Health Promotion Data Collection and Analysis Practicum Project Assignment Purpo

Health Promotion Data Collection and Analysis

Practicum Project Assignment

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to collect and analyze data for the Practicum Project. The aim of the Practicum Project is to advocate for community health through collaboration with licensed healthcare professionals and the provision of educational resources.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

• CO 1: Apply principles of nursing to the public health system. (POs 1, 6)
• CO 2: Assess the health of populations, aggregates, and communities. (POs 3, 4)
• CO 3: Apply the nursing process to vulnerable populations with professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice. (POs 4, 8)

Due Date

Students must complete the Week 2 Practicum Project: Health Promotion Data Collection and Analysis template and submit it to the Dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.

Late Assignment Policy

Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction as noted in the rubric below.

Total Points Possible

This assignment is worth a total of 155 points.

Preparing the Assignment

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

Directions

Use the selected topic from Week 1 to complete the Practicum Project: Health Promotion Data Collection and Analysis template, following the steps below.

1. Download the Week 2 Practicum Project: Health Promotion Data Collection and Analysis template. Use of the template is required. If the template is not used, a 10% deduction will be applied. See the rubric. Save the template and include your name in the file name.
2. Download the Week 2 Practicum Project: Sources of Data document.
3. Use the links provided in the Practicum Project: Sources of Data document and other professional sources to collect data on your practicum topic.
4. Use the data collected from the Practicum Project: Sources of Data document and other professional sources to complete the Practicum Project: Health Promotion Data Collection and Analysis template.
5. Correctly cite and reference ideas and information that come from scholarly literature.  Sources should be no more than five years old unless they are historical references.
6. Follow rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation consistent with formal, professional writing.  
7. Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy.

Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).

1. Demographic Data
   1. Collect county data for all sections
   2. Collect state data for all sections
   3. Collect U.S. data for all sections
2. Epidemiological Data Collection: Prevalence
   1. Collect county data for two years, including number, and source
   2. Collect state data for two years, including number, and source
   3. Collect U.S. data for two years, including number, and source
   4. Collect world data for two years, including number, and source
3. Epidemiological Data Collection: Mortality
   1. Collect county data for two years, including number, and source
   2. Collect state data for two years, including number, and source
   3. Collect U.S. data for two years, including number, and source
   4. Collect world data for two years, including number, and source
4. Demographic Data Analysis
   1. Compare county, state, and national data
   2. Explain how data are similar
   3. Explain how data are different
5. Epidemiological Data Analysis: Prevalence
   1. Compare county, state, national, and world data
   2. Explain how data are similar
   3. Explain how data are different
   4. Provide a citation for at least one scholarly source
6. Epidemiological Data Analysis: Mortality
   1. Compare county, state, national, and world data
   2. Explain how data are similar
   3. Explain how data are different
   4. Provide a citation for at least one scholarly source
7. Epidemiological Data Analysis: Prevalence & Mortality
   1. Compare prevalence and mortality data across two years.
   2. Explain if the public health concern is improving or worsening.
   3. Provide a citation for at least one scholarly source.
8. Data Analysis
   1. Identify which data is most important to share with other healthcare professionals.
   2. Provide a rationale.
   3. Provide a citation for at least one scholarly source.