Describe the County Health Rankings. At the County Health Ranking’s Web page, click on the “search by county, state, or topic” area. Search for “Orange, CA” information. | Homework Helpers

Instructions:

Utilize the required readings for this module and access http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ to write a short paper full 2-3 pages aIDressing the following items in particular:

• 1.      Describe the County Health Rankings.
• 2.      At the County Health Ranking’s Web page, click on the “search by county, state, or topic” area.
• a)      Search for “Orange, CA” information.
• b)      Identify Orange County, California’s ranking under “Health Behaviors”.
• c)      Identify percentages of 4 health behaviors listed under Orange County.
• d)     Search for your Local County and State where you currently live.
• e)      Briefly summarize findings about your local county and state’s health outcomes (example: to length of life, quality of life, and health behaviors).
• 3.      In your own words, define “risk factors” and provide examples of risk factors for health behaviors you identified in #2 above. Be sure to cite a reference even though you used your own words.
• 4.      Research and identify another source of data for health behaviors (e.g., national database or tracking system).
• Formatting Requirements:
• ·         The paper must include full length of 2-3 pages paper.
• ·         The paper must include 3 references from provided readings and cited in APA.
• ·         Be sure that all information and ideas in your papers are supported by in-text citations and corresponding references at the end of the paper.
• ·         Paper and references should be done in APA format.

Required Reading

• Administration for Children & Families (2012). Overview. Tools conducting a community assessment. [Electronic resources]. Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/resource/conducting-a-community-assessment-1#Overview
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2014). The behavioral risk factor surveillance system. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/about/
• Glanz, K. (n.d.) Social and behavioral theories. Retrieved from http://www.esourceresearch.org/eSourceBook/SocialandBehavioralTheories/1LearningObjectives/tabid/724/Default.aspx. Also available as pdf at http://www.esourceresearch.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Public/Glanz_FullChapter.pdf
• Glanz, K., Rimer, B.K., & Viswanath, K. (Eds.) (2008). Health behavior and health education: Theory, research, and practice (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2016). County health rankings & roadmaps. Retrieved from http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute (2005). Theory at a glance. Retrieved April 12, 2013 from http://www.sneb.org/2014/Theory%20at%20a%20Glance.pdf
• Vermont Department of Health (2011). Community assessment tool kit: Nutrition and physical activity. Fit and healthy Vermonters. Retrieved October 21, 2015 from http://healthvermont.gov/local/grants/documents/CommunityAssessmentToolkit.pdf