Introduction to Community Health

Prevalence and incidence rates for diseases or health conditions allow us to make comparisons between communities. Rates of activities such as smoking and physical activity allow us to make comparisons between communities regarding other areas of health promotion. 1-Write a 3-5 page paper in APA format on the Learning Activity question on page 65 (answer question #3 only) in your Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations text.
MY TEXT BOOK IS COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING -Mary A. Nies /Melanie McEwan, edition 5 2-How is your community doing compared with other communities? 3-Consider a community of which you are a member (e.g. your state, your county, your age group, or your school). Florida 4-Choose a health promotion topic that is of particular importance to your community of interest such as sexual health, obesity, communicable disease, or physical activity.
How does your community compare with a similar community in a different area of the state or the country? OBESITY 5-How does your community compare with a similar community in another part of the world? 6-Include at least two scholarly references besides your text to support your work. REFERENCE LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD OR LESS AND TEXT BOOK IS COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING -Mary A. Nies /Melanie McEwan, edition 5