Homework: Reflective Essay
The third assessment task for this unit is a reflective practice homework of about 2000 words that describes your growing understanding of Public Health as a discipline. This is an individual homework. You are strongly encouraged to work on your reflection throughout the term and to make notes of ideas that occur to you or issues that interest you that you can include when you write your homework.
Your reflection should focus on how your understanding of Public Health changed over the course of the term, and you should compare your knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes at the beginning of this unit with how you feel at the end. You should also reflect specifically on the following questions:
i. How does an understanding of the history of Public Health contribute to professional practice?
ii. How important are the non-health factors that are part of public health practice?
iii. What are some of the ethical issues associated with public health practice?
iv. How will the things you have learned as part of this unit affect your own practice in the future?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.