discuss School board trustees are requesting public comment before they vote on a vaccination policy for all children in a local school district. Should individual rights (e.g., parents’ rights to decide whether to vaccinate their children) be compromised to control the spread of communicable diseases for the good of society?
Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources
Fundamental Concepts for Community Health
Read and watch the lecture resources & materials below early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).
(Note: The citations below are provided for your research convenience. You should always cross-reference the current APA guide for correct styling of citations and references in your academic work.)
Read
· Rector, C. & Stanley, M.J. (2022).
· Chapter 6 – Structure and Economics of Community Health Services
· Chapter 7 – Epidemiology in Community Health Care
· Chapter 8 – Communicable Disease Control
· Chapter 9 – Environmental Health and Safety
Watch
· None.
Supplemental Materials & Resources
· Explore your state’s Department of Community HealthLinks to an external site. website.
· Explore your county/community’s Health Department website. You can find them on the website above.
· The Healthcare System of the United States (00:07:35) Healthcare Triage (2014, February 17) Healthcare System of the United States [Video] YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN-MkRcOJjY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN-MkRcOJjYLinks to an external site.
Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources , discuss the following;
School board trustees are requesting public comment before they vote on a vaccination policy for all children in a local school district. Should individual rights (e.g., parents’ rights to decide whether to vaccinate their children) be compromised to control the spread of communicable diseases for the good of society?
Submission Instructions:
· Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
· You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.)
· All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
· You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date.
Grading Rubric
Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.
Discussion Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Points
Identification of Main Issues, Problems, and Concepts
Distinguished – 5 points Identify and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the issues, problems, and concepts.
Excellent – 4 points Identifies and demonstrate an accomplished understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.
Fair – 2 points Identifies and demonstrate an acceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.
Poor – 1 point Identifies and demonstrate an unacceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.
5 points
Use of Citations, Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting Guidelines
Distinguished – 3 points Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Exceptional use of citations and extended referencing. High level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors.
Excellent – 2 points Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. Moderate level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors.
Fair – 1 point Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need more precision and attention to detail.
Poor – 0 points Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. An unacceptable use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need serious attention.
3 points
Response to Posts of Peers
Distinguished – 2 points Student constructively responded to two other posts and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal to each.
Fair – 1 point Student constructively responded to one other post and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal.
Poor – 0 points Student provided no response to a peer’s post.
2 points
Total Points
10