Homework answers / question archive / For this Assignment, the topic will be assigned by your instructor

For this Assignment, the topic will be assigned by your instructor

Health Science

Share With

---

For this Assignment, the topic will be assigned by your instructor. However, you will select a target population from the populations provided in the Target Population document.

 

To prepare:

 

Review the topic assigned to you by your instructor. Please be sure to contact your instructor if you have any questions.

Select one target population from the populations provided in the Target Population document.

Select at least three peer-reviewed, scholarly articles related to your assigned topic and target population. Any professional peer reviewed in the internet is good enough.

 

The topic is disinformation and its impact on the public health of marginalized groups.

 

The Assignment: 3- to 4-page paper

Submit a 3- to 4-page paper?(not including title page and references) that includes the following:  

• Title Page 
• Introduction 
  • In your own words, provide a brief description of the health belief model (HBM). 
• Perceived Benefits and Perceived Barriers 
  • Explain how the constructs of perceived benefits and perceived barriers apply to your assigned health topic and your selected target group. Be specific and provide examples. 
• Other Constructs 
  • Select two other constructs of your choice and explain how the constructs specifically apply to your target group and the assigned health topic. Be specific and provide examples. 
• Application of model/theory 
  • Summarize the HBM theory/model’s application to your selected target and assigned health topic. 
• Reference Page with APA formatted references. You should cite and reference at least three peer-reviewed, scholarly articles in your paper. 

Note:?Be sure to cite the sources within your text (where you refer to them) using APA format. Include peer-reviewed journal articles that establish the evidence-based research for your responses. 

 

 

 

Resources:

• National Cancer Institute. (2005). Theory at a glance: A guide for health promotion practiceLinks to an external site. (2nd ed.). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/research/theories_project/theory.pdf
  • Part 2, “Theories and Applications: Stages of Change Model” (pp. 15–16) 
     
• Scruggs, S.,?Mama,?S.?K., Carmack, C.?L.,?Douglas,?T.,?Diamond, P., &?Basen-Engguist, K.?(2018). Randomized trial of a lifestyle physical activity intervention for breast cancer survivors: Effects on transtheoretical model variablesLinks to an external site..?Health Promotion Practice,?19(1), 134. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839917709781
• Araban, M.,?Baharzadeh, K., &?Karimy, M. (2017). Nutrition modification aimed at enhancing dietary iron and folic acid intake: An application of health belief model in practiceLinks to an external site..?European Journal of Public Health,?27(3), 582–582. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx014
   
• DiClemente, R. J., Salazar, L. F., & Crosby, R. A. (2019). Value expectancy theories. In Health behavior theory for public health: Principles, foundations, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 59–72). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
   
• DiClemente, R. J., Salazar, L. F., & Crosby, R. A. (2019). Models based on perceived threat and fear approach. In Health behavior theory for public health: Principles, foundations, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 73–93). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
   
• Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research,National Institutes of Health and Human Resources, & National Institutes of Health. (n.d.).Social and behavioral theories: Important theories and their key constructs: Health belief modelLinks to an external site. (pp. 8–10). https://obssr.od.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Social-and-Behavioral-Theories.pdf
   
• Rural Health Information Hub. (n.d.). The health belief modelLinks to an external site.. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/health-promotion/2/theories-and-models/health-belief