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Population Health Using a Community Lens Complete the following prompts. Cite and reference in APA format. 1. Identify a community of interest, such as your city, neighborhood, or school district. Provide details about its people, its issues, and its history. (1 paragraph) 2. Identify and describe a population at risk or population of interest within your community that interests you. (1 paragraph) 3. What are three health problems that your chosen population is experiencing or is at risk to experience? (2 paragraphs with 2 scholarly resources) 4. Are those health problems/patterns similar to populations in other states or nationally? Provide statistical examples. (2 paragraphs with 2 scholarly resources) 5. How are your population’s health problems being addressed or prioritized globally by the World Health Organization or other international public health agencies? (1 paragraph with 1 scholarly resource) 6. Do you consider your population to be a vulnerable population? Why or why not? Provide a concrete example of how addressing social determinants of health (SDoH) can support the health needs of your population. (1 paragraph) Resources • Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2020). Public health nursing: Population-centered health care in the community (10th ed.). Elsevier. o o o • Chapter 1, “Public Health Foundations and Population Health” (pp. 1–21) Chapter 4, “Perspectives in Global Health Care” (pp. 62–90) Chapter 31, “Health Equity and Care of Vulnerable Populations” (pp. 697–715) American Nurses Association. (n.d.). Public health nursingLinks to an external site.. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/workforce/public-health-nursing/ Association of Public Health Nurses. (2022). Mission and visionLinks to an external site.. https://www.phnurse.org/mission-and-vision Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). 10 essential public health servicesLinks to an external site.. https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/publichealthservices/essentialhealthservi ces.html • • • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). CDC WONDERLinks to an external site.. https://wonder.cdc.gov/WelcomeT.html • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Population health: Leading the way to a healthier futureLinks to an external site.. https://www.cdc.gov/populationhealth/index.html o Navigate to the “Population Health Data” area and select the various data sites to access local, state, and national data. Review all subheadings under this section: PLACES, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Chronic Disease Indicators, and State Chronic Disease Epidemiology. • Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 2. Understanding and describing the communityLinks to an external site.. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessingcommunity-needs-and-resources/describe-the-community/powerpoint • Glauberman, G., Bray, M., Loos, J. R., Qureshi, K. (2020). Population health: Proactive solutions for healthy outcomesLinks to an external site.. Hawai‘i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 79(2), 60–62. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007309/ • Minnesota Department of Health. (2007). Cornerstones of public health nursingLinks to an external site.. https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/practice/ta/systemconsultants/docs/07 10phn_cornerstones.pdf • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Healthy people 2030Links to an external site.. https://health.gov/healthypeople • World Health Organization. (n.d.). The triple billion targets: A visual summary of methods to delivery impactLinks to an external site.. https://www.who.int/data/stories/thetriple-billion-targets-a-visual-summary-of-methods-to-deliver-impact Required Media PreviousNext