Models for Health and Wellness unit 6

Kaplan University School of Health Sciences

HW315 Unit 6 Assignment

Unit 6 Assignment There are two Assignments in this unit. Be sure to submit both as they are graded separately. Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

 Recognize the way in which public organizations, agencies, and departments develop

and employ public models to address health and wellness.

 Recognize the way in which private organizations develop and employ private models to

address workplace wellness.

Course outcome assessed/addressed in this Assignment: HW315-5: Construct models for health and wellness from a geo-political and multi-cultural perspective. Assignment 1: Presentation on Cancer Instructions Based on the reading of Chapter 12, design a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to educate allied healthcare professionals as to why cancer is considered a major health problem around the world. The presentation should explain the following:

 Burden of cancer

 Economic and social costs of cancer

 Risks of getting cancer

 Incidence rate of cancer

 Geographic diversity

 Prevention methods

 How the global social, and economic pressures affect cancer treatment This Assignment needs to include a minimum of (8–12 PowerPoint slides) and include references. Assignment 2: Research on Public Health

What services are offered by the Public Health department in your community? List your answers and indicate how you obtained the information. If you used a website, what is the link? If you spoke with someone, what is the person’s name and agency?

Submitting your work:

Kaplan University School of Health Sciences

HW315 Unit 6 Assignment

Submit each Assignment to the appropriate Dropbox for Unit 6. For instructions on submitting your work, view the Dropbox Guide located under Academic Tools at the top of your unit page.

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Unit 6 Assignment 1 Grading Rubric = 95 points

Assignment Requirements Points possible Points earned by student

Presentation includes the following components:

Burden of cancer 0–10

Economic and social costs 0–20

Risks of getting cancer 0–10

Incidence rate and geographic diversity 0–20

Prevention methods 0–10

Global social, and economic pressures affecting cancer treatment

0–25

Total (Sum of points earned): 95

Points deducted for spelling, grammar, and/or APA errors:

Adjusted total points earned:

Instructor Feedback*:

Kaplan University School of Health Sciences

HW315 Unit 6 Assignment

Unit 6 Assignment 2 Grading Rubric = 10 points

Assignment Requirements Points possible Points earned by student

Student identifies public health services. 0–8

Student provides his or her source of information. 0–2

Total (Sum of points earned): 10

Points deducted for spelling, grammar, and/or APA errors:

Adjusted total points earned:

Instructor Feedback*:

*Instructor may also leave feedback comments within Assignment submission.