Skills And Competencies
HSC 421 Research Paper
The Research Paper for HSC 421 Health Behavior was conducted on the health behavior of young adults smoking. This piece includes in depth analysis of articles pertaining to the behavior, while considering the application of health theories, models, and interventions that would aid in youth smoking prevention. This assignment best represents competency Area I: Assess Needs, Resources and Capacity for Health Education/Promotion. This assignment allowed me analyze the necessary steps in decreasing youth smoking. It provided me with more knowledge on the application of theories and models towards health behavior, specifically Social Cognitive Theory and the Health Belief Model. For continued learning, my goal would be to someday utilize this these theories and model in an actual program.
HSC 301 Advocacy Assignment
The Advocacy Assignment for HSC 301 Orientation to Health Science consisted of a letter written to the president to express the need to continue a lockdown in response to coronavirus. The assignment consisted of research and evidence highlighting the risks of a reopening. This assignment best represents competency Area VII: Communicate, Promote, and Advocate for Health, Health Education/Promotion, and the Profession. This assignment was possibly the most helpful because I was able to provide resources that supported a stance in supporting a lockdown in response to coronavirus. It enabled me to advocate for a plan that was beneficial towards the country's health as whole. A goal for continued learning would be to advocate for policies within the city that could improve the health of the community.
HSC 210 Behavior Change
The Health Behavior Change assignment for HSC 210 Contemporary Health Issues required detailed tracking of a desired health behavior change. The desired behavior change was to reduce vaping usage within the span of 8 weeks. This assignment consisted of developing goals, maintaining progress, analysis and testing of strategies, collections of data, and analysis of the program's success. This assignment best represents competency Area III: Implement Health Education/Promotion. This assignment allowed me to practice implementation of a health program on myself. I was able to reduce vape usage within a short amount of time, through commitment in tracking and maintaining the expected progress in my plan. A goal for continued learning in this would be to be able to help others that are in the same situation I was in, since I am able to offer advice on what helped me.