West Coast University Week 5 Health Field & Culture and Policy Development Discussion
Description
PART A
Assignment: Online Resources in the Health Field
Online learning and research presents many challenges, just the same as traditional learning. These challenges include finding reliable, current, and legitimate scholarly resources. You may already have favorite online resources and databases that you use or have found useful in the past. As you begin your program of study, you will identify many resources you may rely on for current peer-reviewed information.
For this Assignment, review your Learning Resources, then research and locate one peer-reviewed article in the Walden Library. These may include resources identified in this course through the Walden Library, as well as those not mentioned in this course.
The topic of your article should be an issue that is important to you and related to your health field. It should be different from the topic you chose for your initial posting to the Week 2 Discussion.
The Assignment (2 pages)
- Explain the process of finding your article and how you determined it was peer-reviewed.
- Summarize the article and its findings.
- Explain how this article expands your knowledge of an important issue related to your field of study.
- Expand on your insights utilizing the Learning Resources.
PART B
Culture and Policy Development
Is it possible for a health policy to fail due to cultural factors? How important is it for the community to get involved with the decision-making process during policy development? After reading your Learning Resources this week, you will recognize the significance in cultural awareness and health policy development. For this Assignment, you consider community engagement in policy development.
To prepare for this Assignment, complete the readings and view the media in your Learning Resources. Consider the importance of beliefs and behaviors when developing health policies.
The Assignment (3 pages):
- Explain the importance of culturally appropriate health policies.
- Explain how one can develop a policy so that it gets the support of the community.
- Explain how you might engage the community to be part of the voice when developing a policy.
- Expand on your insights utilizing the Learning Resources.
Use APA formatting for your Assignment and to cite your resources.
