$60.00 Due 12/13 Theory Application Paper The paper will comprise of cited research on the effectiveness of the model(s) or theories related to your identified issue of HIV among homeless youth, a gap analysis, and a proposed intervention that would help fill the gap. Guidelines for Submission:​ Submit a 10 page word document that uses 11-pt Times New Roman font with 1 inch margins. Utilize at least 10 references to support your claims. All citations and other formatting conventions should follow the most current version of AMA style. TOPIC: HIV Among Homeless Youth in the US Your paper needs to include the following: · Introduction –Compete- see pages 4-5 1 Briefly review the chosen issue or behavior. ○ Explain the history, public health implication, affected population, and economic and/or social consequences. ○ State why the issue you chosen is an important one to address. ○ Explain how addressing this issue might lead to better conditions. · Theories, Models, and Gap Analysis 1 Describe the different social and behavioral health models that people in the field have used to address this behavior/issue. ○ Identify a gap that still exists despite the current efforts in the field. What could be done to address the gap? What behavioral change must occur? ○ Support all claims with relevant and reputable resources and examples. You may want to reference the work done in your research summaries. · Intervention 1 Propose a behavioral intervention that would help to fill the gap you have described above. ​This does not need to be an original intervention, you may​ choose an intervention that has already been proposed. The purpose is to propose an intervention that would best fill the gap you have identified. ■ You are not expected to provide an in depth proposal with all the details of the intervention. ■ For example: An intervention for school aged children who smoke may be an after school program to enhance positive interaction among peers. ○ Explain how your intervention utilizes the chosen theory/model. What specific components of the theory/model are being used in your intervention? ○ Support your proposed intervention with evidence from the literature. Reference the work completed in your research summaries. ○ Make a table/visual/figure that illustrates the relationship between your theory/model and the proposed intervention. This visual should show which components of the theory/model are being used and where in the intervention. Conclusion ○ Summarize the major concepts from this paper. ○ How does your intervention achieve the desired behavioral change? ○ What limitations are there to your proposed plan? ○ Discuss potential next steps. RUBIC: Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement Not Evident Introduction Meets the “Satisfactory” criteria and explains how addressing this issue might lead to better conditions Succinctly identifies chosen issue/behavior, explains the history, pub ...

1. $60.00 Due 12/13
Theory Application Paper
The paper will comprise of cited research on the effectiveness
of the model(s) or theories related to your identified issue of
HIV among homeless youth, a gap analysis, and a proposed
intervention that would help fill the gap.
Guidelines for Submission: Submit a 10 page word document
that uses 11-pt Times New Roman font with 1 inch margins.
Utilize at least 10 references to support your claims. All
citations and other formatting conventions should follow the
most current version of AMA style.
TOPIC: HIV Among Homeless Youth in the US
Your paper needs to include the following:
· Introduction –Compete- see pages 4-5
1 Briefly review the chosen issue or behavior.
○ Explain the history, public health implication, affected
population, and economic and/or social consequences.
○ State why the issue you chosen is an important one to
address.
○ Explain how addressing this issue might lead to better
conditions.
· Theories, Models, and Gap Analysis
1 Describe the different social and behavioral health models
that people in the field have used to address this behavior/issue.
○ Identify a gap that still exists despite the current efforts in
the field. What could be done to address the gap? What
behavioral change must occur?
○ Support all claims with relevant and reputable resources

2. and examples. You may want to reference the work done in your
research summaries.
· Intervention
1 Propose a behavioral intervention that would help to fill the
gap you have described above. This does not need to be an
original intervention, you may choose an intervention that has
already been proposed. The purpose is to propose an
intervention that would best fill the gap you have identified.
■ You are not expected to provide an in depth proposal with
all the details of the intervention.
■ For example: An intervention for school aged children who
smoke may be an after school program to enhance positive
interaction among peers.
○ Explain how your intervention utilizes the chosen
theory/model. What specific components of the theory/model
are being used in your intervention?
○ Support your proposed intervention with evidence from the
literature. Reference the work completed in your research
summaries.
○ Make a table/visual/figure that illustrates the relationship
between your theory/model and the proposed intervention.
This visual should show which components of the theory/model
are being used and where in the intervention.
Conclusion
○ Summarize the major concepts from this paper.
○ How does your intervention achieve the desired
behavioral change?
○ What limitations are there to your proposed plan?
○ Discuss potential next steps.
RUBIC:
Excellent

3. Satisfactory
Needs Improvement
Not Evident
Introduction
Meets the
“Satisfactory” criteria and explains how addressing this issue
might lead to better conditions
Succinctly identifies chosen issue/behavior, explains the
history, public health implication, affected population,
economic/social consequences, and identifies why the issue is
important to address
There are gaps in
the identification of the chosen issue/behavior, explanation of
the history, description of the public health implications, the
description of the affected population, discussion of the
economic/social consequences, or
the identification of why the issues in an important one to
address
Does not correctly identify the chosen issue/behavior,
explanation of the history, description of the public health
implications, the description of the affected population,
discussion of the economic/social consequences, and/or the
identification of why the issues in an important one to address
Theories/Models
Meets the
“Satisfactory”
Correctly describes the
There are gaps in the description of
Does not describe the social and
criteria and supports all claims with relevant and reputable
resources and examples
social and behavioral health models people in the field have
used to address this issue
the social and behavioral health models people in the field have

4. used to address the issue
behavioral health models people in the field have used to
address this issue
Gap Analysis
Meets the
“Satisfactory” criteria and supports all claims with relevant and
reputable resources and examples
Identifies a gap that exists and discusses what could be done to
address the gap
Identifies a gap that exists, but does not discuss what could be
done to address the gap
Does not identify a gap that exists
Intervention
Meets the
“Satisfactory”
criteria and supports proposed intervention with evidence from
the
literature
Proposes a behavioral intervention for an identified target group
that would fill the identified
gap and explains how the intervention utilizes a specific
theory/model
Proposes a behavioral intervention for an identified target group
that would fill the identified gap, but does not explain how the
intervention utilizes a specific theory/model
Does not propose a behavioral intervention for an identified
target group that would fill the identified
gap
Table, Visual, or Figure
Creates a visual that clearly illustrates the relationship between
the theory/model and the proposed intervention
There are gaps in the visual that does not clearly illustrate the
relationship between the theory/model and the proposed
intervention
Does not create a

5. visual that illustrates the relationship between the theory/model
and the proposed intervention
Conclusion
Meets the
“Satisfactory” criteria and summary is clear and succinct
Summarizes major concepts, discusses how the intervention fills
the identified gap, and discusses limitations of the proposed
plan
There are gaps in the summary of the major concepts, the
discussion of how the intervention fills the identified gap, or
the discussion of limitations of the proposed plan
Does not summarize major concepts, discuss how the
intervention fills the identified gap, and discuss limitations of
the
proposed plan
Bibliography
Meets the
“Satisfactory” criteria and all
Correctly cites all sources used in the analysis and
All sources are relevant to the chosen disease or
There are citation errors and sources are not relevant to
sources are reputable and current
all sources are relevant to the chosen disease or condition
condition, but there are citation errors
the chosen disease or condition
Writing Mechanics
Meets the
“satisfactory” level and all sections are clear, concise, and
written in a professional tone
Paper is organized in the required format and contains no
grammatical errors
There are grammatical and formatting errors, but they do not
affect the readability of the paper
Errors in formatting or grammar affect the readability of the

6. Paper
HIV Prevalence among Homeless
Youths
HIV is an acronym of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is relatively high in homeless
youths than stably housed youths in the country. According to
California Homeless Youth Project publications, homeless and
unstably, housed youths are likely to be exposed to contracting
HIV, 2014. According to the report, roughly 60% of homeless
youths are unaware of their HIV status1. This shows that the
spread of HIV among these youths are quite unintentional. Lack
of information or awareness about their health status is
contributed by lack of accessibility to medication. Also, the
sexual lifestyle of the unstably housed youths contributed
greatly to their prevalence to the HIV/AIDS. As a matter of
fact, homeless youths’ sexual lifestyle is classified into gay,
lesbian and heterosexual or bisexual among others shows a
different level of vulnerability to contracting HIV.
According to National Coalition for the Homeless, there
is a higher rate of HIV infection among the homeless youths
than well-housed youths in the same regions, 2007. According
to the study, the level of vulnerability among homeless youths
is about 3%-20% on the lower margin while other subgroups are
rated to be of higher burdens of the menace2. In essence, people
living with HIV are considered to have a higher risk of being

7. homeless than their counterparts. For instance, a study
conducted in Los Angeles indicated that almost 50% of domicile
individuals living with HIV/AIDS believe that they were riskier
to become homeless due to their conditions. Being homeless
provides higher chances of the high mortality rate for the
infected people than their counterparts. For example, youths
who are homeless are prone to unprotected sex or do not mind
about safe sex, thus increasing chances of infection.
Additionally, this age is susceptible to regular unprotected sex
with their counterparts whom they are not aware of their HIV
status. According to CDC, stable housing accelerates the
accessibility of medical care and observance to antiretroviral
therapy that reduces the replication of the virus in HIV-positive
individuals. However, homeless people are not able to access
health care and medication and are highly vulnerable to the
spread of the virus and early deaths.
Sarah Knopf estimated that by around 2009, the number of
people diagnosed with HIV were roughly 784701. On the other
hand, by 2010 those who were affected were found within low-
income areas of U.S amounted to 2.1% as compared to general
population3. Going by this data, it is evident that areas that are
highly impoverished are vulnerable to HIV, as well as unstably
housed individuals. The economic impact of these individuals in
these areas record low gross income due to lack of energy and
commitment to economic production. Correspondingly, their
social life is highly affected as they cannot afford decent
housing, better diet and proper medication in the street where
they seek for their shelter.
It is very important to examine the issue of HIV among
homeless youths. Also, it is vital to address the issue with the
aim of improving the conditions of HIV-positive homeless
youths in U.S. According to National HCH Council’s Quarterly
Report, there is a high-risk behavior among homeless
individuals than their counterparts in stable housing setup,

8. 2012. Homelessness promotes uncontrolled engagement in
behaviors that are linked to HIV risks such as unprotected sex
practices, drug abuse or drug injections among youths through
sharing of needles that promotes the spread of HIV3. In
addition, there are high chances of the unstably housed youths
to engage in commercial sex, hence promoting the spread of
HIV/AIDS. So, providing decent housing model to keep the
youths from the street and close care such as guidance and
counseling would help to reduce the spread of HIV and AIDS
due to the creation of self-awareness among the youths. To
reduce prevalence and spread of HIV among homeless youths,
the concerned parties must at least house the affected youths to
provide medication and a good diet to help in reducing the
adverse effect on the affected groups. Finally, it is evident that
the rate of infection and risk factor is so high in low-income
areas where housing is a challenge. Consequently, the economic
empowerment that can allow the inhabitants to afford better
housing and income generation to reduce chances of commercial
sex would help greatly in reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Works Cited
1. Ruddick, Susan M. "Young and homeless in Hollywood:
Mapping the social imaginary." 2014.
2. Salazar, Laura F., et al. ""Homelessness and HIV-associated
risk behavior among African American men who inject drugs
and reside in the urban south of the United States."." AIDS and

9. Behavior 11.2 (2007): 70-77.
3. Council, N. H. ""HIV/AIDS among Persons Experiencing
Homelessness:." Risk Factors, Predictors of Testing, and
Promising Testing Strategies." (2012).
WORLD RELIGIONS – REL 212 World Religions
HINDUISM & JAINISM
WEEK 2
Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe
Nature of God/Creator
View of Human Nature
View of Good & Evil
View of Salvation
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations & Festivals
Week 2 - Sources

10. BUDDHISM
WEEK 3
Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe
Nature of God/Creator
View of Human Nature
View of Good & Evil
View of Salvation
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations & Festivals
Week 3 - Sources
DAOISM & CONFUCIANISM
WEEK 4

11. Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe
Nature of God/Creator
View of Human Nature
View of Good & Evil
View of Salvation
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations & Festivals
Week 4 - Sources
WEEK 5
SHINTO
Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe
Nature of God/Creator
View of Human Nature
View of Good & Evil

12. View of Salvation
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations & Festivals
Week 5 - Sources
WEEK 6
JUDAISM
Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe
Nature of God/Creator
View of Human Nature
View of Good & Evil
View of Salvation
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations & Festivals

13. Week 6 - Sources
WEEK 7
CHRISTIANITY
Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe
Nature of God/Creator
View of Human Nature
View of Good & Evil
View of Salvation
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations & Festivals
Week 7 - Sources

14. WEEK 8
ISLAM
Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe
Nature of God/Creator
View of Human Nature
View of Good & Evil
View of Salvation
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations & Festivals
Week 8 - Sources
WEEK 9
SIKHISM

15. Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe
Nature of God/Creator
View of Human Nature
View of Good & Evil
View of Salvation
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations & Festivals
Week 9 - Sources
WEEK 10
NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS
Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe
Nature of God/Creator
View of Human Nature

16. View of Good & Evil
View of Salvation
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations & Festivals
Week 10 - Sources
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