The pediatric nurse from the local tertiary center has called the health department to report a child hospitalized with a diagnosis of plumbism.

The pediatric nurse from the local tertiary center has called the health department to report a child hospitalized with a diagnosis of plumbism. The public health nurse is familiar with this family as she provides case management for this woman during her pregnancy. There are two other children under the age of 5 in the home. This mother lives in a neighborhood where all the houses were built before in the 1940s and at one time were considered upscale and fashionable. In the last 20 years, many have been abandoned, others have been divided into apartments, and most tenants could be described as living in poverty with limited education and underemployed. This neighborhood is located in an older section of a moderately large city.

 

 The Director of Nursing at the city health department has been invited to speak on lead contamination in this city. Last week, the local television station ran a story on a child being in the local teaching hospital with lead poisoning. The city council members have also heard from several constituents about the lack of funds to assist them with the lead’s abatement in their houses.

 

 Create a PowerPoint® with notes to present to the city council. The slides should answer lead poisoning questions, why it is dangerous, what can be done about it, and what resources may be available to assist. Be sure to show collaboration with the other key partners in addressing this issue. There should be no more than 15-20 slides. Be sure to include a title slide and a final slide with references using the APA style. There should be a balanced amount of appropriate images or graphs with text.

 

 Scenario Two:

 

The local health department director will issue an air quality alert “orange” for this health department’s locality. As the public health nurse supervisor, you have been assigned to work with the environmental health specialists to prepare a press release. Using the format as provided below, develop a 1-2 page press release. A press release includes the who, what, where, and why and should be succinct and clear. Many press releases include a quote from a local authority, e.g., the State Health Commissioner, to personalize and add interest. A good public health press release would also have what the average citizen should do; a press release is an opportunity for public health officials to send evidence-based public health messages. Additionally, write a 1500 to 2000 word scholarly essay with at least two references using the APA style should be included.

 

 N680 Public Health Course Press Release

 

Scenario 1 Assignment Expectations-

 

Length: 15-20 slides; answers must thoroughly address the scenario chosen in a clear, concise manner

 

Structure: Title slide and reference slides in APA style. (at least 2 slides)

 

Additionally, because a good presentation has few words on the slides include a script with the verbiage you would say when presenting; script should be a minimum of 50 words per slide.

 

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.

 

Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document and a Word document (.pptx) and (.doc or .docx) or Open Office Impress.

 

File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module1.pptx”)

 

 Scenario 2 Assignment Expectations-

 

Length: 1500 – 2000 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions clearly and concisely. Include the table with database data.

 

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment.

 

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least two (2) scholarly sources to support your claims.

 

Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).

 

Filename: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the assignment number (for example, “RHall Assignment 1.docx”)