Reflection: Impacts on Our Health
Assignment
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
- Lessons: Weeks 1, 2
Instructions
In our first week of class, we have been learning about how society shapes our lives as individuals. As a healthcare professional, understanding these connections is important because society can greatly affect our health. For this assignment, choose one major health issue that is common in the U.S. and reflect on how society has an impact on your chosen health issue.
In a 1-page reflection, address the following:
- Identify the health issue you are choosing for this assignment.
- Explain how an understanding of society and its influence on individuals helps us understand this health issue. Be sure to integrate one or more course concepts.
Please note that for this assignment, sources are not required to ensure focus on your critical thinking and reflection skills.
Requirements (APA Format)
- Length: 1 page
- 1-inch margins
- Double spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Page number in the upper right of all pages
- Title page not required
- Acceptable file type: .doc, .docx, or PDF
Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Week 2 Reflection Grading Rubric.
Outcomes
- CO 1: Explain social problems using the “sociological imagination.”
- CO 2: Apply sociological theories to the study of society and social systems.
- CO 3: Analyze the concepts of culture and society.