Course Media: Population Health and Issues in Disease Prevention

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Media

•Course Media: Population Health and Issues in Disease Prevention

◦"Health in the U.S." featuring Stephen Bezruchka, MD

•Video: Rutenbeck, J. (Director & Producer). (2008). Growing wealth is bad for health [Video excerpt]. In L. Adelman (Executive producer), Unnatural Causes: Episode 7—Not Just a Paycheck. United States: Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved from

(c) California Newsreel, 2008.

•Video: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (Producer). (2010). Determinants of health: A framework for reaching Healthy People 2020 goals [Web video]. Retrieved from

Determinants of Health: A Framework for Reaching Healthy People 2020 Goals by Healthy People.gov. Copyright 2010 by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Week 2 Video Transcripts (zip file)

Readings

•Course Text: The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger

◦Chapter 4, "Community Life and Social Relations"

•Article: Bezruchka, S. (2010). Health equity in the USA. Social Alternatives, 29(2), 50–56.

Retrieved from the Walden Library using the SocINDEX with Full Text database.

•Article: Centers for Disease Control. (2011, January 14). Health disparities and inequalities report—United States. MMWR, 60(Suppl), 1–116.

CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report —United States, 2011 in Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, Volume 60. Copyright 2011 by U.S. Center For Disease Control.

Pages 3–17 are required; the remaining pages are optional.

•Web Resource: United Health Foundation. (2010). America's health rankings: About the rankings. Retrieved from

•Web Resource: World Health Organization. (2011). World health statistics. Retrieved from

•Web Resource: Gapminder. (n.d.)Gapminder desktop. Retrieved from

•Web Resource: Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.).The world factbook. Retrieved from

Review selected pages below:

◦Country Comparison: Life Expectancy at Birth

◦Country Comparison: Infant Mortality Rate

Websites

•National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). (2011). Retrieved from

Learning Resources

Readings

•Article: Bialik, C. (2009, October 21). Ill-conceived ranking makes for unhealthy debate. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from

•Article: Raphael, D., & Bryant, T. (2006). The state's role in promoting population health: Public health concerns in Canada, USA, UK, and Sweden. Health Policy, 78(1), 39–55.

Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ScienceDirect database.

•Article: Adams, P. F., Martinez, M. E., & Vickerie, J. L. (2010). Summary health statistics for the U.S. population: National Health Interview Survey, 2009 [DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 2011–1576]. Vital and Health Statistics, 10(248), 1–115. Retrieved from the Center for Disease Control/National Center for Health Statistics website: