18 Oct Identify those risk factors that a prevention program could impact the health of the group you identify.

Preventative Care / Care of Women and Children

Directions:

For this weeks Discussion Post only write your inital and response post to Group A Response post content highlighted in red ink. All students are required to review all posts for general knowledge. Keep in mind that you will earn points for your initial discussion posts, as well as your responses. If you do not posts responses, you cannot earn full credit. Refer to the Discussion Rubric on how points are earned.

Group A:

Healthy People 2010 – is a guide to promote preventative care. Review primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and relate this to women and children at risk in your community. Identify those risk factors that a prevention program could impact the health of the group you identify.

The video is the Healthy People 2020 initiative

Group B:

Please research medical technological advances that may be unique to the care of women and children. Discuss how this technology will improve care to women and children. (ideas may be: genetic screening, public health initiatives, mammography, cervical screening, Fetal monitoring, Electronic medical records, telemedicine).

Which technological advances have been utilized in your local hospital? How has it impacted the care of women and children?

Due dates for your initial and response posts can be found by checking the Course Syllabus and Course Calendar.