READING RESOURCES:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009). Developing process evaluation questions [Evaluation Briefs No. 4]. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/evaluation/pdf/brief4.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009). Evaluating your strategic plan [Evaluation Briefs No. 5]. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/evaluation/pdf/ertnews_spring09.pdf

Chriqui JF, Schneider L, Chaloupka FJ, Gourdet C, Bruursema A, Ide K & Pugach O. (2010). School District Wellness Policies: Evaluating Progress and Potential for Improving Childrens Health Three Years after the Federal Mandate. Health Policy Center, Institute for Health Research and Policy,

Mokdad, A.H. & Remington, P.L. (2010 July). Measuring health behaviors in populations. Preventing Chronic Disease, 7(4), A75. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2010/jul/10_0010.htm

Optional Readings

Committee on Health and Behavior: Research, Practice, and Policy, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health (2001). Organizations, communities, and society: Models and interventions. Health and behavior: The interplay between the biological, behavioral, and societal influences (pp. 241-264). Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Retrieved from http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9838&page=241

Committee on Health and Behavior: Research, Practice, and Policy, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health (2001). Evaluating and disseminating intervention research. Health and behavior: The interplay between the biological, behavioral, and societal influences (pp. 274-309). Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Retrieved from http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9838&page=274

Optional Resources

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). General format. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). In-text citations: The basics. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). Reference list: Basic rules. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:

For Module 3, conduct a literature search utilizing peer-reviewed journal articles, books, professional organization Web sites and articles, etc., to continue working on your program/intervention plan (which you started in Module 2) and propose appropriate evaluation measures to evaluate effectiveness of your program.

Write a paper (3 pages in length) including a complete workplan that shows your implementation procedures to address the health behavior and describing your methods to evaluate your program/intervention. A workplan sample can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/state_programs/pdf/workplans.pdf

The following items will be assessed in particular:

1. Use the feedback I gave you in the previous module to refine and update your goal and objectives.
2. Include a complete workplan with the following components: goals, objectives, activities, data measurement tools, timeframe, responsible person, and measures of success.
3. Describe how you will evaluate the effectiveness of your program. Make sure to include information on what evaluation tool you plan to use (e.g., questionnaire and survey).
4. Discuss how you will know if your program or intervention is effective. Refer back to your program goal and objectives.

SEE ATTACHMENT WITH PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT THAT RELATES TO THIS HOMEWORK IN THE FILES 

 

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Assignment Overview

The Session Long Project (SLP) is a progressive assignment that involves assessing a health behavior; researching and identifying an evidence-based model or best practice strategies to best address the health behavior; creating a plan (i.e., program or an intervention) and outlining implementation procedures; and suggesting appropriate evaluation tools to measure effectiveness of the proposed program or intervention. This will be developed in phases throughout the session. The task and assignment expectations for each segment of the project will be explained in each module. 

Choose one of the following topics to focus on for the rest of the Session Long Project (SLP):

• Teen pregnancy.
• Older adults’      injury from falls.

You will be writing your Module 1 – 4 SLP assignments based on the one topic you have chosen from the list above.

For Module 1, conduct a literature search utilizing peer-reviewed journal articles, books, professional organization articles, government Web sites, etc. Write a 3-page background paper on the health behavior you selected. Make sure you meet the expectations in order to be eligible to earn full credit.

The following items will be assessed in particular:

1. Identify one topic      and a target population (from the SLP topics above) to focus on. Describe      your target population and the health behavior(s) that relate to the topic      you have chosen.
2. Based on your      literature search, assess and provide background information on the health      behaviors. Include statistics to explain the scope of the problem.
3. Provide an      explanation as to why it is important to address the health behavior you      have chosen.
4. What benefits or      consequences do the behaviors have on individuals’ health?

 

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Choose one of the following books and write 2-3 page report on any aspect of the connection to global health (title and reference page not included in page count). Be sure to include at least one reference to support your work (beyond the book itself). The reference can be one that was discussed during the course. Submit under the Course Materials tab in Blackboard.

Katz, J. M. (2013). The big truck that went by. How the world came to save Haiti and left behind a disaster. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin. ISBN 978-1-137-27897-5 (paperback) or ISBN 978-1-137-32395-8 (e-book)

Timmerman, K. (2009). Where am I wearing?  A global tour to the countries, factories, and people that make our clothes.  New Jersey: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-37654-6

The books are on reserve in the Howe Library and available for 3 days at a time. There are also e-versions (kindle) available.

Criteria for a ‘pass’:

1. Introduction gives reader direction and is addressed throughout the paper. 

2. Summary/conclusion is clear and concise.

3. An aspect of the connection to global health was clearly discussed.

4. At least 1 literature source was used.

5. Writing style is fluent with evidence of individuality and clarity.

6. Overall presentation of paper is neat and well organized with few minor errors in syntax, spelling, etc. (i.e. Proper English language usage), follows a chosen referencing style, and includes a title page, reference pages, is double spaced, 11-12 CPI, and 1 inch, non-justified margins.

 

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