Assignment:
Introduction to Public Health
Education and Human Services
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This is an open book (and internet) quiz but you must work independently. You may use as much space as you need. You must use credible references, and properly provide the formal citation (e.g. APA style) when it is requested. I must be able to find the reference online based on your citation alone. If I cannot find your source based on your citation, your answer will not be counted. Similarly, if a question requires a citation and you do not provide one, your answer will not be counted. References that you cannot provide electronically or that I cannot fully access electronically (i.e. books) will not be counted. Use your own words (paraphrase), or points will be deducted. If you have any trouble opening ANY of the links please contact me because of course, you will lose points for not answering questions.
Section A Directions: Use the most credible sources you can find to answer the following short-answer questions.
1) What is the incidence of people with Tuberculosis in Essex County, New Jersey for 2015? (Give citation)
2) How many Americans are currently uninsured (have no health insurance)? (Give citation)
3) What is the life expectancy in Haiti? (Give citation)
4) Globally, how many people lack sufficient access to water due to physical scarcity? Give citation)
5) Noise pollution is an environmental hazard. List at least one potential consequence of noise pollution AND identify at least one public health program/strategy that was put in place to address it (and what it does) (Give citation)
6) Meningitis is a communicable disease. Who is most at risk for it? Name at least one public health strategy to address it? (Give citation)
7) What is the impact of sexism on health? (Give citation)
8) Since 2000, has the rate of homicides in NJ increased, decreased, or remained stable? Justify your answer. (Give citation)
9) Find a scholarly peer-reviewed journal article about social media and depression. Give the PROPER citation. Write your own abstract for the article (do not copy and paste the article's abstract). Be sure you include its basic methodology and major findings.
Section B Directions: This portion of the quiz requires that you review selected websites and/or materials to answer the questions below. If you cannot open the material, you must contact me so I can send you the content. If you don't, you won't receive credit for the questions
10) Examine the PSA below. Accoridng to Social Marketing Theory (the 4 P's) identify the following components.
What is the Product in the PSA below?:
What is the Price?:
What is the Promotion?:
11) Click on each link. Determine if each of these reports are true? Explain how you arrived at your conclusion. Show proof to justify your answer (6pts) YOU MUST CONTACT ME IF YOU CANNOT OPEN THE LINKS. I WILL SEND YOU ITS CONTENT.
a. Study: Fellatio may significantly decrease the risk of breast Cancer (https://bit.ly/1XEBMYL)
b. Feces Found in Men's Beards COPY & PAST LINK: https://nyp.st/1FL4qB0
c. Flu Vaccine and Brain-Destroying Toxins COPY & PAST LINK https://nws.mx/2sZseOf
12) Find and review the following journal article:
Clayton MC, Helms BP. (2009). Increasing seat belt use on a college campus: An evaluation of two prompting procedures. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 42(1):161-164.
Answer the follow questions:
a. What is the study's research question? (What is the study trying to find out?) (1pt)
b. Summarize the main findings of the study. (2pts)
c. Which ONE SPECIFIC step in the P.E.R.I. approach (i.e. the problem, etiology, recommendation OR implementation) is this study addressing? Explain. (1pt)
13) Review the NJ Department of Health's brochure on Lyme Disease. Based on lecture/readings about health literacy (including its four domains), identify two reasons the brochure might not be appropriate for people with low health literacy. Give at least one recommendation to make it more appropriate? (3pts) YOU MUST CONTACT ME IF YOU CANNOT OPEN THE LINK. I WILL SEND YOU ITS CONTENT.
Section C Directions: Answer the following short answer questions
14) What is the safety standard set by the EPA for lead in the drinking water? What is the amount of lead in the water during the height of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan?
15) Other than lecture/reading examples, name a public health agency that falls under the core function of "assurance". Justify your answer.
16) In the documentary Sicko, by Michael Moore, what level of prevention (i.e. primary, secondary or tertiary) did the 9/11 rescue workers receive when they went to Cuba? Explain your answer
17) Explain why an HIV test is secondary prevention, and NOT primary prevention.
18) "Black Lives Matter", a national movement, sprouted as a result of the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice, Akai Gurley, Sandra Bland, Alton Sterling, Philando Castille, among other [unarmed] Black and Brown people who died at the hands of polilce. Which kind of community orgazining best describes these efforts: social planning, social action, or locality/community development? Explain your answer.
19) This is a fictitious study. Researchers on a college campus conducted a study about hand washing behaviors during the past month. They distributed surveys (and informed consent forms) to all 434 students eating in the dining hall one evening. They collected completed surveys from 134 participants. Males and females responded equally (49% of participants were females and 51% were males. The study found 66% of women and 11% of men reported regularly washing their hands before eating during the past month. Describe at least two biases that threaten the internal or external validity of this study
20) Hurricanes often cause major life and property loss, as people are not always properly prepared for major storms, especially those in low-lying and/or coastal areas. You are a public health professional who is planning a program to address hurricane preparedness. You have complete control in planning and implementing this intervention. Provide the following objectives for the program.
a. Provide two SMART PROCESS objectives for the program.
Process Objective 1:
Process Objective 2:
b. Provide two SMART IMPACT objectives for the program.
Impact Objective 1:
Impact Objective 2:
Label each impact objective as either learning, behavioral or environmental
c. Provide one SMART OUTCOME objective for the program.
Extra credit:
EC1: Other than those listed in lecture, identify and name a superfund site in the state of NJ.
EC2: Name one area of focus under Wal-Mart's corporate responsibility and philanthropic efforts