What is/was the occupation of these relatives or individuals? What types and amount of physical activity does/did this require? Do/did they engage in any recreational exercise? If so, what activities do/did they perform? Did they engage in organized exercise? What type of exercise did they perform? How long were their exercise sessions?

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RISK OF DISEASE DUE TO HEREDITY AND LIFESTYLE PROJECT

1. Interview of Family Member:
Interview two family relatives or individuals who have been influential in your life to gather the following information to determine your potential to develop diseases that could be life-threatening and/or life-limiting (i.e. heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cancer, etc.). You will use this information, along with your personal dietary and lifestyle behaviors to evaluate your potential for development of these diseases and to develop a dietary and lifestyle action plan for the future as you complete this course.

a. Answer the following questions:
1. Current age of relatives or influential individuals
2. Age(s) at death, or current age, of close relatives (i.e. parents, grandparents, etc.) or individuals

3. What diseases and causes of death have been experienced by this “side” of your family?
2. Analysis of Dietary Habits of Family Member
a. How often did they eat per day?
b. Do/did they eat any of the following?
1. Whole grains or processed bread and cereal
2. Vegetables
3. Fruits

4. Dairy/condiments

5. Types of meat (beef, chicken, turkey, fish) and frequency of consumption of these and eggs per week.
3. Analysis of Physical Activity and Lifestyle Habits of Family Member
a. What is/was the occupation of these relatives or individuals? What types and amount of physical activity does/did this require?
b. Do/did they engage in any recreational exercise? If so, what activities do/did they perform?
c. Did they engage in organized exercise? What type of exercise did they perform? How long were their exercise sessions?
d. Do/did they smoke? If so, how many packs/cans per day?
e. Do/did they drink alcohol? If so, how many drinks per day or week?

4. Your Personal Dietary and Behavior Habits
a. How often do you eat per day?
b. How many servings do you typically eat per day of the following (refer to your dietary analysis data to answer this question)

  •  Whole grains or processed bread and cereal
  •  Vegetables
  •  Fruits

4. Dairy products/condiments
5. Meat, chicken, turkey, fish, eggs

c. How often do you engage in physical activity per week?

  • Average length of each exercise session
  • Average intensity of each session

Assignment: Family Health
Assignment: Your task is to write a two-page paper on a family health risk that you discovered when you conducted an interview of a family member. Some of the common health conditions that run in families include the following: heart disease, alcoholism, COPD, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, strokes, stress and tobacco use.

Your essay should include the following sections:

1. Introduction (one paragraph): The opening paragraph should provide a brief overview of your family health history and should identify and describe ONE key health risk that you plan to discuss in your paper.

2. Description of health risk (multiple paragraphs): This section of your paper should discuss the signs, symptoms, and preventative measures of this health risk. This information should come primarily from:
a. Textbook
b. Internet-be careful of legitimate sources
c. American Heart Association website
d. WebMD
e. Health Journals

3. Discussion of Health Risk and Lifestyle (multiple paragraphs): The final section of your essay should discuss how this condition relates to you and what you plan to do to implement a healthy lifestyle program

What is the single most common factor for children who develop resilience? How might you use a multilevel theory to explain causal chains in resiliency? What do you think is the biggest challenge in building resilience?

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Resilience

Let’s learn a little more about resilience. Watch these three short clips on resilience to find out what it is, the science behind it and how it is built.
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/inbrief-resilience-series/ (Links to an external site.) n

For your discussion post this week, after reviewing your chapter on multilevel theories and watching these short clips on resilience, also view this link.

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/resilience/ (Links to an external site.) n

Respond to the following prompts for your post:
1. What is the single most common factor for children who develop resilience? Provide an example of this factor.

2. How might you use a multilevel theory to explain causal chains in resiliency? (Hint: Pages 83 and 86 in your textbook may be helpful).

3. What do you think is the biggest challenge in building resilience?

4. Why do you think resilience an important topic to consider in public health?

What is an occupation you enjoy engaging in, and what positive impact does this have on you? Can you explain when you have enabled others through occupation?

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It’s a question and answer type of paper. Just answer the questions and elaborate.

Provide five short answers to help us learn more about you:

An Occupational Therapist enables people to engage in occupations they want to do, need to do, or are expected to do. What is an occupation you enjoy engaging in, and what positive impact does this have on you? (200 words max)
Occupational Therapists enable people to do what they want to do. Can you explain when you have enabled others through occupation? (200 words max)
Share how you have participated in volunteerism to be a force for good in your community. (200 words max)
List two attributes you have which you consider crucial to being an effective Occupational Therapist. (200 words max)
How would your former professors describe you? (200 words max)

Write a paper on John Snow and his contribution/correlation to the cholera epidemic in that period. Include his contribution to the epidemiological investigation and the establishment of the epidemiological model should be emphasized as well.

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John Snow and Epidemiology

The paper has to be on John Snow and his contribution/correlation to the cholera epidemic in that period. It also has to include his contribution to the epidemiological investigation and the establishment of the epidemiological model should be emphasized as well. Peer reviewed articles should be used too.

Summarize each interview selected, include the nurses’ names, credentials, and positions. Describe the area of nursing. Describe the roles played by nurses. Discuss the effect on health of a community.

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Professional Activity Reflection

Explore the interviews posted on The American Nurse ( https://www.americannurseproject.com/interviews/#shadowbox-content21 ).Select an area of nursing and identify 2-3 of nurses (BSN or higher degree) whose work relates to that area to use for the assignment (pick 2-3 nurses from the big grid of pictures who work in the same type area). Critique the significance of professional nursing as it relates to this niche in a 2-3 page reflection paper (double space, 12 Times New Roman font).

Content & Organization (70 points )
Summarize each interview selected, include the nurses’ names, credentials, and positions (10)
Describe the area of nursing (10)
Describe the roles played by nurses (10)
Discuss the effect on health of a community (10)
Identify the place (fit) in the health care system (see chapter 14) (10)
Identify personal learning gained from the experience (10)
Addresses the degree to which the experience provided motivation to pursue further (10)
Readability & Style (10 point)
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment (5)
Structure is clear, logical & easy to follow, Sentences complete, clear, & concise (5)
Mechanics (20 points)
The paper adheres to the prescribed length (10 )
Rules of grammar and punctuation are followed. Spelling is Correct (10)

Analyze your responses to that person. How could those barriers be overcome? Explain why nonverbal communication may be more revealing than verbal communication.

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Discussion

Think of a person (no names ) with whom you have experienced difficult communication. Identify the barriers to successful communication that were present in both you and the other person. Analyze your responses to that person. How could those barriers be overcome? Explain why nonverbal communication may be more revealing than verbal communication.

Discuss the theoretical scope or the framework of ideas that have been used in previous research related to their problem of interest. Demonstrate that they are fully conversant with the ideas they are dealing with and that they grasp their broad methodological implications.

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Literature review

In this assignment, you will create a literature review on a topic of your interest that culminates in a problem statement. You should begin with an introduction to the research problem of interest, review the research literature that is directly related to the research problem, and conclude with a specific research question drawn from the research literature (and possibly a hypothesis).

Specifically, you should:
Indicate the broad research problem of interest and the motivation for this interest
Conduct a literature search on their research topic of interest to:
provide the context and justification for the research problem
guide the development of a focused research question
reference the most important contributions of other scientists

Discuss the theoretical scope or the framework of ideas that have been used in previous research related to their problem of interest.
Demonstrate that they are fully conversant with the ideas they are dealing with and that they grasp their broad methodological implications.
Draw from the research literature to develop a pointed research question of interest.

The paper should address the nature of the problem of interest and why the issue is important. Here, you will want to outline the significance (theoretical or practical) or relevance of the topic. Such justification for the topic may either be of an empirical nature (you hope to add to, or extend an existing body of knowledge) or of a theoretical nature (you hope to elucidate contentious areas in a body of knowledge or to provide new conceptual insights into such knowledge). All research is part of a larger scholarly enterprise and you should be able to argue for the value and positioning of your research interests.

The paper should also include a literature review giving the background for the problem and knowledge to date including findings from previous studies (e.g., key studies, methodological flaws). The paper should be structured so that the motivation for the research problems becomes clear (i.e., start with the bigger research problem and focus down to the specific issue you are interested in). The paper should conclude with a short summary of the research literature that points directly to a specific research question of interest and even a specific hypothesis, as appropriate.
The paper should reference a minimum of five peer-reviewed research articles from the scholarly literature.

This is an individual assignment. Submit your paper with a title page that includes the title of your paper, your name, and your student number.
The paper should be typed, in 12-point font, and double-spaced. It should not exceed 4 pages, excluding the title page and references.

Compare and contrast the Canadian health care system and the United States health care system.

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Comparing Health Systems

Compare and contrast the Canadian health care system and the United States health care system.

Compare Health in Hispanic Countries/ Cultures and the the United States.

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Health in Hispanic Countries

Compare Health in Hispanic Countries/ Cultures and the the United States.

Write a character analysis of the semi-mythical Hippocrates who is known to history as “The Father of Western Medicine.” Use The Hippocratic Oath to explain how later students of the Hippocratic School interpreted what they believed were his ideas about medicine and the role of a physician.

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Short Report #1 “Hippocrates’ Influence On the future of Western Medicine”

ATTN: This assignment will be completed outside of class

Write a character analysis of the semi-mythical Hippocrates who is known to history as “The Father of Western Medicine.” Use The Hippocratic Oath to explain how later students of the Hippocratic School interpreted what they believed were his ideas about medicine and the role of a physician. Your paper should demonstrate how interpretation of his beliefs about medicine and the role of a physician became the “Blueprint” for the progress of medicine in Western civilization.

Evaluation Criteria (Read Carefully and Follow the Guidelines)

Evaluation of your paper will include Content and Form

Content

Your paper must demonstrate use of a minimum two Articles about the influence of Hippocrates’ personality on the progress of medicine. This will be demonstrated by using In-text Citations in the text. Use credible websites for your research that provide analysis of his “Supposed” influence, lecture notes, and Omnivox documents to explain ideas expressed in your paper.

Form

Your Report should be two pages maximum in length, typed and double spaced. Use either Times Roman 12 font, or Courrier 12 font. Margins should be 1.5 inches on the left-hand side of the paper and 1 inch on the upper, lower and right-hand sides. Use full Justification on the right-hand side of the paper. Your work must include In-text Citations if you use direct quotations or, if you use a large amount of paraphrase. Include a separate page for Works Cited (Sources) at the end of your paper. This Report must be formatted according to the MLA Style Guide. Use sub-Headings in your paper to organize material.

Preparation of the Paper

We will work together on the paper in class on Monday 19 Sept and Thursday 22 September. Please begin your research prior to the Monday class so that you have the opportunity to ask questions in class and to discuss the assignment during preparation time.

Submit your Report to Dropbox between 22 September at 7AM and 29 September at 11PM. Please make sure to keep a copy of your work in case of need.

This assignment is worth 10% of the final grade. Corrected copies will be returned to students via Dropbox. Marks will be posted on Omnivox.