HCA415 Community & Public Health-WK2-A1:Community Health Roles
Complete The Community Health Roles worksheet.
Part I:
Start by reviewing the articles on quasi-government and non-governmental agencies in your REQUIRED course materials. Then:
Provide solid definitions of governmental agencies, quasi-government, non-government agencies. Please do not copy your definitions from a dictionary or any source. You
must explain these in your own words. Copying and/or direct quoting will result in 0 points on this portion of your assignment.
Explain the difference between public health and medical services.
Part II:
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the chart below. In each box in column 1, you need to select four public health concerns from the list below. (You might want to review
information on some of the suggested health topics in Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 9 in your textbook, listed in RECOMMENDED course materials.) Your task is to find health-
related organizations/agencies and a link to their website that address these issues at three distinct levels:
Governmental Agencies (column B)
Quasi-Government Agencies (column C)
Non-Governmental Agencies (column D).
Then, in column E, write in one or two sentences explaining why this issue is a public or community health concern. Remember that public/community health focuses on
populations, not individuals. Think back to your explanation in Part II outlining the differences between public health medical services. You are required to review
scholarly research to determine the role of public health as it relates to these issues. Each description MUST include a citation.
Please note that your description of the importance to public health should not be rooted in the individual medical health care. Public health focuses on populations,
not individual care. See the example below to help you with your worksheet responses.
Pick 4 from this list:
Premature infants
Alzheimer’s disease
Injury and violence prevention
Air pollution
Water pollution
Diabetes
Food safety
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Homelessness
Emergency Preparedness
Suicide
Alcohol Abuse
Obesity
Smoking
Sleep health
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
CHART EXAMPLE:
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
COLUMN C
COLUMN D
COLUMN E
Health Concern
Government
Quasi-Government
Non-Government
Why is this issue a significant community/public health concern?
Cancer
National Cancer Institute (part of the National Institutes of Health) (http://www.nih.gov (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)
American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org/) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Colorado State University (cancer research center)
(http://www.colostate.edu/features/cancer-collaboration-cu.aspx) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States (HealthyPeople.gov, 2015). By researching and developing means of prevention, we can reduce premature
deaths in the population thereby improving the health of our nation.
Reference:
HealthyPeople.gov. (2015). Cancer. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-
objectives/topic/cancer
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
