Homework
Option A: The Connection Between Diabetes and Suburban Sprawl
Choose one of the following two homeworks to complete. Identify your homework choice in the title of your submission.
Consider the multidisciplinary interactions of biological and social sciences as presented in Chapters 2 and 3 of Key Concepts of Public Health. With this in mind, perform an episode analysis of the information delivered in this episode about the connection between diabetes and suburban sprawl, as discussed in the text.
Designing Healthy Communities, Episode 1
Watch the video and look at the suggestions there for improving health in your own community. Once you are satisfied with your review of the episode, write an essay that addresses the following questions (be sure to answer all six questions) :
a. Begin by summarizing the episode in 100 words or less.
b. Relate the information from this episode to what you learned, Key Concepts in Public Health. What specific public health disciplines mentioned in these chapters of your textbook are related to the information presented in the video and why?
c. Critique the information. Do you feel that the information presented is valid and easy to understand?
d. What information does the episode offer about public-health problems? Consider, for example: whether it provides details on how public health can be characterized and measured; and whether it describes common hazards and afflictions affecting modern Americans and American communities.
e. What information does the episode offer about the nature of communities? Consider whether it provides details on how communities may be altered to improve public health.
f. What information was missing from the episode? How could the content be improved? What would you like to see in future episodes?
Option B: Designing Healthy Communities for our Future Generations
Choose one of the following two homeworks to complete this week. Do not do both homeworks. Identify your homework choice in the title of your submission.
Consider the multidisciplinary interactions of biological and social sciences as presented of Key Concepts in Public Health. With this in mind, perform an episode analysis of the information delivered in this episode about the future that our children face and how we can build healthier communities for them, as discussed in the text.
Designing Healthy Communities, Episode 2
Watch the video and look at the suggestions there for improving health in your own community. Once you are satisfied with your review of the episode, write an essay that addresses the following questions (be sure to answer all six questions):
a. Begin by summarizing the episode in 100 words or less.
b. Relate the information from this episode to what you learned in Chapters 2 and 3 of your textbook, Key Concepts in Public Health. What specific public health disciplines mentioned in Chapter 2 and 3 of your textbook are related to the information presented in the video and why?
c. Critique the information. Do you feel that the information presented is valid and easy to understand?
d. What information does the episode offer about public-health problems? Consider, for example: whether it provides details on how public health can be characterized and measured; and whether it describes common hazards and afflictions affecting modern Americans and American communities.
e. What information does the episode offer about the nature of communities? Consider whether it provides details on how communities may be altered to improve public health.
f. What information was missing from the episode? How could the content be improved? What would you like to see in future episodes?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.