Safety and Air Toxics

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Select ONLY ONE question listed below to write an essay for this week’s discussion forum.

1. Identify one of the top three leading causes of unintentional injury deaths. Explain why and how to this is the case.

2. What are “air toxics” and where do you think you are most likely to be exposed to them; and what steps can you take to minimize your exposure?

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ALL FORUMS

Initial Response: Initial responses should be no less than 200 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references. Please be aware that just “cutting and pasting” sections of articles (in lieu of writing an original initial post) is not acceptable and will negatively impact your grade.

Given what you learned, how do you plan to maintain policy competence as a public health professional? How do you plan to apply what you learned in this course as a professional working in a health services organization (at a local, state or federal level)?

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ALL FORUMS

Initial Response: Initial responses should be no less than 200 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two academic/scholarly peer-reviewed references. Please be aware that just “cutting and pasting” sections of articles (in lieu of writing an original initial post) is not acceptable and will negatively impact your grade.

COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

this is an APA style research essay. Instructions attached along with grading criteria

The purpose of this assignment is to identify an emerging public health issue that you are passionate about and write a letter to your elected officials to bring attention to your issue.

Part 1:

Identify an emerging public health issue that you are passionate about as the topic of your letter to the elected official. This topic can be what you selected for your Project #1.

Part 2:

Read the PDF “Writing a letter to your elected officials” and follow the tips on how to write a letter to your elected officials. Next, locate the elected official that you would like to reach. You can select a local California representative or your state senator or congressman/woman. Refer to our lecture from Week 12: Advocacy, Policy and Change Strategies for tips on how to incorporate storytelling into the letter for your elected official.

Part 3: (One to one and a half pages single spaced)

Use the sample template provided as an example of how to write a letter to your chosen elected official on your emerging issue. Once completed, consider sending your letter to the elected official. Please proofread your letter before submitting it to Canvas.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words each

This is not a paper each bullet is it’s own question requiring a response and reference

1.Search organizations for evidence-based guidelines relating to psychiatric pathology. An example is the American Psychiatric Association. Share your findings about evidence-based guidelines as they relate to the disease process.

2. What would be some of the screening tools you might consider using in the adult population to determine possible drug or alcohol use disorders? Have you used any of those tools in practice or seen them used during your clinical rotation? What would you do if the patient had a positive screening test for alcohol abuse?

3.What would be some SSRIs you might consider with the young adult population if you are treating depression and anxiety? What education would you provide to the patient regarding treatment with an SSRI?