In this unit, you are learning about health issues that may affect diverse or vulnerable populations in your community. Your community may already be addressing some of those issues. For this discussion, you are asked to select one of the issues presented in the unit that has been addressed in your community.
In this unit, you are learning about health issues that may affect diverse or vulnerable populations in your community. Your community may already be addressing some of those issues. For this discussion, you are asked to select one of the issues presented in the unit that has been addressed in your community.
Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and response.
- Select one of the following populations:
- Pregnant Women & Infants
- School-Age Children
- Adolescents
- Other Identified Vulnerable Populations from Your Reading
- Describe how the health of your selected population is currently being addressed and protected in your community.
- Using the literature, describe one other approach to protecting the health of your chosen population.
- Be sure to include whether the chosen approach represents a primary, secondary, or tertiary level of prevention.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references.
