Description
Topic: Health Care Access and Coverage Among Adults in California
(several questions from the BRFSS can be used including questions on health care cost, health care coverage, having a personal care provider, etc.)
Assignment:Create an InfoGraphic for your assigned Public Health Problem using the categories below and a one page apa paper to explain the inforgraphic:
- Burden of Disease: Describe the magnitude of the problem (disease and deaths) in the United States.
- Temporal Trends: Identify any trends in disease occurrence over time (is the disease increasing, decreasing, stable, variable, etc.)
- Geography: Identify and note any geographic variations in disease occurrence.
- Disparities: Identify and note any disparities with regards to age, race and gender.
Be creative with how you create your infographic being careful not to overwhelm the reader/viewer. All relevant data sources and references MUST be provided.
Assignment Due Date: March 27, 2020 6pm
Plagiarism will result in an automatic Fail.
Some great tips for designing infographics:
- Keep it simple! Don’t try to do too much in one picture.
- Decide on a color scheme.
- Research some great facts and statistics.
- Think of it as a visual essay: ensure your arguments hold and are relevant.
- Remember that it’s all about quickly conveying the meaning behind complex data.
- Draw conclusions based on review of scholarly articles and documents.
- Provide sources for any and all data and research that you use in your infographic
Suggested Infographic Websites include:
- CANVA online at: https://www.canva.com
- PICTOCHART online at : https://piktochart.com/
- VENNEGAGE online at: https://venngage.com/
- VISME online at: https://www.visme.co/
The below is an example of what it should look.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Running head: HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND COVERAGE
Health Care Access and Coverage Among Adults in California
Student Name:
Course Name:
Professor Name:
Date of Submission:
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HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND COVERAGE
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The lack of healthcare access and coverage has been a persistent public issue in the United
States. The government is continuously working on addressing this issue by introducing health
insurance programs to narrow the gap. According to the World Population Review, the number of
adults in California is 39,937,489. As the largest state on the West Coast, California is a hom...