Week 1 Discussion
Practicum Project: Health Promotion Topics
and Resources
Directions:
1. Review the Health Promotion Topics and associated Topic Resources below.
2. Select a topic for the Practicum Project. The aim of the Practicum Project is to
advocate for community health through collaboration with licensed
healthcare professionals and the provision of educational resources. This
topic will also be used in the Week 1 discussion.
Note: Additional resources are also available in the Chamberlain Library and on
government and state websites.
Topics Topic Resources
Injury Prevention
• Water safety Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
• Transportation safety - Injury Prevention
• Firearm safety
Safekids - Safety Laws by State
American Academy of Pediatrics - Safety and
Prevention
Substance Use/Abuse
• Tobacco/smoking/vaping Centers For Disease Control and Prevention -
• Alcohol Tobacco
• Drugs (non-specific)
• Opioids American Public Health Association -
Substance Misuse, Tobacco
Healthy People – Drug and Alcohol Use
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention -
Alcohol and Public Health
, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration - Substance Abuse
Immunizations
• Childhood immunizations Healthy People – Vaccination
• Adult immunizations
American Academy of Pediatrics -
Immunizations American Public Health
Association - Vaccines
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
Vaccines and Immunizations
Violence
• Youth violence Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Intimate partner violence – Youth Violence
• Child abuse
American Public Health Association - Injury
and Violence Prevention
Healthy People – Violence Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
Violence Prevention
Environmental Health
• Air pollution American Public Health Association -
• Lead contamination Environmental Health
• Radon
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Healthy People – Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
National Center for Environmental Health
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