Step 1: Reflect on your community and review the Week 1 Practicum Project Health Promotion Topics and Resources document(PDF provided) to select a specific topic (i.e. firearm safety, rather than injury prevention). Step 2: Select a topic that is a health concern in your community. (Substance abuse: A top health need in Columbiana County) Step 3: Answer the discussion prompts below with explanation and detail. Paragraph one: Describe your selected topic.
Provide a rationale for your topic selection and explain how you determined that it is a significant concern within your community. (Substance abuse: A top health need in Columbiana County) Paragraph two: Use the Week 1 Practicum Project Health Promotion Topics and Resources document(provided) to review the resources associated with your topic. Explain why professional organizations view the selected issue as a community health concern.
Cite at least one outside scholarly source in this paragraph as evidence. Paragraph three:
Describe how the social determinants of health impact your selected topic. Provide two examples. References: Provide complete references for all citations.
