Walden University strives to make a positive social impact and that is directly reflected  in it’s degree programs, choice of professors, coursework, and commitments. A core commitment that Walden makes when the university develops and improves the curriculum is ensuring that their students can apply new skills, expand their networks, gain deeper knowledge, and consider a variety of perspectives in order to better address practical problems at an individual level as well as within their organizations, communities, and society at large (Walden, 2015). I do believe this is incorporated in the curriculum in the Master of Psychology program. Some of the skills that have been acquired that I can apply to my field in the future to make positive change are learning how to gather data appropriately, knowing if the research is justified, grounded, and scientific, as well as knowing the distinct benefits and shortcomings of quantitative vs qualitative vs mixed method approach research.  The extent to which my newly acquired research and psychology knowledge and skills from this class and program that can support my role as an agent of positive social change in my future could be using today's social determinants  as an intervention, promotion, and research avenue for healthy behavior change. Social determinats of health, as defined by WHO, “ are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age”. (WHO,2017). The social determinants now are the new wave of mobile apps, online ads, and dating sites that make hook ups, relationships, and meet ups a lot easier and at the same time increase risky behaviors. The new social norm is the internet, mobile apps, and computer generated ads and communication. Health professionals are doing everything they can outside of the cyber-world, but perhaps the next step is to gain more of a presence online? Therefor the next step in my future of health psychology, health promotion and disease prevention, could be prevention, intervention, and communication using this new social norm in the digital age. The knowledge gained in this class as well as the Master of Psychology at Walden University will certainly aid me in this venture and direction.   The social determinates can be influenced by money, power, and resources at a small local or global level. These social determinates of health are mostly responsible for the health inequalities that we see today. Therefor it is very important to keep them in mind when trying to attain positive social change in a society. It should be implemented culturally appropriate and at a moderate pace to allow for natural integration and social spread. If introduced and integrated too much too fast and without culturally appropriate measures, it can be misconstrued, perceived the wrong way, and completely miss the aim of the positive social change itself and I believe a perfect common ground for social positive change is through the internet and mobile apps, such as an HIV ...

1. Walden University strives to make a positive social impact and
that is directly reflected in it’s degree programs, choice of
professors, coursework, and commitments. A core commitment
that Walden makes when the university develops and improves
the curriculum is ensuring that their students can apply new
skills, expand their networks, gain deeper knowledge, and
consider a variety of perspectives in order to better address
practical problems at an individual level as well as within their
organizations, communities, and society at large (Walden,
2015). I do believe this is incorporated in the curriculum in the
Master of Psychology program. Some of the skills that have
been acquired that I can apply to my field in the future to make
positive change are learning how to gather data appropriately,
knowing if the research is justified, grounded, and scientific, as
well as knowing the distinct benefits and shortcomings of
quantitative vs qualitative vs mixed method approach research.
The extent to which my newly acquired research and psychology
knowledge and skills from this class and program that can
support my role as an agent of positive social change in my
future could be using today's social determinants as an
intervention, promotion, and research avenue for healthy
behavior change. Social determinats of health, as defined by
WHO, “ are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live,
work and age”. (WHO,2017). The social determinants now are
the new wave of mobile apps, online ads, and dating sites that
make hook ups, relationships, and meet ups a lot easier and at
the same time increase risky behaviors. The new social norm is
the internet, mobile apps, and computer generated ads and
communication. Health professionals are doing everything they
can outside of the cyber-world, but perhaps the next step is to
gain more of a presence online? Therefor the next step in my
future of health psychology, health promotion and disease
prevention, could be prevention, intervention, and
communication using this new social norm in the digital age.

2. The knowledge gained in this class as well as the Master of
Psychology at Walden University will certainly aid me in this
venture and direction.
The social determinates can be influenced by money, power,
and resources at a small local or global level. These social
determinates of health are mostly responsible for the health
inequalities that we see today. Therefor it is very important to
keep them in mind when trying to attain positive social change
in a society. It should be implemented culturally appropriate
and at a moderate pace to allow for natural integration and
social spread. If introduced and integrated too much too fast and
without culturally appropriate measures, it can be misconstrued,
perceived the wrong way, and completely miss the aim of the
positive social change itself and I believe a perfect common
ground for social positive change is through the internet and
mobile apps, such as an HIV prevention and testing promotion
campaign on dating/hook up apps for at risk individuals or as
one example.
References:
Walden University. (2015b). Social change. Retrieved from
http://www.waldenu.edu/about/social-change
WHO.(2017). Social determinants of health.
www.who.int/social_determinants/