Week 7: Discussion-Global and Environmental Health
Measles Outbreaks Globally
1. Please go to a lay press newspaper, for example, The Washington Post, The New York
Times, or other national publication.
2. Locate an article that has global health implications, such as malaria, untreated strep
throat, or other infectious diseases in developing countries. Other topic areas may
address environmental global health issues, for example, safe water, sanitation, or oral
health.
3. After you locate and read over the article, respond to the following prompt:
a. During NR503, we have discussed the web of causation, epidemiological triangle,
inter-professional collaboration, and various other concepts related to population
health and epidemiology. In responding to your chosen article in this week’s
discussion board be sure to synthesize, integrate, these course concepts as well as
other terminology found in weekly modules. For example, integrate into your
writing information from the World Health Organization and the SDG’s or
include social justice theory into your article analysis. The specific focus is up to
you, but be sure to compare and contrast, integrate and think critically, as you
present your discussion board post.
4. Your post should be a minimum of two (2) paragraphs with 4-5 sentences per
paragraph.
5. Your initial post should include a minimum of two (2) scholarly articles which would not
include your course text, which is also permitted to be used.
6. Reply posts should include a scholarly reference and be a minimum of one (1) paragraph,
4-5 sentences.
7. A scholarly tone should be maintained throughout all posts.
8. A link to the article using APA should be included.
Posting Directions
1. Posts should be made on a minimum of 3 separate days/dates.
2. All faculty replies to students must be responded to directly in the discussion board.
3. Minimum posting is:
1. Initial discussion board post to the weekly prompt, two peer posts (if there are no faculty
postings), or one peer post and a faculty post.
Measles Outbreaks Globally
1. Please go to a lay press newspaper, for example, The Washington Post, The New York
Times, or other national publication.
2. Locate an article that has global health implications, such as malaria, untreated strep
throat, or other infectious diseases in developing countries. Other topic areas may
address environmental global health issues, for example, safe water, sanitation, or oral
health.
3. After you locate and read over the article, respond to the following prompt:
a. During NR503, we have discussed the web of causation, epidemiological triangle,
inter-professional collaboration, and various other concepts related to population
health and epidemiology. In responding to your chosen article in this week’s
discussion board be sure to synthesize, integrate, these course concepts as well as
other terminology found in weekly modules. For example, integrate into your
writing information from the World Health Organization and the SDG’s or
include social justice theory into your article analysis. The specific focus is up to
you, but be sure to compare and contrast, integrate and think critically, as you
present your discussion board post.
4. Your post should be a minimum of two (2) paragraphs with 4-5 sentences per
paragraph.
5. Your initial post should include a minimum of two (2) scholarly articles which would not
include your course text, which is also permitted to be used.
6. Reply posts should include a scholarly reference and be a minimum of one (1) paragraph,
4-5 sentences.
7. A scholarly tone should be maintained throughout all posts.
8. A link to the article using APA should be included.
Posting Directions
1. Posts should be made on a minimum of 3 separate days/dates.
2. All faculty replies to students must be responded to directly in the discussion board.
3. Minimum posting is:
1. Initial discussion board post to the weekly prompt, two peer posts (if there are no faculty
postings), or one peer post and a faculty post.
