As you prepare for this Discussion:
Reflect on how you plan to apply the information you have gathered in this program to be an agent for social change in your community as a public health professional.
View two videos from the Waldens Scholars of Change web page located in this weeks Learning Resources.
Note: If you are unable to view these videos, locate a resource addressing social change.
Post a brief description of your commitment to social change in your community as a public health professional.
Then explain how your Walden experience might have strengthened your ability to advocate for social change in your community.
Finally, explain two ways the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program may be strengthened to enhance student awareness of social change in the field of public health. Justify your response.
Readings
Hoffman, B. (2008). Health care reform and social movements in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 98(Suppl. 1), S69S79.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article examines the relationship between grassroots social movements and health care reform. Review this article in preparation for this week\’s Discussion.
Woolf, S. H., Johnson, R. E., Phillips, R. L., Jr., & Philipsen, M. (2007). Giving everyone the health of the educated: An examination of whether social change would save more lives than medical advances. American Journal of Public Health, 97(4), 679683.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article examines the effect social change would have on health outcomes. Review this article in preparation for this week\’s Discussion.
Walden University. (n.d.b). Scholars of change. Retrieved from https://www.waldenu.edu/about/social-change/scholars-of-change
Walden sponsors the Scholars of Change video content in order to spotlight the stories of Walden students and alumni who have put into practice Walden\’s commitment to social change. View a selection of videos in preparation for this week\’s Discussion.
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