Posted: September 4th, 2015

population health problem in terms of person, place, and time.

HIV/AIDs

Assignment 1: Selecting a Population Health Problem
As you know, promoting positive social change is a part of the Walden mission. To be an effective agent for social change, nurses must be able to logically and critically analyze population health issues using epidemiologic concepts, and then communicate insights in a succinct and professional manner. This exercise will afford you such an experience.
This week, you will complete Assignment 1 in preparation for Major Assessment 7, in which you will apply epidemiologic principles and develop an intervention for a health problem.
For this Assignment, you will examine a health problem of interest to you, and you will develop a brief 2 page paper outlining the significance of the health problem and describing it in terms of person, place, and time. Please choose HIV/AIDs. This outline will help your Instructor determine if the topic you selected is appropriate for the Major Assessment paper.
TOPIC: HIV/AIDs
Prepare for Assignment 1 as follows:
• Determine the characteristics of the health problem in terms of person, place, and time.
• Using the Walden Library and credible websites, conduct additional research on your selected population health problem. Consider the significance of this health problem.
• Examine how Healthy People 2020, listed in the Learning Resources, supports the importance of addressing your selected health problem.
• Develop a preliminary research question or hypothesis appropriate for your topic.
To complete:
Write a 2-page paper that addresses the following:
• Describe the population health problem in terms of person, place, and time.
• From the primary research literature and Healthy People 2020, briefly explain the significance of this health problem.
• Include your preliminary research question or hypothesis.

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