1-1 Discussion: Beginning Project Research: Public Health Organization Identification
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In this discussion, begin by introducing yourself to the class and share your background. Discuss why you are pursuing a degree in public health and what your plans are following graduation.
Next, review the shortlist of resources included in the Public Health Issue Data Checklist PDF and the example public health organization and issues for potential exploration in your final project. In choosing an organization, be sure that it relates to the particular community (preferably your own) that you have chosen and that you can contact someone within the organization. You will be required to describe the organization and the policy or program you chose to evaluate in Milestone One, with supporting evidence. Thus, you are expected to spend the next two weeks locating and reviewing data sources for your evaluation.
In your initial post, address the following:
Identify the community you live in or one you wish to work with.
Describe two to three organizations that you are interested in investigating within your chosen community. Remember that you will need to contact the organization to set up a meeting to interview an administrator for your journal in Module Two. You may want to reach two or three organizations to be sure one gets back to you in a timely fashion
Provide a set of resources that provide data and other information on at least two organizations and the issues they address. Identify the location of data and a description of what kind of data it contains. For example, if you choose your local food bank, then you would want to locate data on:
Food insecurity in your community, percentage of food insecurity, demographics of the community (age distribution, location of grocery stores, cost, etc.)
Who and how many people the food bank serves. You may use data from government sites, such as state.gov sites and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In responding to your peers, offer feedback on their proposed issue selection. Do you have any helpful recommendations or perspectives to provide? Are there any areas in their post that are unclear? Offer plausible solutions based on your own research or experience, including what you may have seen within your own community.
To complete this assignment, review the Capstone Discussion Rubric PDF document.
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