Assignment: Applying Theories and Models to Educational Interventions for Target Populations
Creating educational interventions to help improve the overall health of a target population is an essential skill for public health and health education professionals. Intervening in peoples’ lives to positively impact their health and well-being can also be rewarding. However, it is essential that the creation of educational interventions is done using the appropriate tools and skills and that you carefully select and apply theories and models to attain the best results possible.
For this Assignment, you will use the Theory of Reasoned Action/Planned Behavior to design an educational plan to counter a trend within your selected topic related to your assigned target.
To prepare:
Download the Topics document found in your Learning Resources and select a topic from the list.
Review the Learning Resources.
Your Instructor will assign you a target population to focus on for this Assignment.
Submit a 3- to 4-page paper (not including title page and references) that includes the following:
Using the Theory of Reasoned Action/Planned Behavior, design an educational plan to counter a trend within your assigned target population related to your selected topic.
Within your educational plan, be sure to respond to the following questions:
What are the beliefs (list) of the target regarding the topic?
What are the evaluations of those beliefs (identify list as important/not important)?
What are the beliefs of the target population (subjective norm)?
Are the targets capable and confident to complete behavior (Perceived Behavioral Control)?
Assignment: Applying Theories and Models to Educational Interventions for Target Populations Rubric Detail
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Name: PUBH_6038_Module3_Assignment_Rubric
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Does Not Meet Expectations Meets Expectations Very Good Outstanding
Content (40 points)
- Discuss target beliefs
- Interpret evaluations and their importance
- Discuss subjective norm
- Analyze perceived behavioral control
- Summary of application of theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
0 (0%) – 31 (31%)
Lacking accuracy, incomplete, or does not address some required components.
32 (32%) – 35 (35%)
Adequately addresses the required components with accurate content.
36 (36%) – 37 (37%)
All required components of the assignment are complete, accurate, and constructed into a supported and credible narrative.
38 (38%) – 40 (40%)
Thoroughly addresses all required components with an exceptionally insightful, robust, fully-developed content constructed into a scholarly narrative.
Critical Thinking (30 points)
Critical thinking, reflection, and synthesis of credible and appropriate source material.
0 (0%) – 23 (23%)
Content is not supported with appropriate resources or lacks connection to examples or does not show intellectual application of content.
24 (24%) – 26 (26%)
Content is supported with some appropriate resources and examples.
27 (27%) – 28 (28%)
Content is well developed and synthesized and clearly connected to appropriate resources and examples
29 (29%) – 30 (30%)
An insightful narrative which critically evaluates and applies content. Connects concepts throughout assignment with multiple appropriate resources and examples.
Written Expression and Formatting (30 points)
The extent to which assignment contains appropriate, clear, and correct style, format, writing, and expression
0 (0%) – 23 (23%)
Issues with originality, missing citations or references, lacking clarity or organization, or has significant grammatical, writing, or APA formatting errors.
24 (24%) – 26 (26%)
Adequately meets expectations for written expression with minimal reliance upon quoting and few writing or APA formatting errors.
27 (27%) – 28 (28%)
Written expression is original, well organized, clear, concise, and generally free of writing or APA format errors.
29 (29%) – 30 (30%)
Written expression is exceptional throughout. Writing is highly original, scholarly, clear, well organized and free of writing errors. Format fully meets all APA expectations.
Total Points: 100
Name: PUBH_6038_Module3_Assignment_Rubric
PUBH 6038/HLTH 8038
Assignment Topics
Alcohol abuse/alcoholism
Asthma
Bullying and/or gang violence
Cancer Screening (pick one common cancer screening: breast cancer-mammography, colon cancer-colonoscopy, prostate cancer-examination/PSA, or cervical cancer-PAP smear
Climate change
Coronary heart disease
Depression
Diabetes
Drug use/abuse
Falls
Family planning
Hypertension/stroke prevention
Immunizations/vaccinations
Infant or maternal mortality
Influenza
Malaria
Oral health
Physical activity or sedentary lifestyles
Prescription drug overdose
Skin cancer detection and prevention
Suicide
Tobacco cessation-smoking
Violence prevention/domestic violence
