Current Issues in Health Science

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

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Describe the importance of a current issue in health science.

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Identify opportunities for improvement within health science.

Course outcome assessed in this Assignment:

HS100

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4:

Describe how current issues in health scien

ces 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 impo

rtant 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 Un

it 7 Learning Activity. Select

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

six choices are:

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Veteran’s Administration

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Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention

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Women’s Health/Family Planning