HS315 Practices in Public Health Unit 2

As you have learned through the Unit 2 Readings, the 10 essential public health services play an important role in ensuring that public health agencies are meeting the health needs of the population they serve. For the Unit 2 Assignment, you will assess the needs of a specific population to address a health issue in the community, utilizing the 10 essential public health services.
instructions:

Using the “How Healthy Is Your Community?” search tool, in the County Health Rankings & Roadmap website, look up your county’s health ranking report.  (My ZIP is 07103) please remove before posting publicly 

1. Choose a health problem in your community according to your county’s health ranking report.
2. Write a brief summary regarding the health issue you have chosen, including statistics.
3. Using the health problem as an example, discuss the first steps you will take to assess the needs of your community to address the issue. Include:
   1. A short description of the geographic community you will target.
   2. The population groups you will focus on (specific age group, minority groups, etc.)
   3. Suggest sites where the assessment could be conducted (schools, healthcare institutions, worksites, nonprofit organizations, etc.)
4. Choose at least 3 of the 10 essential health services you will use to address this issue. Provide a short description of how each essential public health service will be applied.

Reference:

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. (2021). State reports. https://www.countyhealthrankings.org

Requirements

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