1. Milestone two

Analysis
A.Describe the social, behavioral, and cultural factors associated with this public health issue. Be sure to substantiate your claims with relevant evidence-based research.
B.Assess the impact of localinitiativesthat may exist on your selected issue. In other words, what has been done in the community, including organizational support, initiatives, or programs, in response to this issue? Be sure to substantiate your claims with specific examples and research.
C.Assess the impact of state-sponsored programs or interventionsthat may exist to address your selected public health issue. Be sure to substantiate your claims with specific examples and research.
D.Analyze the efficacyof local and state initiatives and programs that address your selected public healthissue. In other words, are those initiatives or programs working? Be sure to justify your reasoning with relevant evidence-based research.
E.Bearing in mind that there may be several, identify a healthcare disparity (that is, a gap in care that is typically experienced by an underserved population) associated with this public health issue.
F.What efforts have been made toward reducingthe disparityyou identified? Be sure to substantiate your claims with relevant evidence-based research.

2. Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric Overview:
This milestonebuildson the work you did in Milestone Two, as you will choose the theoretical framework you will use to guide the recommendations and reflection sections of the final project.The theoretical framework will consist of one social, cultural, and environmental or multilevel theory presented in your course readings.

Prompt: Submit a draft of the theoretical support portion of the final project (Section III). Determine and justify a factor to be considered for your analysis and recommendations. Rationalize your choice by pulling in other research and support. In addition, address both the strengths and limitations of your chosen theory as it pertains to the issue you chose.

Specifically,the following critical elementsmust be addressed:
III.Theoretical Support
A.Bearing in mind that there may be several, choose asocial, behavioral, or cultural factor associated with your selected public health issue that needs to change in order to improve the issue. Be sure to explain why you chose this particular factor.
B.Select the public health theory, model, or concept that most appropriately applies to the social, behavioral, or cultural factor you chose in the above step.
C.Describe the strengthsof the theory, model, or concept you selected for addressing your chosen social, behavioral, or cultural factor. Be sure to substantiate your claims with specific examples and research.
D.Describe the weaknessesof the theory, model, or concept you selected for addressing your chosen social, behavioral, or cultural factor. Be sure to substantiate your claims with specific examples and research.

3. Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric Overview:
While the previous milestone assignments provided you with an opportunity to gather and analyze information, this assignment allows you to advocate for the health disparities you discovered in your analysis by providing a potential solution for the issue you discovered. The recommendations you put forth in this milestone will be substantiated with solid evidence.

Prompt: Submit a draft of the recommendations and reflection portionsof the final project (Sections IV and V).Specifically,the following critical elementsmust be addressed:

IV.Recommendations
A.Make specific evidence-based recommendations for community-levelstakeholdersfor positively impacting the social, behavioral, or cultural factor you selected. Be sure to justify the rationale behind your recommendations.
B.Make specific evidence-based recommendations for the relevant state agency(or agencies) for promoting positive change in your selected factor. Be sure to justify the rationale behindyour recommendations.
C.Make specific evidence-based recommendations for reducingthe healthcare disparityyou previously identified. Be sure to justify the rationale behind your recommendations.
D.Make general recommendations for improving the overallpublic health issueyou selected. Be sure to justify the rationale behind your recommendations.

V.Reflection
A.Summarize the public health issue you selected and the social, behavioral, or cultural changes that would need to be made to bring about improvement.
B.Discuss how your recommendations would supportsuch change. Be sure to substantiate your claims with evidence.

4. Individual behavior change theories/models shape how public health professionals approach the development of a health program or assess the needs of an at-risk population. However, not all individual health behavior change models/theories may address every health issue.

For this discussion, decide whether the theory of planned behavior (TPB) is the best theoretical approach to assess teens who text while driving. Justify your post using course materials.

5. Describe a news story or circumstance from your own experience where someone claimed that a doctor, nurse, hospital, nursing home, or other healthcare provider did not treat him or her with the appropriate standard of care. Briefly discuss what happened. How was the situation handled? Do you believe the standard of care was violated? If so, how? Your best answer will relate concepts from this week’s materials.

1. Milestone two Analysis A.Describe the social, behavioral, a...