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Social determinants of health could be interrelated and
could be the reason for unhealthy or risky health behaviors and attributes that
lead to negative outcomes. Public health officials must constantly look for
ways in which they can eliminate some of these problems in the society.
For the Unit
VII Case Study, you will take on the role of a public health leader in your
community and develop a plan for other officials that addresses the following.
Describe
a social determinant of health in your community that has produced health
risks and outcomes.
Based
on your research, what do you see as the biggest issue facing your
community?
Describe
how the community is presently tackling the problem through the local
public health department.
Propose
a resolution for the health risk and outcome caused by the social
determinants.
Explain
how these unhealthy behaviors and attributes could be reduced or
eradicated in the society.
How
would you reduce medical costs in your community?
Explain
how the government can implement your plan into law for the common good.
Your case study must be a
minimum of three pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages. To
support your ideas, use a minimum of three outside sources; one must be from the CSU
Online Library (We use this online Book Introduction to Public Health by Mary-Jane Schneider,
this assignment is on Chapter 13 and Chapter 14) . Additionally, use a
source that focuses on your community, such as a newspaper or journal article.
Remember
that all written assignments must be formatted using APA style, including
in-text citations and references.
The assignment should be for the Baltimore City Community in Maryland.
