Community Health Evaluation

Community Health Evaluation

What is bias in data collection? Provide two examples of study bias (based on two publication citations from your proposed research review paper topic)

What is the difference between correlation and causation? Provide one example of either a correlation finding or a causation finding (based on one of your publication citations from your proposed research review paper topic)

Initial responses should be no less than 250 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook).

Branding

What is a brand?

Discuss the brand sponsorship options available to marketers and provide examples

Initial responses should be no less than 250 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook).

Global Health and Health Care Reform.

Why is it so difficult to determine which country has the best health system? Describe the empirical issues related to evaluation of the systems as well as possible ways to overcome these difficulties. If you had to choose one, which country do you think has the best health system? Use course concepts to support your answer.

Is death an enemy that is to be fought off at all costs or is it a condition of life that is to be accepted? How does the way we answer this question affect the kind of healthcare system we might embrace?

Initial responses should be no less than 200 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook).

Bioterrorism Preparedness

Clearly, there is growing public awareness of the threat of bioterrorism, and there is great concern among medical and public health professionals for preparedness.

Part 1: Assess the value of quarantine and isolation in controlling disease due to biological terrorism. Use a specific example to support your position.

Part 2: List some major factors that emergency managers and public health planners must consider when including quarantine and isolation in public health emergency response plans.

Initial responses should be no less than 200 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook).

World Cuisine

Does the concern of the cultural identity activists seem less compelling if the Fusion Cuisine incorporated elements from a neighboring, non-colonial culture, like Vietnamese cuisine with Laotian elements or Salvadoran dishes with Mexican elements? Does the “homogenization” or “cultural colonialism” arguments seem less compelling?

Initial responses should be no less than 250 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook).

Reflection and Wrap-Up

As the class winds down, I want everyone to have an opportunity look back and get clarification about any topics covered in this course that you may still have questions about. Therefore, I want each of you to create your own DQ about any topic covered in the course. Post your DQ to this thread. Then, read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ DQs

What is a reasonable expectation for percentage strength gains following a six-month resistance training program? How do these percentage gains differ by age, sex, and previous resistance training exercise

Initial responses should be no less than 250 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook).