Chapter 5 of your textbook discussed the public health pyramid (Figure 1-2). At each level of this pyramid, health problems, relevant theories, and targeted interventions are delivered.
For this discussion post, do the following:
- Refer to a specific level of the public health pyramid. This should be clearly named in your post.
- Utilizing the health need you identified in this week’s Goals and Outcomes in Context discussion, conduct a brief literature search of evidence-based interventions regarding the chosen health need. Identify and briefly describe the intervention. Remember, alignment is key here—if you identify “direct healthcare services” in the public health pyramid, the evidence-based intervention should in fact be one-to-one (at the individual level).
- Cite and explain how the chosen evidence-based intervention has been utilized to impact a specific health outcome. (This does not have to be the outcome you identified in the Goals and Outcomes in Context discussion.)
Remember to cite any sources and refer to the FEM guidelines as you prepare your post.
Response Guidelines
Read and respond to your peers’ posts according to FEM guidelines, addressing the following:
- State whether or not you agree with the level of the public health pyramid your colleague has chosen to address the identified health need. Explain why or why not.
- Uncover an assumption you believe may lie beneath your colleague’s logic, in the relationship between the health need and evidence-based intervention chosen. Is this assumption questionable?
Requirements: 250 words
