Question

Beyond groomed walking trails and an abundance of cardio studios, access to appropriate healthcare services is an important facet of the overall health and wellbeing of a community. However, many locales find that its residents are under-aware of what services exist, and often unsure of how to best to access them. It’s troubling that this lack of understanding extends to school students as well. Thankfully, once communities know more, they DO more!
In this activity, you will design designed to increase awareness of how personal health practices and behaviors are influenced and supported by the community in which you live, work, and play.

Using online resources (city websites, school web pages, etc.) and/or “interviews” with experts (emails or calls to your school nurse, family doctor, etc.), learn about how your school and community affect personal health practices and behaviors.
Your research should provide answers to the following questions:
What health-related services are provided in your school and community that relate to disease prevention and health promotion? Describe these services. Include information about vision and hearing screenings, immunizations, etc.

How have these services affected personal health practices and behaviors?

How has technology impacted community health?

Step 2:

Present your findings from Step 1.
Additionally, include the following:
Your personal assessment of how the school and community affect personal health practices and behaviors.
This assessment should have at least eight slides
A list of sources used to gather your information.

Answers

Answered by GPT 3.5
Sources used for gathering information:
1. School website
2. City website
3. Interview with school nurse
4. Interview with family doctor

Slide 1: Introduction
- Introduce the topic and purpose of the research

Slide 2: Health-related services in school
- Describe the services provided in school such as vision and hearing screenings, immunizations, etc.

Slide 3: Health-related services in the community
- Describe the services provided in the community related to disease prevention and health promotion

Slide 4: Impact of services on personal health practices and behaviors
- Explain how these services have influenced personal health practices and behaviors

Slide 5: Technology in community health
- Discuss how technology has impacted community health, such as telemedicine and health tracking apps

Slide 6-7: Personal assessment of school and community on personal health
- Reflect on how the school and community have affected personal health practices and behaviors

Slide 8: Conclusion
- Summarize key findings and discuss the importance of being aware of available health services in the school and community

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