Public Health

The Public Health Intervention Wheel-Why do you think statistics are lower for White Americans? What is behind the health disparities?

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On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic. The disease was caused by the novel SARS-CoV2 virus emerging from Wuhan, China. On March 13, the U.S. followed suit. Statistics show that case numbers and deaths among Black, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latino and Asian Americans are higher than for White Americans (Minnesota Department … Read more

Discuss the different types of research methods used in Health Psychology?

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1) In what ways can we describe “health” as not only the absence of disease, but as a positive condition? Discuss the different types of research methods used in Health Psychology? When examining research questions, what are some of the advantages and disadvantages to each method that a researcher might choose? 2) Although the biopsychosocial … Read more