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NU629 Health Promotion - Disease Prevention Week 1 Assignment Complete an Online Personal Profile in Moodle

Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to complete an online Moodle profile and upload a photo. We all love to put a name with a face; however, if you would prefer to not post a personal photo, please upload a picture of a pet or a favorite place.

To Complete Your Assignment:

If you have not already created a Moodle profile with a picture, access your Moodle Profile page (via the user menu top right > Profile). Edit your profile and add content about you. Upload a profile picture. Take a screenshot of your completed profile page, then upload it as your submission for this assignment. NU629 Health Promotion - Disease Prevention Week 3 Assignment Levels of Prevention and Preventive Services Guidelines

Overview

This course focuses on healthy living and preventive screenings to help promote health and prevent disease and illness. The following is a list of screenings that will be explored throughout the course: cervical cancer (CA), breast CA, colorectal CA, testicular CA, prostate CA, suicide, hypertension, sexually transmitted illnesses, human papillomavirus, intimate partner violence, smoking/vaping, depression, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, fall prevention, lung CA, cardiovascular disorders, childhood and adult immunizations. Many organizations promote their own guidelines. One particular agency that promotes such guidelines is the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), along with the NIH, CDC, ACOG, AFP, ACC, JNCC, and others. It is recommended that you utilize the guidelines from the USPSTF and supplement with the other guidelines as you prepare for your work in this course. For this assignment, utilize the NU629 Week 3 Prevention and Guidelines Excel Template (Excel). To complete the table, list an example of each type of prevention as it relates to the health concern listed. Remember that during Week 1 there is an interactive experience in the Learning Materials that can help you with this assignment if you should have any questions. This is also a great place to make notes related to specific preventive guidelines - use this as a study tool for the final exam. NU629 Health Promotion - Disease Prevention Week 6 Assignment Population-Specific Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Paper – Rough Draft Sections 1–3 Required, 1–4 Encouraged

Overview

Remember that one of the goals of this assignment is to further develop your academic writing skills. To assist in this, I am asking that you utilize Smarthinking and Pearson Writing Center here at Regis. In taking advantage of these resources, you should begin to see improvements in your writing and APA formatting. Don’t forget that there are also tutoring resources available within Smarthinking. Please review the paper requirements, which can be found in Week 10, and submit your rough draft of your paper along with a current Smarthinking report. At a minimum, your draft should include completed Sections 1–3; however, to get the most from a faculty review of your work, you are highly encouraged to submit Sections 1–4. The page guideline for this assignment is 5–8 pages with a minimum of 5 scholarly references, 2 of which should be new sources that were not provided in the course. The page requirements do not include the title page, references, or appendices. Note: If you do not submit a current Smarthinking Report with your rough draft, you will automatically receive a zero for this assignment. NU629 Health Promotion - Disease Prevention Week 10 Assignment Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Population-Specific Final Paper Submission

Overview

During this assignment, you will be asked to discuss the concepts of health promotion and disease prevention, relating this information to the role of the APRN and applying it to the vulnerable population you selected during Week 1. In Week 6, you submitted a rough draft of your paper and received feedback from faculty, so please make sure you incorporate those comments along with direction you received from SmartThinking, Pearson Writing Center, and the Library. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Population-Specific Paper This paper was to be developed throughout the first six to nine weeks of the course, with an opportunity to submit a rough draft for feedback during Week 6 and your final submission due this week, in Week 10. The goal of this assignment is twofold: 1) for you to demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts of health promotion and disease prevention as related to the role of the APRN while applying this information to a specific vulnerable population; and 2) for you to have an opportunity to develop your writing and APA formatting skills through faculty feedback and the utilization of various tools here at Regis (that is, Regis Library and staff, SmartThinking, Pearson Writing Center, etc.). The faculty at Regis want you to be successful. Being able to present not only your thoughts but evidence-based practice information in a concise, systematic, and clear manner will be a talent that serves you well. The paper is to be five to eight pages in length, not including the title page, attachments, and reference pages. The paper will be divided into four sections. Section 1 (Content can be found in Week 1)

Introduction

WHO’s definition of health Concepts of health, health promotion, and behavior change options Vulnerable individuals and populations Historical Perspectives of Health Healthy People Initiative – overall summary of the initiative Levels of Prevention Primordial Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary The role of nursing, specifically APRNs, in health promotion and disease prevention Section 2 (Content can be found in Week 2 and 3) Vulnerability as a concept Health disparities Cultural competency as a provider Defining resilience and applying to the vulnerable Advocacy role as a provider Vulnerable people, groups, populations, and societal views: Sinner versus victim (Mechanic and Tanner, 2005) Section 3 (Content can be found in Week 2 through 4. Don’t forget to use the media/website/video links, as they will provide a lot of great information). Focus on your specific vulnerable population group Introduce your vulnerable population: sinner or victim? Social justice related to your population Low literacy within your population and how this affects their health Evaluate your vulnerable population related to current Healthy People Initiative guidelines. Discuss one primary health concern for your population and include the preventive guideline related to this concern and how you might motivate this group to make behavioral changes. Discuss use of Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) with your vulnerable population – pros and cons. How can community-level plans/interventions influence individual and family health? Discuss what resources are available within your community for your specific population and vulnerable populations in general. Section 4 The conclusion of your paper should bring all your information together. Discuss an approach for improving health literacy within your population Discuss how, as an APRN, you can impact vulnerable individuals in your community. Conclude with a summary of how we as a nation are doing with health promotion and disease prevention. Note: This assignment is to be submitted in an APA paper format (that is, title page, title, introduction and purpose statement, body of the paper with a conclusion, appropriate citations and reference page(s) along with attachments) as was your SmartThinking Report. Please make sure that ALL paragraphs are well developed, and have five to six sentences each, with citations for validity. Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how the final submission of paper will be graded. Please submit your Final Paper and a NEW SmartThinking Report. Note: Failing to submit a NEW SmartThinking Report will result in a ZERO for this assignment.