HCA415: Community & Public Health-Community Health Roles
Community Health Roles Worksheet Instructions
Please complete the worksheet on the second page.
Part I:
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 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. Your task is to find health-related organizations/agencies and a link to their website that address these issues at three distinct levels:
1) Governmental Agencies (column B)
2) Quasi-Government Agencies (column C)
3) 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
Injury and violence prevention
Alzheimer’s disease
Air pollution
Water pollution
Food safety
Homelessness
Suicide
Obesity
Sleep health
Diabetes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Emergency Preparedness
Alcohol Abuse
Smoking
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/ | American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org/) | Colorado State University (cancer research center) (http://www.colostate.edu/features/cancer-collaboration-cu.aspx) | 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. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/cancer.
COMMUNITY HEALTH ROLES WORKSHEET
Student Name: ____________________________________________________________________________
Part I:
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 will result in 0 points on this portion of your assignment.
Explain the difference between public health and medical services.
Part II: Complete the chart by following the directions posted above.
| 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? |
