Health Education – Precision Essays

Personal and Community Health
Dr. M.L. Holt
Application One
Morgan State University

The Scenario
Amy and Eric are a young working couple and have two healthy preschool children. When Amy picked her children up from day care she learned from the head teacher that another parent had reported that his child was diagnosed with hepatitis. When Amy and Eric got home they discussed whether or not they should take their children to day care the next day or choose another option.

Instructions
The internet has many sources of information that could help Amy and Eric with the decisions they will have to make. Using a search engine, do some background research to help you answer the following questions
Give some background information on what you learned about hepatitis through your search
Based on the information that you found, if you were Amy and Eric would you take your children to the day care center the next day? Why or why not?
Do you believe that hepatitis problem in day care centers in a personal health concern or a community health concern? Explain why?

Health Education, Health Promotion, Health Education Specialists, and Program Planning Personal Health Interest Reflection, and Health education and promotion typically come from professionals (i.e., health education specialists) who
are passionate about what they do and the potential impact they could make on someone’s life. During this
course, you will be asked to select a health topic and plan a program for it. But before you begin this
journey, you need to describe what you are passionate about.
Please write a brief 1- to 2-page summary of 1–3 health topics you find interesting and why. Also, tell the reader
what you hope to achieve in this course and how it might help you in the future. This reflection paper will be the
only paper that you will write in first person and for which source notes are optional and not required.