Prevention
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Select, research, and analyze one of the following social issues with regard to primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention: human trafficking, domestic violence, youth and high-risk behaviors (e.g., violence, drugs, alcohol, or sexual activity), physical illness, single parenting and poverty, or mental health.
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- Briefly explain why you selected this issue.
- List and describe an example of each method of prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary), and then locate a prevention program online that pertains to your chosen social issue/problem.
- State and explain what obstacles have been and/or continue to be faced by one or more related programs.
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Read Section 6.1: The Importance of Taking Notes, and Section 6.2: Note-Taking Strategies, and review Section 4.1: Locating Resources, and Section 4.2: Broad Versus Narrow Approach, from Sole’s and Landrum’s (2015) Academic Research and Writing: A Guide for the Social Sciences.
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Your initial post should contain between 300 and 350 words, and any specific references to sources must be cited in APA Style (6th ed.). Respond substantively to a minimum of two peers by Day 7 of this week.
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This assignment is worth 4 points of the total course grade.
This assignment aligns with the following weekly outcomes: 1, 2.
This assignment aligns with the following course outcomes: 1, 2, 5.
