Chronic Kidney Disease
To prepare for this assignment, keep your eyes open for an article in an online news publication that relates to your Healthy People assigned focus area. The news article should be intended for the general public. Examples of such sources follow:
- Magazines and newspapers (e.g., The New York Times)
- Health news websites (e.g., National Public Radio's (NPR's) "Health" section)
- News updates from government sites, such as "In the News" at the National Institutes of Health site (http://www.nih.gov/, upper right-hand corner of homepage) or "Science News" at the National Institute of Mental Health (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/index.shtml)
When you find an article:
- Consider how it relates to your Healthy People assigned focus area
- Review the current statistics stated in the article<
Post a summary of the article AND include a comprehensive response of 700-750 words to the following questions:
- Does the article address a biomedical perspective, a prevention perspective, or both? Please explain.
- What levels (or level) of the social ecology of health model are addressed in the topic? See p. 15, Figure 1.1 of your text.
NOTE: Post BOTH the article summary AND the comprehensive response together by Day 4 of week 5.
Be sure to provide a hyperlink to the article that informed your response (if applicable) and cite and reference it appropriately in your response. Make sure it is written and cited in APA format.