Overview The discussion board is aligned with the module objective “Develop the

Overview
The discussion board is aligned with the module objective “Develop the implementation of population-focused care through the nursing process, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills.” After completing the assigned reading for module 4, consider the healthcare delivery system in your community.
As part of the discussion you will:
Local Health Care Delivery SystemAs part of the discussion, you will:Examine the strengths and weaknesses of your local health care delivery system. (This is not your hospital system but your local health department)
Locate your local health department. If you live in a small community, look in the county seat. You may find the information online. Include the following information in your initial post: (Do not copy and paste directly from the website – Use your own words). The only acceptable copy and past is the Mission statement. No bulleted information write in complete sentences in paragraph format. This is not your local hospital system, but health department..Name of health department, location (address), phone number
Mission of the health department – This may be direct quoted.
Brief history of the health department
Name and credentials of the health commissioner
Describe the services provided by the health department
Description of the role of the public health nurse in community health
Description of the health department’s emergency planning components
What health services are not provided that the student believes should be added
Your initial post must be posted before you can view and respond to colleagues, must contain minimum of two (2) references, in addition to examples from your personal experiences to augment the topic. The goal is to make your post interesting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it. Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the use of direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.
Post a thoughtful response to at least two (2) other colleagues’ initial postings. Responses to colleagues should be supportive and helpful (examples of an acceptable comment are: “This is interesting – in my practice, we treated or resolved (diagnosis or issue) with (x, y, z meds, theory, management principle) and according to the literature…” and add supportive reference. Avoid comments such as “I agree” or “good comment.”
Points: 30
Due Dates:
Initial Post: Friday of week 4 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the U.S.
Peer Responses: Sunday of week 4 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the U.S.
References:
Initial Post: Minimum of two (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials and one (1) from peer-reviewed references.
Nies, M. A., McEwen, M. (2024). Community/public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (8th ed.). Elsevier.Chapter 11: The Health Care System
Chapter 12: Economics of Life
Response posts: Minimum of one (1) total reference: one (1) from peer-reviewed or course materials reference per response.
Words Limits
Initial Post: Minimum 200 words excluding references (approximately one (1) page)
Response posts: Minimum 100 words excluding references.
Note: Since it is difficult to edit the APA reference in the Blackboard discussion area, you can copy and paste APA references from your Word document to the Blackboard discussion area. Points will not be deducted because of format changes in spacing.
Instructions
To be successful, complete the following steps in order:
STEP 1. Review the instructional materials and finish learning activities for this module.
STEP 2. Review or Download the grading rubric.