Module 5 Assignment

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2017c). National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2011a). Core functions of public health and how they relate to the 10 essential services. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/ephli/core_ess.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2017). Resources organized by essential services. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/10-essential-services/resources.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2014b). The public health system and the 10 essential public health services. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/publichealthservices/essentialhealthservices.html

Note: Ensure that you read the following resource available at this website under Resources, Public Health 101.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2018). Leading causes of death in the United States, 1999-2016. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/mortality- leading-causes/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support. (2014). The 10 essential public health services: An overview. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/publichealthservices/pdf/essential-phs.pdf

Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Assuring the Health of the Public in the 21st Century. (2002). B, Models for collaborative planning in communities. In The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK221247/

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Assignment: Worksheet: Core Functions, Essential Services, and Health Educator Responsibilities Becoming familiar with the public health core functions, essential services, and the areas of responsibility for health educators will help you gain an understanding of the multidisciplinary scope of the public health and health education fields.

To Prepare:

For this Assignment, you will be provided with a worksheet that describes four scenarios related to the Public Health Core Functions and Ten Essential Services and to the Health Educator Areas of Responsibility. Review this week’s Resources and reflect on the scenarios described in the worksheet.

To Complete:

Complete both Part I and Part II of the Module 3 Assignment worksheet that has been posted by your instructor.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “MD3Assgn+last name+first initial. (extension)” as the name.

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). (2010). Areas of responsibilities, competencies, and sub-competencies for the health education specialists 2010. Retrieved from http://www.nchec.org/assets/2251/areas_of_responsibilities_and_competencies.pdf

Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice. (2014). Core competencies for public health professionals. Retrieved from http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Documents/Core_Competencies_for_Public_Health_Professionals_