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KINE 2350 Signature Assignment Part IV: Final Reflection Paper

Assignment Template

REMINDER: Do NOT use work from a previous course.  Do NOT copy and paste or plagiarize information from the internet, or another student's work.  Any student who violates these policies will receive a zero on the assignment and be referred to the UTA Office of Student Conduct.

In order to receive full credit, you are required to discuss each question thoroughly in complete sentences.  

 

1. Describe Your Partner/Team-Based Learning Experience: Over the course of the signature assignment, you worked with a partner/team to identify a health issue or topic.  Briefly describe your overall experience, including your thoughts on how you and your partner/team communicated to develop evidence-based solutions to address the issue. What was the most successful component of your team-based experience?  What was the least successful component of your team-based experience?  What might you do next time in order to make that cooperative experience more beneficial for all members?

2. Address Social Determinants of Health: Throughout this course, a large focus was placed on what social determinants of health are, and how those impact health status and quality of life. Choose two of the social determinants of health below and discuss why those are particularly important to your health issue/topic.  How do those determinants affect vulnerable populations? How does the complex nature of diverse cultures and populations impact how people are impacted by these particular social determinants? What are your thoughts and ideas for potential solutions to the disparities that exist in this area of health-related outcomes in the United States? 

Healthy People 2020 Determinants of Health : Accessed June 10, 2018 at https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-of-health  

· Availability of resources to meet daily needs (e.g., safe housing and local food markets)

· Access to educational, economic, and job opportunities

· Access to health care services

· Quality of education and job training

· Availability of community-based resources in support of community living and opportunities for recreational and leisure-time activities

· Transportation options

· Public safety

· Social support

· Social norms and attitudes (e.g., discrimination, racism, and distrust of government)

· Exposure to crime, violence, and social disorder (e.g., presence of trash and lack of cooperation in a community)

· Socioeconomic conditions (e.g., concentrated poverty and the stressful conditions that accompany it)

· Residential segregation

· Language/Literacy

· Access to mass media and emerging technologies (e.g., cell phones, the Internet, and social media)

· Culture

Examples of physical determinants include:

· Natural environment, such as green space (e.g., trees and grass) or weather (e.g., climate change)

· Built environment, such as buildings, sidewalks, bike lanes, and roads

· Worksites, schools, and recreational settings

· Housing and community design

· Exposure to toxic substances and other physical hazards

· Physical barriers, especially for people with disabilities

· Aesthetic elements (e.g., good lighting, trees, and benches)

 

3. Reflect on Your Experience Trip: Through the research, presentations and experience trip you did this semester, you learned about the central problems and disparities related to your health issue or topic.  You may have observed similar/dissimilar conditions in your experience trip with a community organization.  During this trip, you made individual notes related to the interview.  Comment on two key “lessons learned” from this experience.

4. Social Responsibility Reflections: Finally, now that you are aware of the issues and disparities specific to your health issue or topic as those impact your own community, develop a conclusion that is a logical extrapolation from your findings and observations, to include proposed solutions for the future.  For example, what have you learned about this health issue?  What biases are you aware of, either in society or within yourself? What would be important for responsible citizens in your community to know about this issue?

 

5. YOU as a Future Public Health Professional: Synthesize and summarize the knowledge you gained in this class and discuss the following questions:

 

· What is YOUR future role as an engaged, concerned citizen related to future endeavors on community, regional, state and national or global levels to advocate for improvement and change? 

· How can YOU contribute to the process of change?

 

6. The Practice and Scope of Public Health: You learned about the broad depth and breadth of the scope of Public Health.  Choose one of the following areas and describe why that area is of particular interest to YOU and why it is important component of Public Health:

· Biostatistics

· Epidemiology

· Behavior and Community Health

· Health Management and Policy

· Environmental Health 

 

Method of Assessment: Reflection Paper Rubric adapted from AAC&U and Austin State University. 

Rubric adapted from: 

· AAC&U Critical Thinking VALUE Rubric and Stephen F. Austin University Social Responsibility Grading Rubric: Rhodes, T. (2009). Assessing outcomes and improving achievement: Tips and tools for using the rubrics. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities. https://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/critical-thinking

· Stephen F. Austin State University Social Responsibility Rubric.  Accessed Jan. 14, 2018 at: http://www.sfasu.edu/acadaffairs/images/FINAL_SOCIAL_RESPONSIBILITY_RUBRIC.pdfAAC&U

CATEGORY	Proficient	Competent	Emerging	Unacceptable
Written Reflection of Issue or Topic (18 points)	16 to 18 points Issue/topic to be considered critically is stated clearly and described comprehensively, delivering all relevant information necessary for full understanding.	13 to 15 points Issue/topic to be considered critically is stated, described, and clarified so that understanding is not seriously impeded by omissions.	10 to 12 points Issue/topic to be considered critically is stated but description leaves some terms undefined, ambiguities unexplored, boundaries undetermined, and/or backgrounds unknown.	0 to 9 points Issue/topic to be considered critically is stated without clarification or description.
Student's Position (18 points) (perspective, realizations, attitudes)	16 to 18 points Specific position (perspective, realizations, attitudes) is imaginative, considering the complexities of an issue. Limits of position (perspective, realizations, attitudes) are acknowledged. Others' points of view are synthesized within position.	13 to 15 points Specific position (perspective, realizations, attitudes) considers the complexities of an issue. Others' points of view or perspectives are acknowledged.	10 to 12 points Specific position (perspective, realizations, attitudes) considers the complexities of an issue.	0 to 9 points Specific position (perspective, realizations, attitudes) is stated, but is simplistic and obvious.
Cultural Self- Awareness (16 points)	14 to 16 points Recognizes complexity among the elements and biases in one’s own culture or subculture	11 to 13 points Recognizes complexity in some of the elements and biases in one’s own culture or subculture	8 to 10 points Shows minimal awareness of the elements and biases in one’s own culture or subculture	0 to 7 points Shows no awareness of the elements and biases in one’s own culture or subculture
Cultural Worldview Frameworks (16 points)	14 to 16 points Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of health disparities as those impact population health	11 to 13 points Demonstrates an adequate understanding of health disparities as those impact population health	8 to 10 points Demonstrates a minimal understanding of health disparities as those impact population health	0 to 7 points Demonstrates no understanding of health disparities as those impact population health
Civic Responsibility (16 points)	14 to 16 points Identifies patterns of engagement in civic life, social interaction or politics and recognizes complexity among those patterns. Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the roles of individuals in regional, national, or global communities	11 to 13 points Identifies patterns of engagement in civic life, social interaction or politics and recognizes complexity in some of those patterns. Demonstrates an adequate understanding of the roles of individuals in regional, national, or global communities	8 to 10 points Shows minimal awareness of patterns of engagement in civic life, social interaction or politics. Demonstrates a minimal understanding of the roles of individuals in regional, national, or global communities	0 to 7 points Shows no awareness of patterns of engagement in civic life, social interaction or politics. Demonstrates no understanding of the roles of individuals in regional, national, or global communities
Grammar (16 points)	14 to 16 points No grammatical or spelling errors.	11 to 13 points One grammatical or spelling error.	8 to 10 points Two-three grammatical or spelling errors.	0 to 7 points More than three grammatical or spelling errors.

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