wk1-d1-definition

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING WORD LIMIT REQUIREMENTS:

Please note that each and every assignment has its own word limit.

Review definitions of public health from the American Public Health Association (APHA), World Health Organization (WHO), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Select a definition of public health that you think best represents the discipline in the 21st century. Based upon what you read, how would you define public health? What does public health do? Describe examples of public health interventions according to the categories included in the health impact pyramid.

PLEASE add the links/sites below to the reference list the use and make sure everything is in proper APA format.

Read “What Is Public Health” located on the American Public Health Association (APHA) website.

URL:

https://www.apha.org/what-is-public-health

Explore the Social Determinants of Health page of the World Health Organization (WHO) website to learn more about social determinants of health.

URL:

http://www.who.int/social_determinants/thecommission/finalreport/en/

Read “What Is Public Health?” located on the CDC Foundation website.

URL:

https://www.cdcfoundation.org/content/what-public-health

Take the Introduction to Public Health course in the Public Health 101 Series, located on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, to learn more about public health.

URL:

https://www.cdc.gov/publichealth101/public-health.html

Read “A Framework for Public Health Action: The Health Impact Pyramid,” by Frieden, from American Journal of Public Health (2010).

URL:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2836340/

MUST be between 200 – 300 words and have at least two citations with the page numbers and two references in APA format.(The List of References should not be older than 2014 and should not be included in the word count.)

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

It is important that you cover all the topics identified in the assignment. Covering the topic does not mean mentioning the topic BUT presenting an explanation from the context of ethics and the readings for this class

To get maximum points you need to follow the requirements listed for this assignments 1) look at the word/page limits 2) review and follow APA rules 3) create subheadings to identify the key sections you are presenting and 4) Free from typographical and sentence construction errors.

REMEMBER IN APA FORMAT JOURNAL TITLES AND VOLUME NUMBERS ARE ITALICIZED.