Course outcome assessed in this Assignment:

HS100-4: Describe how current issues in health sciences relate to health

science professions.

As a health science student, it is important to be aware of important issues in

your field of interest. This unit’s Assignment will help make you more aware of

the U.S. healthcare system and its role in these important issues. You will

conduct online research and then create a short PowerPoint presentation

designed to show a part of the healthcare system that could benefit from

additional funding.

Instructions

To complete this activity, please look back to the Unit 7 Learning Activity. Select

the “Focus Area” that you are most interested in from the six choices listed. The

six choices are:

 Veteran’s Administration

 Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention

 Women’s Health/Family Planning

 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

 Long-term Care

 Public Health

For the “Focus Area” you choose, consider the following questions as you are

doing your research:

1. Why is this focus area important to our overall healthcare system?

2. What population is directly served and how do they benefit from services and

programs in this area?

3. What are some of the most notable programs available to patients or clients in your

area of focus?

4. What areas could use improvement?