The connection between diabetes and suburban sprawl

Option #1: The Connection Between Diabetes and Suburban Sprawl

Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission. 

Consider the multidisciplinary interactions of biological and social sciences as presented in Chapters 2 and 3 of Key Concepts of Public Health. With this in mind, perform an episode analysis of the information delivered in this episode about the connection between diabetes and suburban sprawl, as discussed in the text.

Designing Healthy Communities, Episode 1Links to an external site.

Watch the video and look at the suggestions there for improving health in your own community. Once you are satisfied with your review of the episode, write an essay that addresses the following questions (be sure to answer all six questions) :

Begin by summarizing the episode in 100 words or less.

Relate the information from this episode to what you learned in Chapters 2 and 3 of your textbook, Key Concepts in Public Health. What specific public health disciplines mentioned in these chapters of your textbook are related to the information presented in the video and why?

Critique the information. Do you feel that the information presented is valid and easy to understand?

What information does the episode offer about public-health problems? Consider, for example: whether it provides details on how public health can be characterized and measured; and whether it describes common hazards and afflictions affecting modern Americans and American communities.

What information does the episode offer about the nature of communities? Consider whether it provides details on how communities may be altered to improve public health.

What information was missing from the episode? How could the content be improved? What would you like to see in future episodes?