Select a public health agency that affects your workplace or your health care provider.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on the role of public health agencies and health care.
Describe the agency and how it contributes to the core functions of public health.
Examine specific ways the agency influences your workplace or your health care provider as well as the health care system as a whole.
Identify the roles of the agency workers, including specific responsibilities, competencies, and skills.
Reference your readings and at least 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar articles.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
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WEEK 3
 
HCS 535 Week 3  Learning Team Health Campaign – Part I
 
Federal, state, and local agencies have suggested that communities assess how issues affect the community and specific target populations. As an advisor to the city council, you have been asked to recommend a possible response to a nationally identified health objective for your community. For example, a nearby community created a Get Out and Race campaign to respond to the physical activity objective identified in the most current version of Healthy People. Your proposed campaign should be an entirely new program specifically tailored to your community's issues and needs.
Choose a public health issue aligned with a nationally identified health objective. Examples include obesity, diabetes, and smoking. 
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word analysis of the community and population using population health data sources needed to address this issue: 
Identify a specific issue and nationally identified health objective-- Healthy People 2020 and so forth.
Identify the federal, state, and local agencies tasked with addressing and managing this issue.
Describe the models and systems used to determine and analyze this issue, including sources of data such as vital statistics, managed care data, and disease registries.
Define the community and targeted population that the identified objective addresses, such as women, older adults, or African Americans.
Describe the epidemiologic surveillance systems used for monitoring the issue.
Analyze epidemiology tools within other areas of the health care system--risk assessment and trends in disease and health--needed to address this issue
Analyze the accuracy of data to support public health interventions.
Reference your readings and at least 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar articles.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
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WEEK 4
 
HCS 535 Week 4 Individual Assignment Public Health Survey
 
Communities have different public health issues and concerns that must be addressed. An example of a specific application might include the Rural Healthy People 2010 - Models for Practice, which is a compilation of best practices in addressing rural health concerns, as seen on the Public Health Texas A&M Health Science Center website.  

Choose a geographic community and describe ongoing health activities specific to identified health concerns.
Present a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that identifies a local public health issue and how it relates to nationally identified objectives by using the following criteria:
Identify sources of data the community uses to assess targeted determinants of health in support of these activities.
Describe the data collection standards used to determine population health concerns in this community, such as disease definition, specified populations, and defined time periods.
Describe how the data sources could be used to determine the focus of health care in the community--individual or the whole population--including implications for targeted populations.
Explain health care determinants that impact population health.
Reference your readings and at least 5 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar articles.
Include detailed speaker notes.
Format your presentation according to APA guidelines.
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WEEK 5
 
HCS 535 Week 5 Learning Team Health Campaign – Part II
 
Develop Part II of a health campaign plan. Part II focuses on assessment and planning for a health campaign.
Write a 1,750- to 2,450-word analysis of the population and resources for your health campaign. Building on the Part I submission, provide the following:
Summarize Part I in a single paragraph as part of your introduction to create the context for Part II.
Describe how the target population is defined at the national level and compare how these data may differ in the defined community, relating to the nationally identified objective specific to the issue you identified in Part I.
Describe the target population's incidence, prevalence, and mortality differences between the national and state level.
Explain the community-based response to the issue, including community-based planning, needs assessments, and selection of locally identified objectives.
Compare institutional and community leadership roles in responding to these targeted health objectives.
Describe any economic factors and funding intervention strategies that will address the issue.
Describe the role of social marketing in promoting public health related to your chosen issue.
Reference your readings and at least 5 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar articles.
Format the analysis according to APA guidelines.
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WEEK 6
 
HCS 535 Week 6  Learning Team Health Campaign – Part III
 
Develop Part III of a health campaign to implement a change in population health. Part III focuses on recommendations for implementing and assessing the proposed change.
Present an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation proposing a population health campaign for your chosen health issue.
Recommend the implementation of a campaign for your chosen issue to improve population health addressing social, economic, and cultural factors.
Recommend approaches, such as programs, policies, laws, and environmental aspects, to assess the health and wellness of the target population.
Determine the challenges related to improving the population health for the target population. Examine global implications, environmental factors, and disease prevention.
Provide a summary of useful epidemiology or other data models managers may use to make decisions on the ground and to anticipate future trends.
Determine strategies to address future issues of population health.
Use at least 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar articles to support your recommendations.
Include detailed speaker notes.
Provide an APA-formatted list of your resources to the faculty.