First Assignment: Introduction to Health (20 points)

Name:                                              CRN 3034_

Date:

HE 202 /  Instructor Basti / Spring 2010

CRN 30347 and CRN 30348 Due Wednesday, 27 January 2010 e-mail to instructor mbasti@cuesta.edu by midnight.  Use Subject Box:  202 3034__ (yourlastname)  HW #1

The topics this week are definitions of health, media literacy, Surgeon General Goals for citizens of this country, dimensions of health, race, class & health, and critical thinking.

The course objectives addressed are 13. Apply principles of critical thinking to health literature and choices as a consumer.

The course outcomes addressed are 2. Apply media literacy tools to evaluate the credibility and reliability of health literature. 4. Evaluate lifestyle changes that you have made or plan to make as a result of taking this health class.

Read: Teague, Mackenzie & Rosenthal, 2009, Your Health Today, 2nd edition, Chapter 1 and the homework introduction information.
Review: The Links posted in myCourses labeled Media Literacy & Critical Thinking to learn more about these topics before you attempt to answer homework questions.

 Respond to the following questions using the textbook, Teague, Mackenzie & Rosenthal, (2009) Your Health Today (2nd edition) or the embedded web links.  Short answers bulleted under each question/objective are suggested. Make sure the complete question below is immediately above your response.  Responses submitted without questions may not receive credit.  Be sure to give credit to the author/agency where you found your information. 

****Wikipedia is not a reliable source and no credit is given for responses taken from Wikipedia.

    Health Introduction & Media Literacy    (20 points)

     Introduction: Media Literacy refers to how media message influence society and also refers to consumer savvy in being able to discern reliable and credible sources of information from sources that are attempting to promote a political view or sell a product or service.  While both facets of media literacy are important to health our focus will be on refining one's skills in locating reliable health information.

1. Provide a definition of critical thinking and reasoning? [C01] What is critical thinking and why is it important? |

2. Identify and describe the five (5) dimensions of health discussed in Chapter 1 or the F.A.Q. page.

3.  Describe criteria that can be used to differentiate whether or not health literature (including web based) discussing health issues is credible and / or reliable. (Teague et al, 2009, Your Health Today, 2nd ed. Chap. 1 pages 14-17) Evaluation criteria for Internet information. |   The CARS Checklist
 

4. Discuss factors that influence health beliefs (e.g., culture, media). (Teague et al, Your Health Today, 2nd ed., 2009, Chap. 1, pages 3-9)  http://hlth.tamu.edu/Eddy/HLTH410/HCH/3.doc | Program for Multicultural Health

5. How do you define health?

6. What is your definition of illness?

7.  Using your textbook and/or the Internet, identify the top two (2) health problems currently facing each of these three (3) ethnic/racial groups living in the United States today: (Teague et al, Your Health Today, 2nd ed., 2009, Ch. 1 pages 17-19)  FAQs for the Minority Health Office

a) African-Americans/Blacks:

b) Latinos/Mexican-Americans:

c) Native Tribes of North America:

8. What are the two (2) primary main goals of Healthy People 2010 Federal Initiative? [Teague et al, Your Health Today, 2nd ed., 2009, Ch. 1 page 10 ] What Are Its Goals?

9.  Definitions are explanations of terms that are specific enough to let the reader know how the word being defined is distinct from other words.  Therefore using the word being defined as part of the definition is meaningless.  Define the following terms:

a) value

b) belief

c) learning

d) consumerism ISPUB - Customer Satisfaction and Health Care Delivery Systems: Commentary with Australian Bias

e) self-care

f) empowerment

g) health risks

h) health promotion