drug case study 1

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This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

As a group, create a PowerPoint presentation of 10-12-slides (slide count does not include title and reference slides) that associates psychological theory with substance use. Include the following in your presentation: methylenedioxymethamphetamine)

  1. As a group, choose a drug that is often abused. Briefly introduce the drug or substance.
  2. Using the Biopsychosocial Model, explain why someone uses drugs. Include biological, psychological, and sociocultural influences as they relate to using substances.
  3. Address how media influences substance use (i.e., music, social media).
  4. Discuss the health hazards associated with the substance.
  5. Identify psychological treatments/techniques used to treat addiction associated with the substance. Include an explanation of how these treatments/techniques are implemented.

evaluate health communication campaigns

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In this assignment, you will evaluate health communication campaigns. You will apply your learning from earlier modules and use it to assess two current campaigns.

The purpose of this assignment is to identify the strategies used in health communication campaigns to maximize message reach and frequency.

Using the readings for this module, the Internet, and your personal experience, select two health communication campaigns. You will describe and assess the campaigns in terms of audience characteristics and communication channels.

Complete the following:

  • Identify two current health communication campaigns.
  • Briefly describe the campaign message(s) and how you located the campaigns.
  • Evaluate the two health communication campaigns to assess their effectiveness. Include the following for each campaign:
    • Characteristics of the target audience
    • Social determinants of the health problems
    • Selected messages and communication channels
    • Reasons behind choosing these specific messages and channels
  • Identify potential gaps in the campaigns.
  • Recommend solutions to minimize these gaps.
  • Describe the strengths and weaknesses of each campaign.

Write a 6–8-page paper in Word format, utilizing a minimum of six scholarly sources. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.

health inequity

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While diversity is often considered a strength of the United States, it also presents unique challenges to providing and ensuring health equity for all citizens. The purpose of this assignment is to review a health issue and examine the programs, policies, and social conditions that may have contributed to related health disparities.

Using the online resources and the assigned readings for this module, complete the following:

  • Identify a health issue that is linked with social or economic disadvantages.
  • Examine the group or groups that have been adversely affected by these disadvantages. Provide data and other information to demonstrate the extent of the problem.
  • Broadly review the literature on health disparities, and this condition specifically, to answer the following questions:
    • What programs, policies, and social conditions may have contributed to the health inequity?
    • What changes have been made in programs, policies, or social conditions to promote health equity for this health issue? What additional changes do you suggest?

Your final product will be a MS Word document of approximately 5–7 pages. You should utilize at least 3 scholarly sources beyond the course readings in your research. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

diabetes presentation 2

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Imagine you are a community health educator and you have been tasked with developing a presentation to be given in a setting to educate an audience on one type of diabetes.

Identify your audience. Examples include the following:

  • Senior center
  • Middle school
  • A workplace

Create a resource (350 to 700 words) as a way to share this information. Examples include the following:

  • A social media page
  • An information pamphlet
  • A presentation

Consider the best method so it is crafted in an appropriate and understandable way for your identified audience.

Choose from the two following options:

Option A: Type 1 Diabetes

  • How society views Type 1 diabetes (what society thinks it is versus what it actually is, common beliefs and practices)
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Compliance with treatment regimens
  • Making the right decisions to live a healthy life
  • Impact on health care resources

Option B: Type 2 Diabetes

  • How society views Type 2 diabetes (what society thinks it is versus what it actually is, common beliefs and practices)
  • Preventive measures
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Making the right decisions to live a healthy life
  • Compliance with treatment regimens
  • Impact on health care resources


read chapters 8 and 9 in the textbook implementing health information governance by l kloss

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Read chapters 8 and 9 in the textbook, Implementing Health Information Governance by L. Kloss.

In a Word document:

(1) Provide a summary about chapters 8 and 9. Which part of the chapters interested you the most. What area was unclear/difficult to grasp?
(2) Define a ‘record’ according to HIPAA. Then list the types of records that are included in the following designated record set: Providers and Health Plan.
(3) Explain legal (litigation) hold and its purpose.
(4) Explain the concept consumersism in healthcare.

Number your responses #1, #2,#3, #4.