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Question :Parts five Assignments

Part 1

In 200- 300 words, find a program (provide a link to the program) which was developed to provide health promotion and education to a specific population. Evaluate this program on its ability to identify with the specific population, on its implementation of effective intervention methods, and on its program planning strategy. This evaluation will be very broad in scope and not as in-depth as your research assignment

Part 2
In 200- 300 words, find a media publication with a health message. Share the link. What population is this publication targeting and how do you know? Do you think it is effective or not? Why?

Part 3
In March 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. Discuss in 200- 300 words following questions, will this legislation help decrease or eliminate health disparities? Can it be more effective? Use the Kaiser Family Foundation''s "Focus on Health Reform: Summary of the New Health Reform Law," assigned as reading for this module, for a reference.

Part 4
In 200- 300 words, is it possible to eliminate health disparities in the United States? Why or why not? What are some of the key strategies advocated by the readings? Do you notice any similar themes in the assigned articles?

Part 5

Read the "Applying Exercise State of Change to a Low-income Underserved Population" article

Complete the "Case Study" document

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

Case Study

Directions: For this assignment, in 400 -500 words, answer the following questions based on the case study, "Applying Exercise State of Change to a Low-Income Underserved Population". Use complete sentences when answering each question. Answers to each question should be more than one sentence in length.

1) What was the behavior change theory that was used for this study? Why was this theory selected? Do you think it was the best choice for this study design? How was this model measured?

2) Who was the target population for this study? Why was this population group selected?

3) Propose how social disparities may have been a factor in the study results.

4) How can this study be used for future research on behavioral change within this population group?

5) What are some limitations to this study? Will these limitations affect the applicability of the transtheoretical model to other low-income populations?