This document outlines the assignments for an HCS 535 health care course, including 2 papers or presentations for most weekly assignments. The weekly topics include population health, public health agencies and health care, a 3-part health campaign assignment, and a public health survey presentation. For each assignment, the document provides the learning objectives, requirements, and grading criteria. The course uses a population health framework and focuses on community health assessment and interventions.

1. HCS 535 All Assignments (2 Set)
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Paper (only 1 Set)
HCS 535 Week 1 Population Health
HCS 535 Week 2 Individual Assignment Public Health and Health
Care Paper (2 Papers)
HCS 535 Week 3 Assignment Health Campaign Part I (2 Papers)
HCS 535 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Public Health Survey
Presentation (2 PPT)
HCS 535 Week 5 Assignment Health Campaign Part II (2 Papers)
HCS 535 Week 6 Assignment Health Campaign Part III (2 PPT)
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HCS 535 Week 1 Population Health
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2. Write a 750- to 1,050-word article in which you define population
health. Include how it came to be and highlight some important
milestones that helped shape it.
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HCS 535 Week 2 Individual Assignment Public Health
and Health Care Paper (2 Papers)
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Resource: Public Health and Health Care Paper grading criteria on
the student website.
Select a public health agency that affects your workplace or your
health care provider.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on the role of public health
agencies and health care.
· Describe the agency and how it contributes to the core
functions of public health.

3. · Examine specific ways the agency influences your workplace
or your health care provider, as well as the health care system as a
whole.
· Identify the roles of the agency workers, including specific
responsibilities, competencies, and skills.
Reference your readings and at least two peer-reviewed articles.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 535 Week 3 Assignment Health Campaign Part I (2
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Resource: Health Campaign grading criteria on the student website
Read the following: Physical activity is one of many indicators of
health defined in the most current version of Healthy People. A
nearby community created a Get Out and Race in Racine campaign to
respond to this indicator. Federal, state, and local agencies have
suggested that communities assess how issues affect the community

4. and specific target populations. As an advisor to the city council, you
have been asked to recommend a possible response to a nationally
identified health objective for your community.
Federal, state, and local agencies have suggested that communities
assess how issues affect the community and specific target
populations. As an advisor to the city council, you have been asked to
recommend a possible response to a nationally identified health
objective for your community. For example, a nearby community
created a Get Out and Race campaign to respond to the physical
activity objective identified in the most current version of Healthy
People. Your proposed campaign should be an entirely new program
specifically tailored to your community’s issues and needs.
Choose a public health issue aligned with a nationally identified
health objective. Examples include obesity, diabetes, and smoking.
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word analysis of the community and
population using population health data sources needed to address this
issue.
· Identify a specific issue and nationally identified health
objective— Healthy People 2000 and so forth.
· Identify the federal, state, and local agencies tasked with
addressing and managing this issue.
· Describe the models and systems used to determine and
analyze this issue, including sources of data such as vital statistics,
managed care data, and disease registries.

5. · Define the community and targeted population that the
identified objective addresses, such as women, older adults, or
African Americans.
· Describe the epidemiologic surveillance systems used for
monitoring the issue.
· Analyze epidemiology tools within other areas of the health
care system—risk assessment and trends in disease and health—
needed to address this issue
Reference your readings and at least three peer-reviewed articles.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 535 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Public
Health Survey Presentation (2 PPT)
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Resource: Public Health Survey grading criteria on the student
website

6. Communities have different public health issues and concerns that
must be addressed. An example of a specific application might
include the Rural Healthy People 2010 – Models for Practice, which
is a compilation of best practices in addressing rural health concerns,
as seen athttp://www.srph.tamhsc.edu/centers/rhp2010/models.htm
Choose a geographic community and describe ongoing health
activities specific to identified health concerns.
Present a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that
identifies a local public health issue and how it relates to nationally
identified objectives by using the following criteria:
· Identify sources of data the community uses to assess targeted
determinants of health in support of these activities.
· Describe the data collection standards used to determine
population health concerns in this community, such as disease
definition, specified populations, and defined time periods.
· Describe how the data sources could be used to determine the
focus of health care in the community—individual or the whole
population—including implications for targeted populations.
· Identify accurate data sources that support the community focus
on the topics identified.
Reference your readings and at least five peer-reviewed articles.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 535 Week 5 Assignment Health Campaign Part II (2
Papers)

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Resources: Health Campaign – Part I and the Health Campaign
grading criteria on the student website
Develop Part II of a health campaign plan. Part II focuses on
assessment and planning for a health campaign.
Write a 1,750- to 2,450-word analysis of the population and resources
for your health campaign. Building on the Part I submission, provide
the following:
· Summarize Part I in a single paragraph as part of your
introduction to create the context for Part II.
· Describe how the target population is defined at the national
level and compare how these data may differ in the defined
community, relating to the nationally identified objective specific to
the issue you identified in Part I.
· Describe the target population’s incidence, prevalence, and
mortality differences between the national and state level.
· Explain the community-based response to the issue, including
community-based planning, needs assessments, and selection of
locally identified objectives.

8. · Compare institutional and community leadership roles in
responding to these targeted health objectives.
· Describe any economic factors and funding intervention
strategies that will address the issue.
· Describe the role of social marketing in promoting public
health related to your chosen issue.
Reference your readings and at least five peer-reviewed articles.
Format the analysis consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 535 Week 6 Assignment Health Campaign Part III (2
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Resources: Health Campaign – Parts I and II and the Health
Campaign grading criteria on the student website
Develop Part III of a health campaign to implement a change in
population health. Part III focuses on recommendations for
implementing and assessing the proposed change.

9. Present an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation
proposing a population health campaign for your chosen health issue.
· Recommend the implementation of a campaign for your chosen
issue to improve population health addressing social, economic, and
cultural factors.
· Recommend approaches, such as programs, policies, laws, and
environmental aspects, to assess the health and wellness of the target
population.
· Determine the challenges related to improving the population
health for the target population. Examine global implications,
environmental factors, and disease prevention.
· Provide a summary of useful epidemiology or other data
models managers may use to make decisions on the ground and to
anticipate future trends.
Use at least three peer-reviewed articles to support your
recommendations.
Provide an APA-formatted list of your resources to the faculty.