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Topic : Applying Theories and Models to Public Health Research
Professional Context
This assignment provides an opportunity for you to apply theories and models frequently used in health promotion to the determination of an appropriate research method for investigating a health issue.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
• Competency 3: Apply key theoretical constructs to social and behavioral sciences research and the dissemination of research findings.
o Explain how health promotion theories and models support a research study of specific public health issues.
o Develop research questions for a public health issue, prompted by application of theoretical/model constructs.
o Justify recommended research methods that best answer specific research questions.
Competency 5: Communicate audience-appropriate public health content in a logically structured and concise manner, writing clearly with correct use of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and APA style.
o Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Scenario
For this assignment, assume the role of a public health research associate. Your supervisor has asked you to review three scenarios coming from three different communities. She wants you to present and explain, in a 4page memo, how a public health theory or model supports conducting a research study on each issue. (You are free to use more than one theory or model but it is not required).
Scenario 1
A predominately African American community is reporting a significant increase in HIV/AIDS among same sex male partners. No one is quite sure why this is occurring.
• What public health theory or model would you chose to support researching this issue?
• Explain why.
Scenario 2
A school district made up of mostly Latino students has disproportionate rates of obesity, as measured by BMI (Body Mass Index).The district wants to partner with your public health agency to further explore this issue.
• What public health theory or model would you choose to support researching this issue?
• Explain why.
Scenario 3
In a Native American urban community, outreach workers are reporting observing large numbers of teenagers using flavored e-cigarettes. There is not much actual data on this development.
• What public health theory or model would you chose to support researching this issue?
• Explain why.
Instructions
1. Review the summary of public health research theories and models, linked in the Resources.
2. Given three public health issues involving diverse communities, explain how particular theoretical/model constructs specifically support a research study investigating each issue.
Document Format and Length
Use a professional memorandum template of your choice.
• You may use a Microsoft Word template, a template from another Internet source, or a template used in your current organization.
• You need not apply APA style when writing your memorandum. A professional memorandum is generally written in block format, with no paragraph indent, and is single-spaced, with a double space between paragraphs. A memorandum is not signed at the bottom. Citations are not used on professional memorandums.
Your memorandum should be no more than 4 pages in length.
Memorandum Requirements
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Applying Theories and Models to Public Health Research Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
• Explain how health promotion theories and models support a research study investigating each of these public health issues.
• Develop two research questions for each public health issue, prompted by application of theoretical/model constructs.
• Justify recommended research methods that best answer the research questions you have developed to address each public health issue.
o Describe the chosen research methods.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
o Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting requirements.
Requirements
Proofread your memorandum before you submit it to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your memo.