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Express the need for your community to take a social-ecological approach to supporting healthful lifestyle choices.

After learning about the leading causes of death and the social-ecological model of health, you decided to do some research about how society can be involved in creating healthier communities. You watched a video about Kaiser Permanente’s Community Health Initiatives, at http://share.kaiserpermanente.org/article/our-stories-photovoice/

The video inspired you to tell others about how communities can influence health. You decide to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.

Please write a 2- to 3-page letter to the editor in which you do the following:

1. Provide a brief description of the community efforts portrayed in the video. State your reaction to the video.
2. Express the need for your community to take a social-ecological approach to supporting healthful lifestyle choices. Be sure to explain what that means, so the newspaper readers will understand what a social-ecological approach is.
3. Which of the ideas in the video might relate to your own community? Please explain and give examples.

Assignment Expectations

In order to earn full credit:

Please write your paper in your own words. That is the only way I can evaluate your level of understanding. Quotes are rarely needed; if necessary, they should comprise less than 10% of a paper.

Even though the papers must be written in your own words, you are required to cite sources for any statement of fact or idea that is not common knowledge. Cite the sources within the body of the paper and include a reference list at the end of the paper. If you are not sure of how to do that, review the Web sites listed below.

Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable source of information. Use credible, professional, and scholarly sources such as journal articles from ProQuest or EBSCO, and government, university, or nonprofit organizations’ Web sites.

In order to earn full credit, you must clearly show that you have read the module homepage and the required background materials. You are welcome to do research in addition to — but not instead of — the required readings.

Your papers will be evaluated on the following factors:

• References – citations are used within the body of the paper any time you state a fact or idea that is not common knowledge and a reference list is included at the end of the paper.
• Precision –you follow all instructions and you answer each part of the assignment.
• Breadth –you show broad knowledge of the module’s topic.
• Depth –you go into detail to show more critical thought about the specific assignment.
• Clarity – the extent to which you elaborate and include discussion or examples as asked.
• Application – the extent to which you apply the information to a real-life situation related to the assignment, if asked.

READING MATERIALS

If you cannot locate an article in one set of databases (such as EBSCO), try to find it in ProQuest.

Required Background Information

Prevention Institute (n.d.) 8 Steps to Effective Coalition Building. NOTE: This document is uploaded as a presentation in Module 1.

Partnership for the Public’s Health (2012). Photovoice – Kaiser Permanente Community Health Initiatives. Retrieved June 1, 2012, from http://share.kaiserpermanente.org/article/our-stories-photovoice/

Public Health Practice Office (n.d.). Community Engagement: Definitions and Organizing Concepts from the Literature. Retrieved June 1, 2012, from http://www.cdc.gov/phppo/pce/part1.htm (also available at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/communityengagement/pce_principles_starting.html)

Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas. (2013). Coalition Building I: Starting a Coalition. Retrieved April 1, 2013, fromhttp://ctb.ku.edu/en/tablecontents/sub_section_main_1057.aspx

Zakocs RC and Edwards EM. What Explains Community Coalition Effectiveness? A Review of the Literature. Am J Prev Med 2006;30(4):351–361.