Assignment
INSTRUCTIONS
You will participate in 8 Discussion Board Forums by 1) posting athread in response to the stated prompt, and 2) posting replies in response to classmates' threads.Each Discussion Board Forum topicpresentsa thought-provoking question or prompt based on recent article(s) in the scientific and professional literature of public health.Each prompt is designed to enhance your learning experience as you write about your ideas, perspectives and experiences, and receive feedback from your classmates. Both the frequency of your participation and the depth of the content you write will affect your grade. Use the Discussion Board Grading Rubric to improve the quality of your contributions and follow the specific requirements described below.
Note: Threads and replies must be completed within the assigned module/week or no credit will be awarded.
THREAD
For each forum, post a thread in response to the topic prompts provided. Yourpost should contain 400-500 words and adhere to AMA writing style guidelines.This word limit promotes writing that is thorough yet concise enough to permit your peers to read all the posts.If the Discussion Board Forum prompts you to answer a series of questions, make sure you address all of them thoroughly within the word limit. Do not restate the questions in your post; simply begin a new paragraph for each new thought. The goal is to have a seamless written argument closed by a brief conclusion tying together your individual responses. Use your best critical reasoning skills, employing the Universal Intellectual Standards as a guide, but not a strict outline.Refer to specific statements of the author(s) whenever appropriate but limit direct quotations to a maximum of 25 words for your entire post. Since this is a personal discussion, you may use first person; however, you should maintain professional decorum at all times.
Religious Involvement and Adult Mortality in the United States" by Hummer, et al., 2004, located in the Reading & Study folder for this module/week. Discuss the following points in your thread. Review the Discussion Board Instructions before posting your thread.
• What do the authors' say? Summarize the findings of this review article as they pertain to religious attendance and mortality.
• What do you say? Describe the proximal and distal influences that might explain decreased mortality with increased religious activity?
• What do you say? Do the findings hold equally true for public vs. private religious activity? Suggest reasons to explain why this may or may not be true.
What does God say? Offer biblical insight that may be applicable to the relationship between spirituality and health or longevity.Read "Religious Involvement and Adult Mortality in the United States: Review and Perspective" by Hummer, et al., 2004, located in the Reading & Study folder in Module/Week 4. Discuss the following points in your thread. Review the Discussion Board Instructions before posting your thread.
• What do the authors' say? Summarize the findings of this review article as they pertain to religious attendance and mortality.
• What do you say? Describe the proximal and distal influences that might explain decreased mortality with increased religious activity?
• What do you say? Do the findings hold equally true for public vs. private religious activity? Suggest reasons to explain why this may or may not be true.
• What does God say? Offer biblical insight that may be applicable to the relationship between spirituality and health or longevity.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.