The purpose of this discussion is to identify a community health concern for the

The purpose of this discussion is to identify a community health concern 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 discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:  

• CO 1: Apply principles of nursing to the public health system (POs 1, 6)
• CO 6: Examine collaborative trends in community health nursing (POs 2, 5)

Preparing the Discussion

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

Directions

Discussion: Apply Knowledge

Step 1: Reflect on your community and review the Week 1 Practicum Project Health Promotion Topics and Resources documentLinks to an external site. to select a specific topic (i.e. firearm safety, rather than injury prevention).

Step 2: Select a topic that is a health concern in your community. This topic will be used for your Practicum Project throughout the course. See the Apply My Learning at the bottom of Week 1 Explore Page 2 for an example.

Step 3: Answer the discussion prompts below with explanation and detail.

Paragraph one: Describe your selected topic. Provide a rationale for your topic selection and explain how you determined that it is a significant concern within your community.

Paragraph two: Use the Week 1 Practicum Project Health Promotion Topics and Resources documentLinks to an external site. to review the resources associated with your topic. Explain why professional organizations view the selected issue as a community health concern. Cite at least one outside scholarly source in this paragraph as evidence.

Paragraph three: Describe how the social determinants of health impact your selected topic. Provide two examples.

References: Provide complete references for all citations.

Posts should meet the following criteria:

1. Integrate Evidence: Cite at least two sources of evidence in weekly posts.
   1. Integrate evidence from assigned reading(s) OR lesson.
   2. Integrate evidence from at least one outside scholarly source as directed in the discussion directions.
   3. Integrate evidence that supports the discussion.
   4. Cite all scholarly sources, reading(s) OR lessons in an in-text citation within the post and include a complete reference at the bottom of the post.
   5. Use sources no more than five years old unless they are historical references.
2. Engage in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage with peers and/or faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
   1. Respond to a peer and/or faculty post.
   2. Provide additional information or clarification in the reply post.
   3. Add depth to the discussion.
3. Communicate Professionally: Communicates professionally on all posts.
   1. Communicate clearly and concisely.
   2. Communicate respectfully, civilly, and caringly.
   3. Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.